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This year's Football competitions will be held at Gateshead Leisure Centre from 12p.m. onwards on Saturday 10 March.
As usual the Cub event is for teams of 6 and the Scout and Explorer events are for teams of 5. The winner from each section will go on to represent the District at the County tournament in April.
Teams are asked to assemble at 11.45a.m. and all participants must arrive in uniform.
The District Scout Hike will be held, as per District Programme, on Sunday 16th October. The hike this year will be a circular route starting and finishing at
We will be meeting at 10:45am at Bolam Lake Visitor Centre car Park Grid Ref NZ083821 (OS landranger 81, OL42 {as per usual I will have a limited number of maps with the route marked}).
Please be aware there is another event taking place at Bolam on the same day so we may need to use adjacent car park.
The route is mostly paths across farmland and open countryside but includes a short section along a country road; with an expected time of about 4 hours.
If you can please let me know beforehand if your Troop will be attending.
Andy Oliver
District Scout Leader
All Leaders should by now have received details about this year's Confido Camp at Moor House for Scouts and Explorers over the weekend of 7-9 October.
The deadline for bookings at the discounted price has been extended to 23 September and ALL bookings will close on 30 September. This is a hugely popular camp for our Scouts and Explorers so let's see all in Gateshead being given the opportunity to experience it.
Full information is on www.durhamscouts.org.uk
Well done to Scout and Explorer teams from 5th Birtley, 7th, 31st, 32nd and 39th who took part in this year's Dyvels Hike. As ever this was a challenging test of Expedition and Scouting skills and teams showed a very high standard.
Day 1 saw teams carrying full kit depart from Blanchland and hike to the overnight stay at Dilston. Sunday saw a circular walk from there finishing in Corbridge, with a grand total of 21 miles walked in very hot and difficult conditions. Everyone who took part deserves congraulation for their skill and stamina. Thanks also for the large adult team who organised and supported this activity.
The new trophies for this event have been dedicated to the memory of Paul Sergison and they will provide a lasting memory of his contribution to Gateshead Scouts.
Special congratulations to this year's winners;
Scout section 32nd Gateshead
Explorer section 7th Gateshead
This year's St George's Day Service will be held on Friday 15 April at Wesley Methodist Church, hosted by 13th Gateshead. The service will commence at 7p.m.
As always, all Groups are expected to attend this important event.
Groups should meet in Lowery's Lane car park at 6.30p.m. Only sectional flags should be carried.
As usual there will be a collection and this year the proceeds will be donated to Marie Curie in memory of Paul Sergison, we hope that all members and families will be generous to this very worthy cause.
Well done to our Explorers from 5th Birtley, 7th and 31st who made up 2 teams for this year's Geoffrey Gordon Cup.
The event was ran from Thornthwaite Scout Campsite, near Pateley Bridge and saw the teams hiking with full kit, lightweight camping, route planning and trying allsorts of team challenges. Our teams were part of a large entry that saw 125 Explorers from across Durham Scout County taking part.
Further information and reults can be found at durhamscouts.org.uk/ggc
We are delighted to confirm that our 3 Explorers in the Durham Jamboree Unit have now completed all of their fundraising for Sweden this summer, with the last payment going to HQ last week.
The support they have received from the District has helped them enormously, as has the support with fundraising from Leaders and Groups across the District.
To everyone involved Alex, Chris and James send a special THANK YOU!
They continue with their preparations for their trip and we wish them and all of the Durham Unit all the very best for this wonderful experience.