Troop News Events Programme Photos Who's Who Group Current News 15th June 2010 Review facility added to web site It is now possible for Scouts (and Leaders) to submit a review of a recent event. This will help in our future planning, and can also count towards the Promise Challenge. Event Review Form 1st June 2010 Scouts return from successful expedition in the Peak District Six Scouts and three leaders have returned from a long weekend in the Peak District. The Scouts explored the area around the Hope and Edale Valleys, completing a two-day walk from Sunday-Monday. More details and photos... 27th March 2010 Scouts trained in Emergency Aid On Saturday 27th March members of the Troop were trained in Emergency Aid. All the Scouts worked hard for the whole day and earned the Stage 3 Emergency Aid badge More details... 6th March 2010 Troop has a visit from Bucks Search and Rescue On Wednesday 3rd March the Troop had a visit from three members of Bucks Search and Rescue. It was a really informative evening and we are very grateful that the three volunteers spared their time to come along and tell us about what they do. More details and photos... 19th October 2009 Troop starts a fourth Patrol A year after we split into three Patrols we have now had to add a fourth Patrol due to increasing numbers of Scouts. The new Patrol are the Stags, who will be lead by Thomas. 19th October 2009 Magnetic words activity now available on website Over the summer I was playing round with some ideas for the site and came up with a Scouting version of the popular fridge magnetic words. You can make your own Scouting sentences using the words by following the link from the Troop homepage, or by going directly there. Your sentences will remain on the site until someone else alters them. 8th October 2009 Emma Awarded Scout of the Year Trophy Emma was presented with the "Scout of the Year" Trophy at the Troop review evening on Wednesday 7th October. You can view the points totals for the 2008-9 year and also Emma's points breakdown in the Points Competition section of this site. 2008 - 2009 23rd May 2009 Scouts compete in the Shelterbox Scavenger Hunt Four Scouts spent the day in London carrying a big green box around with them. The event was to raise awareness of the charity and to mark the start of their partnership with the Scout Assocation. More details... 14th March 2009 Scouts raise money for Comic Relief during Night Hike We entered two teams in the District Night Hike. As it was Red Nose Day, the Scouts got themselves sponsored for the hike. They managed to raise a total of £295.71 from their sponsors - well done! 22nd February 2009 Another Successful Camp The Troop have just returned from another successful camp. 12 members of the Troop camped at Braidwood for the last weekend of the half term break. The weather was mild and sunny helping to make the camp very relaxing and a great introduction to camping for all the new members that came. More details... 4th February 2009 Scouts gain Fire Safety Badge All 19 Scouts in the Troop were awarded the Fire Safety Badge at Scouts tonight. They spent 3 weeks learning about the dangers of fire and about what to do if a fire is discovered. The badges were awarded by Claire Young the local Community Safety Partnership Manager and Ali, a firefighter from Great Missenden Fire Station. 2007 - 2008 29th February 2008 Great Missenden Scouts feature on the Scout Association Website An article has been published today on the Scout Assocation website about our Troop and our efforts to buy and use Fairtrade products. The article shows pictures of the Scouts doing their Chef Badge, and also at the Sunrise Camp. You can read the article here 27th September 2007 Lawrence receives Scout of the Year trophy at the Group AGM After a very busy year of Scouting, the Scout of the Year trophy was presented to Lawrence at the Group AGM. The Trophy is awarded to the Scout that gains the most points over the year from 1st September to 31st August. You can see how many points each member of the Troop earned here 2006 - 2007 2nd August 2007 100 Years of Scouting Wednesday 1st August 2007 marked the 100th Anniversay of Scouting. Exactly 100 years ago BP blew his Kudu horn at 8am to signal the start of his experimental camp on Brownsea Island. 100 years later, at 8am we renewed our Scout Promises on a hillside in Great Missenden where we were camping. Later in the evening we attended the District celebrations, and on the night of the 1st, at the World Scout Jamboree, Lawrence gained the 100th Night Away for the Troop since the beginning of the 2007. 26th July 2007 Lawrence heads to the Jamboree Larry caught the bus to the World Scout Jamboree this morning, together with the rest of his Unit from Bucks. Tonight will be the the first of 13 nights at the Jamboree, where he will enjoy a range of activities together with 40,000 other Scouts. We will be visiting the Jamboree Site on Saturday 4th August. 22nd July 2007 The Troop Meets the Chief Scout (and Another Investiture) Four members of the Troop attended the Blue Peter Prom at the Royal Albert Hall this morning, accompanied by Ben, Elspeth, Jimmy G, Jen and Mark. After the concert we managed to visit Peter Duncan, the Chief Scout, in his dressing room, and he chatted to us and gave us his autograph. We had a picnic lunch in Hyde Park and then went to BP House, where we invested Luke as the newest member of the Troop on the level two terrace. More details... 27th June 2007 Three Girls Invested     Tonight we invested three more people as members of the group, and they were all girls. Grace and Kia were invested as new members of the Beavers and Kestrels respectively, and Elspeth was invested as an Assistant Scout Leader. All the investitures happened on Warren Bridge, which is becoming a traditional spot for Troop investitures in the village. 30th May 2007 Sainsbury's Active Kids scheme ends Sainsbury's gave out their last vouchers yesterday. We would like to put our order in before the end of June, so please can you bring in any vouchers that you have to the Scout hut as soon as possible. 28th May 2007 Centenary Camp survivors thanked It must be something to do with the weekend - after the total washout that was Millennium Camp in 2000, we hoped that Centenary Camp would be nicer, but on Saturday evening the rain set in and then on Sunday the winds started. Everyone had fun though and worked hard in the difficult conditions. Special thanks go to all those that helped by looking after the Cubs, evacuating the site, returning to collect kit on Monday and to strike tents on Tuesday, clearing litter at the site and tidying at the Scout Hut - Well Done! More details... 28th March 2007 Tom invested as ASL Martin Everitt came to Scouts this week to represent the District and award Tom his leader warrant. Tom was then also formally welcomed to 1st Great Missenden and given his group scarf. 13th March 2007 Tesco sports equipment arrived We have received the sports equipment that we ordered with the vouchers from the Autumn 2006 scheme. We collected 987 vouchers, and spent 984 of them on: a 3.5m diameter parachute for parachute games a space hopper 48 rainbow foam balls a skipping rope There were 3 vouchers left over, and we recieved another 126 after the order date, so we have 129 vouchers banked for the 2007 scheme. 11th March 2007 Scouts complete their Expedition Challenge Six of the Troop have just gained their Expedition Challenge this weekend. They had to complete a two-day hike, camping overnight and cooking their meals. The hike followed the River Misbourne from its source at Mobwell Pond all the way to where it ends and joins the River Colne near Denham. More details... 7th February 2007 Sainsbury's Active Kids We are now collecting the Active Kids vouchers from Sainsbury's. Please bring in any vouchers and put them in the box in the hut. We can use them to buy sporting and outdoor camping equipment. The vouchers are available from 7th February to 29th May 2007. http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/activekids
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