Scouts, Leaders and Young Leaders from 1st Winlaton Scout Troop have just returned from a great 2012 Winter Camp at West Hall Scout Camp near South Shields.
16 Scouts, 1 Young Leader and 7 Leaders left 1st Winlaton HQ at 6.30pm on Friday evening (3rd February) and we’re at the site and unloading the minibus and cars by 7.15pm. After being assigned bunk rooms the weekend’s activities then started with a ‘Family Fortunes’ competition to get everyone together.
After an evening meal the Scouts then enjoyed some free-time. On Winter Camp this …

On Friday 3rd February, Members of 1st Chopwell Scout Group went for a woodland walk in Chopwell wood. In total their was 6 Scouts, 1 Beaver, 3 leaders and 6 parents who attended the event. The moon looked lovely without any artificial lights, however there was a lot of cloud cover which meant no stargazing  - something that many members enjoyed last year. It was a wonderful, but cold evening which was enjoyed by everyone who attended.

The members who were staying over started to arrive on Friday evening. Rooms were sorted out and a fire started to warm the lodge up, and then some pizza was made for supper. Some interesting team games, challenges, pub quiz and stories (as well as a takeaway around the fire) followed until the early hours of Saturday morning.
There was a cooked breakfast at about 9am, followed by a variety of different activities on offer. Some of the members went to assist with the scenery build of Blyth Valley Gangshow, which …

On Saturday the 14th January, nine Scouts and two Leaders from 1st Winlaton Scout Troop made the trip south to the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield.
The Troop had our own special tour guide who was an ex coal miner from the famous Grimethorpe colliery. We were take 150m down in the lift to the bottom of the shaft, followed by a tour of the mine. This included seeing some of the equipment used down the pit and experiencing real darkness when we turned off all of our head lamps.
Although this was …

We now have a complete list of events which we can share with you for 2012. Please note, events may change, but all the latest information can be found on our events section.
11th-12th February 2012 – Frostie @ Moor House, Durham
26th February 2012 – Country Climbing Competition
10th March 2012 - District Swim @ Water World
17th March 2012 – Beaver Craft Day @ Gibside
23rd-25th March 2012 – Geoffrey Gordon Cup
29th April 2012 - District 1st Aid Competition
12th-13th May 2012 - Beaver Sleepover @ Dipton Scout HQ
May 2012 – District Cubs Funday
15th-17th June 2012 – County …

On Saturday 17th December 28 Beavers and adults from Blaydon District
travelled by coach to see the Pantomime ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at the Gala
Theatre, Durham. One Colony from our district even made time to walk up to
Durham Cathedral beforehand to eat some lunch. The theatre was packed out
and the atmosphere fantastic as lots of children and adults had fun singing,
cheering and even booing at the ‘baddies’. It was another great event for
the youngest section in Scouting to take part in, and a great way to get in
the mood for Christmas.