Celebration Saturday

We had so many reasons to celebrate, and so much fun doing it!

Naomi Booth :: Thursday 23rd September 2021

1st Woodcutts celebrated in style last weekend. It was the first time since the pandemic hit that the whole group has been able to get together, and that on it's own would have been enough reason to celebrate!

AGM Minutes

Read the minutes of our AGM 29th June 2021

Naomi Booth :: Sunday 1st August 2021

Our Exec Meeting and AGM were held on the 29th June.

Community day!

With the Big Session cancelled, we thought we would get together and help out in a different way. Lots of painting etc by Scouts at the play park. The Explorers built a couple of trellises and a woven fence in the forest schools area.

Naomi Booth :: Wednesday 30th June 2021

New Executive members needed

1st Woodcutts is looking for new Group Executive Members. The Executive are there to look after and oversee the administration of the group. Is this something you or someone you know could help with? Contact John Curtis or your section leader to find out

Naomi Booth :: Sunday 20th June 2021

1st Woodcutts 2020/21 round up

Last night we held 1st Woodcutts AGM, we said thanks for some our departing executive members and welcomed some new members to the team. We also had a great overview of Scouting in 2020/21 at 1st Woodcutts and would like to share it with you...

Naomi Booth :: Monday 7th June 2021

From Zoom to face-to-face and back again 1st Woodcutts had an unexpected, but still, very engaging year in 2020, much fun had, skills learned and badges earned. Here are the group reports.

Pizza @ The Hut 2021

Our fabulous foodie fundraiser is back!

Naomi Booth :: Friday 7th May 2021

Order your handmade wood-fired pizza on Friday and collect from the HQ Saturday evening.

Virtual Camp 2021

St George's Day themed virtual camp with 1st Woodcutts 23rd April

Naomi Booth :: Saturday 27th March 2021

We can't wait to see you all on Virtual Camp and this page will let you know what we have planned, what materials you will need to find and how you can keep in touch during the weekend...

Face-to-Face Spring 2021

COVID restrictions are lifting again so Scouting can resume from Friday 26th March!

Naomi Booth :: Monday 15th March 2021

Exciting news, we have been given notification from Headquarters that face-to-face Scouting will resume from Friday the 26th of March, bubble of 15 outside only, 12th of April bubble of 15 outside and inside, also non-residential visits can resume. I would like to thank the Leadership Team who have provided in all sections an exemplary Zoom based programme for the young people, for support I have tried to attend as many of these meetings as possible, I have been amazed by the standard of ingenuity displayed and by the enthusiasm of the young people, of course Zoom meetings do not appeal to all of the youngsters so it will be good to get back to something like normal.

2020 back outdoors now Zooooooooming into 2021!

Like everyone else Scouting at First Woodcutts is having to adapt again to Lockdown, we had just got used to meeting face-to-face again although that had its own problems in as much that the young people had to meet outside and could only go inside under

Naomi Booth :: Wednesday 25th November 2020

Like everyone else Scouting at First Woodcutts is having to adapt again to Lockdown, we had just got used to meeting face-to-face again although that had its own problems in as much that the young people had to meet outside and could only go inside under extreme conditions or circumstances they also had to be in bubbles of 15 and ideally fi ve people which had to have at least three leaders in attendance to supervise, this was okay in the early days as the Beavers and Cubs could complete their program in the light of day, whereas the Scouts and Explorers had to fi nish up in the dark, with the advent of the clocks going back all sections had to contend with working with the loss of light, I am pleased to say that the Leaders and the young people coped admirably, it was getting to the stage that the younger members were increasingly fi nding the outside conditions diff icult, especially with keeping warm, in one way the Lockdown came as a blessing in disguise, meetings will now be on Zoom and social media until this latest setback comes to an end, one thing is for sure the Leadership Team will not give up or be beaten, we will always be there for our young people. Hopefully, at the end of this Lockdown, we will be able to resume face to face meetings but we will have to find some way for Beavers and Cubs to be accommodated, hopefully, the Scout Association will recognise that meeting out of doors in the winter is not suitable for this age group and allow them inside, Scouts and Explorers are made of sterner stuff, whatever we will find a way.

Summer Scouting and into the Autumn Term!

So much has happened to continue Scouting over the COVID lockdown and now restrictions are eased, find out how 1st Woodcutts have adapted!

Naomi Booth :: Thursday 8th October 2020

Not the normal opportunities to get involved in camping out with Scouts this summer  - so Dorset County Scouts organised Brownsea 113. A virtual camp based on Brownsea Island - it was the 113th Anniversary of the first camp there by Lord Baden Powell.