It’s not always clear why 1 st Pulborough & Bury has a Sea Scouts section until you visit the village in the winter and you all you can see is an inland lake. The rest of the year the Sea…
Ice Skating
At the District Cub Camp during the hot summer the Cubs from Pulborough and Bury held a Pack Forum and one of the activities voted for was Ice Skating. This is something we haven’t offered before, but undaunted, Raksha offered…
Petworth Park Scout Camp
30th April – 2nd May 2022
30th April – 2nd May 2022 Hundreds of Scouts and Guides from across the District came together for their first big camp since 2019. Pulborough Sea Scouts brought almost the whole Troup, as well as a strong selection of leaders….
St George’s Day Celebrations, Parham Park
24th May 2022
24th May 2022 All of the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from across our District had the chance to come together to celebrate one of the key days in the Scouting Calendar – St George’s Day. St George is the…
Camp @ Home
Bury Cups Did A Camp At Home This Weekend!
Bury Cups Did A Camp At Home Over The Weekend! Lots of fun, and lots of skills learnt over the two days; Some brave cubs took to the great outdoors, while others camped in the warmth inside. From pioneering challenges,…
AGM
On Friday 24 September 2021, our Scout Group met at Terra Amata Farm, Broadford Bridge Road, West Chiltington, All four sections attended, as did parents and siblings of the scouts, bringing the number to about 80 – a record in recent years. On the evening we offered fire lighting, backwoods cooking, archery, wide games in the dark and air rifle shooting to all that came. The AGM element lasted approximately thirty minutes, and we heard about the success of the Group over the last year as it has built itself new foundations in a new home.
We’re an award-winning Scout Group!
On Monday 06 September 2021 the Petworth and Pulborough District met for its AGM. The highlight is the award of the District Commissioners Award and for the second time in three years 1st Pulborough & West Chiltington Scout Group came away with it. Group Scout Leader Martin Botting, and Sea Scout Leader Dave Fuller, Beaver Leader Sarah Welsh, Bury Cubs Assistant Section Leader Martin Sheppard and outgoing Chair Martin Taylor were all in attendance to collect the trophy on behalf of the Group. Deputy District Commissioner wrote it was, “for their turnaround from being homeless and struggling for leaders and young people to the now thriving position that they find themselves; richly deserved the award is too.”
