Following on from the UK Government’s move from Plan B to Plan A, the National Youth Agency and Scouts UK have taken the decision to return to Green Readiness Level. From a 1st Abram perspective, little changes as we are…
Volunteering Opportunity: Fundraising Team
We’re looking to add important members to our Fundraising Team, even if you can only give a very small amount of time, please consider joining this team to help us keep running for years to come. Click the image for…
Christmas Wishes to All
It’s fair to say that 2021 has been a bit of a strange year. We started the year in lockdown, with Beavers, Cubs and Scouts conducting their Scouting via Zoom. There isn’t a leader in our group who would say…
Covid Readiness Level – Yellow
Unfortunately today, we have received notification from The Scouts UK (England), with regards to a change in our Covid Readiness Level as detailed below. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement at the weekend, the Government have confirmed there will be some…
JOTA-JOTI 2021 is here!
The event of the Scouting Technical calendar is finally here! It’s a Global Event owned by the World Organisation of Scout Movements (WOSM). But what does it all mean? JOTI, or Jamboree on the Internet is an event which brings…
Calling all Book Readers
Beavers and Cubs both have Book Reader badges, but let’s face it – with so many badges and skills, reading 6 books is a bit of a tough ask. Not forgetting Scouts & Explorers – these two sections don’t have…
It’s hard work turning 90…
As you can imagine, Sunday’s party took some planning to pull off, and with that in mind, we’re just recovering from that energy! With our leaders looking back at the last few weeks in a blur, the confetti is cleared…
Amazing Birthday
It’s safe to say that Abram Scouting has had an amazing birthday, with so many people turning out to say ‘Happy Birthday’ to Scouting in our village. We were privilaged to receive members of Abram Crankwood Sea Scouts who were…
All about Squirrels
You may have heard, or read about a new section in Scouting called ‘Squirrels’. This new section, aimed at 4 and 5 year olds, is to help more young people gain skills for life at a time when it matters…
Crankwood Explorers to move Day
1st Abram partner unit, Crankwood Firestarters, have made the decision to move their regular meeting day. From week commencing 27th September, our Explorers unit will move from meeting on a Wednesday evening, to meeting on a Thursday evening. Moving the…