Scouts have a special connection with St George. Baden-Powell chose St George to be the patron saint of Scouts, for it is a time when we can reflect and renew our Scout Promise and what it means to be a…
We’re back!
Virtual Scouting has been a fantastic adventure, with camps, experiments, escape room, cooking and crazy challenges. We have enjoyed it so much over the past year and expanded on running so many different activities. Even with all this, we know…
Attending face-to-face session
One, check out our parent guide to joining us face-to-face here Two, you will need to respond to our OSM Event emails sent out before each session. Three, video below gives you a quick overview of dropping off & collecting…
Chief Scouts Commendation for Good Service
Every adult who gives their time to Scouting supports the development of young people, and without them, Scouting and the adventures it offers simply would not happen. However, there are those who make an extra special contribution and carry out…
Roadmap back to face-to-face Scouting
Government has given the country a roadmap to take us out of lockdown, with steps back to more normal life. There are many caveats, checks and balances along the way that may delay some of the dates. Scout Association are…
Pancake Night Fun
Tuesday 9th February is pancake night and half term for our members, but since we are all still running virtual sessions, we are making pancakes over Zoom and sharing the fun. We have a few options to challenge our young…
Scouting continues virtually
March 2020, all our worlds changes with COVID-19 and how we all interact. Scouting has had to change and adapt continually over the time since March 2020, and here are Water Orton Scouts we have too. We have had weekly…
Haarlem Jamborette 2023
We are looking to future and we are joining other Scout Groups in our District to attend Haarlem Jambroette in 2023. We are excited to be going again after our adventure at the same event in 2019 where we joined…
Big Garden Birdwatch
Our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts over the last few months have all made bird feeders from plastic milk bottles. This weekend we have asked them to take part in RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.
Chinese New Year
This is the year of the Ox, and we wish you all Happy Chinese New Year Ox characteristicsYears: 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 People born in the Year of the Ox are strong, reliable,…
