Rushcliffe Scout News

By Rushcliffe Scouts ⚜ We will once again be holding our annual St George’s Day Parade, after this event was held virtually for the last 2 years due to COVID-19 restrictions.   The parade will take place on Sunday 24th April from 2.30pm and will follow a different route to previous years, starting at Bridgford park and then along the following route: Albert, Priory, Abbey, Davies, Gordon Roads, Central Avenue, Bridgford Road before turning into Bridge field. Please be aware that these roads will temporarily be closed to traffic as the parade passes through. Have a Story? Please email  media@rushcliffescouts.org.uk

By Adam Dearnley - District Media Manager ⚜ Cubs from across Rushcliffe had a fantastic day of canoeing, kayaking and sailing with the Notts Scouts Activity Team 🛶⛵ Here are some of the highlights!

By Fiona Burrow - District Commissioner ⚜ We have decided to cancel the District Camp on August Bank Holiday weekend due to the delay in restrictions being removed.  Currently only a maximum of 30 people can attend an overnight camp and 99 people on an event with no camping involved.  Sadly, we think it is unlikely that restrictions will be removed with sufficient time for us to organise and run the camp. We will look for a suitable opportunity to reorganise and be in touch once this is agreed.

By Adam Dearnley - District Media Manager ⚜ With our St George's Day Parade being cancelled once again, we will be holding another virtual promise renewal this year. This will be available on our YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/rushcliffescouts  from Sunday 25th April at 2pm. Leading up to the event there will also be several St George's day themed activities posted on our Facebook event page which you can join here:   https://www.facebook.com/events/431781181246814  

By Fiona Burrows - District Commissioner. Join the rest of the District, and others across the County, to mark Remembrance Sunday, in a slightly different way to usual. Once again we are back in lockdown and no face to face Scouting can currently be carried out including attending Remembrance Day events as Scouts and Scouters. Earlier this year, members across the District and County took part in the #ScoutsClapForCarers to mark St George’s Day. We thought it would be fantastic to try and do something similar which would help us reflect and remember members of our nations Armed Forces. We are encouraging Rushcliffe members and their families, both young and old, to wear their Uniforms and to stand on their doorsteps holding their own 2 minute silence at 11am on Remembrance Sunday. Prior to this, there will be a Remembrance Sunday video premiering on our YouTube Channel at 10.45 (link will be posted soon). Join the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/272398234190261/ ....

By 1st Keyworth. 1st Keyworth Scout Group would like to invite you to our Virkey Trot challenge. For over 30 years, in December, we have organised a half-marathon (the Turkey Trot) around the surrounding villages of Keyworth to raise funds for the group. Unsurprisingly this year we had to make the disappointing decision to cancel the race. In its place we will be staging a virtual half-marathon for runners. Alongside this we would like to challenge scout groups to their own virtual run.   For scouts and explorers this will be a half-marathon.   For beavers and cubs this will be 5K. Each respective race will take on a relay format; there is no restriction to the number of young people that can take part in the relay. The participation rules can be found detailed below.   To mark the Scout virtual Virkey trot challenge a badge will be available for those participants that that have registered and paid the appropriate fee. In parallel with the virtual race we are askin...