When is it: 24 April 2016 Where is it: Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Timings: 10.45 Meet at the Leas Cliff Lift 11.00 – 11.45 Service 12.00 – 12.30 Parade Uniform: it is a uniformed event, full, smart and correct required for all. Parents: are invited to stay and join us in the service (seated in the galleries) entering the hall by the main entrance. Chief Scout’s Awards and adult awards will be presented by the District Commissioner. We have some of both this year, so please do try and join us.
It’s nearly time for the adventure to start up again for an amazing year of special events – it’s the Cubs 100th Brithday and the Beavers 30th Birthday! Start dates 2016: Beavers – 12th January Cubs – 12th January Explorers – 13th January Scouts – 15th January
This year’s Remembrance Day parade and service will be on Sunday 8th November. Meet at the Leas Cliff Hall at 10.25am in full and smart uniform. Dress warmly. This is the one single event that we expect all members to turn out to. Please note the new finishing point just left of the Town Hall (the cinema) in Guildhall Street – parents are warmly invited to remain with us for the duration of the event. Information from the District Clothing If the weather is wet then overcoats should be worn. If the weather is dry then it is recommended that layers of clothing be worn under uniforms. This is a high profile public event so we want to look as smart as possible and create a good […]
Please see the text that should have been received by email (if it wasn’t, please use the Contact Us link to let us know): Good evening parents Welcome back to the new academic year at 11th Folkestone. We hope you all had a great summer break. You should this evening have received an email from My.SCOUT asking you to set up a new direct debit for subscriptions for 2015/16. The old direct debit used previously expired in July as it had reached the limit set. Please could you click on the link in the email and follow the instructions. It should only take a few minutes to set up as you will already have an account with […]
It’s back… 14th November 2015. 14/11/15 – 4pm to 15/11/15 – 10am What is JimJam? JimJam is the Group’s own ‘indoor – outdoor’ sleepover where the hall is transformed into tent city with each tent housing a different zone of activities. This year the zones are: Technology Zone Multi-player games consoles, DIY game programming workshop, IT Stage badges, digital cameras Construction Zone The ever popular Lego, R/C construction toys and sand a plenty, have a go at building a brick wall Active Zone Hula-hooping, performance area/stage, bouldering wall, air rockets, Speed boat race challenge, Wii Fit, Xbox Kinnect, Rifle Range (Scouts & Explorers only) Chill Zone Cinema, Internet Cafe How much does it cost? £15 per person. For that you […]
After a bit of time, the new website is finally up and running. Although most of the changes are cosmetic and ‘back-end’ based, we hope you will find the improved layout and flexibility of the site useful. We’ve tired to minimise the number of pages you need to visit to find the information you may need. Each section has just one page to look at to find relevant information and our regular weekly programme and events are one our front page. Also, take a look at our new Parent Information Point, which we hope includes everything you might need to know about how the Group works. Let us know your feedback!