Thanks to everyone who has brought their vouchers so far. We now have just over 2000 vouchers, which will allow us to buy some more equipment for the group. If you still have some to bring in, please make sure you pass them to your section leader as soon as possible.

We are collecting Sainsbury’s Active Vouchers to get some new equipment for the group. They have been available in Sainsbury’s stores for the last few months, the last day they are available is next week.. We currently have over 500 vouchers, but would love to have more. If you have collected any vouchers, please pass them to your section leader.

This weekend, the Scouts camped at Kinver Scout Campsite taking part in the annual Phoenix Activity Weekend. Scouts took part in many activities including climbing, abseiling, crate stacking, canoeing, archery, rifle shooting and others.  A photo of the group is below, more photos available in the gallery.

Congratulations to Robert McNally, now of Wombourne Explorer Scout Unit who was recently chosen to represent 3rd Wombourne at the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden next year.

You can read all about the West Mercia Unit at www.westmerciaunit.org.uk

Rob will be spending the next year fundraising for this amazing experience, we hope to offer him plenty of support along his way.

As we approach the end of 2009, the Scouting diary is already filling up for 2010.

The Diary and Camp Dates in the Scouts section has been updated, more dates will be added as things are confirmed. As always, more information will be released closer to the time.

The history section of the website has also had a tidy. As more and more information is collected from the large amount of old documents we have, this section will expand even more with the aim of having a complete history of the group for our 30th Anniversary celebrations in the Summer. If anyone has any information they would like to contribute to this, please get in touch.

Finally, I would like to wish all members of the group a very Happy New Year.

An important part of any group is it’s history. Next year, 3rd Wombourne is celebrating it’s 30th Anniversary, having been officially registered at Headquarters on 29th July 1980.

As part of the celebrations of this milestone, we are trying to compile a history of the group from everything we have available. If anyone has anything they would like to contribute, please get in touch. All memories and old photos welcome! You can see what we have so far on the group history page.

To start with, a selection of photos from Bill Moorhouse has been published. These can be viewed HERE.

This weekend, Cubs stayed at the Chief’s Log Cabin at Kinver Scout Camp. They took part in activities including Climbing and Rifle Shooting. During the weekend cubs also had the opportunity to participate in Jamboree on the Air activities.

Photos from the weekend are in the gallery.

This weekend, Scouts camped at Patshull Scout Camp. The Scouts organised the camp themselves, choosing the campsite and preparing their own menu and activities. They chose the layout of the camp themselves, and set up their campsite in the dark on the Friday night as well ask cooking their own meals.

Photos from the weekend are in the gallery.

We are pleased to announce that we have received a £3000 grant from the Staffordshire Youth Service Youth Bank Fund. This grant will be used to purchase new games equipment, camping equipment and other items for the hut.

The group is very grateful to Staffordshire Youth Service for this grant which will ensure the group has the equipment it needs to carry on providing a quality Scouting experience.