World Scout Jamboree 2023

The next World Scout Jamboree will take place in South Korea in Summer 2023. Planning for the event is underway and Avon County are now looking for candidates to apply for our leadership team. We’re keen to make our team as diverse and inclusive as possible so we’d love to hear from you if you […]

County Advisor vacancy – Squirrels in Avon

We have an exciting new position to lead the conversation within Avon County around new early years scouting provision. The aim of this role is to be a central contact who can investigate initial levels of interest for squirrels in all Districts. You will: Receive training on the national roll out of squirrel scouting that […]

Rafting is alive and splashing in Avon!

29 Leaders and Young Leaders attended a training course to prepare for delivering and running a Rafting session with their respective groups. The course involved building rafts using barrels, spars, and knots, as well as covering the relevant safety requirements to run traditional rafting with their Group. The Leaders and Young Leaders will be assessed […]

Re-opening of Woodhouse Park in April

Devon Scouts – Virtual International Camp – 21 – 23rd May 2021

“Are you tired of looking at the same old walls? Would you like the chance to travel the world? Then we have the solution for you – the Devon Scouts Virtual International Camp! Along with other Scouts from all over Devon, connect with Scouts from across the world as they share their cultures, languages, and […]

Cubs – Newsletter – March 2021

Gift Aid Made Simple – Make the most of Gift Aid for your Scout Group.

Gift Aid is a tax relief set up by the Government to enable charities to claim back 25p for every eligible £1 donation that is made to your charity. Every Group, District and County is a charity and so they’re able to claim 25% on eligible donations made to them by UK taxpayers. This includes […]

Cub Scouts make a difference at Christmas time

In November 2020, we asked Cub Scouts from across Avon to design a Christmas card for the crew of HMS Prince of Wales, an aircraft carrier associated with Bristol, all 700 of them! Learn about HMS Prince of Wales (RO9) here https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/aircraft-carriers/hms-prince-of-wales Each Christmas card that we received was entered into a draw for a […]

1st Keynsham Scouts support the NHS

1st Keynsham Scout group, Wansdyke District are delighted to announce that they have agreed for the NHS to take over, and use their main Scout HQ building in Ashton Way, Keynsham as a medical testing and/or vaccination centre. This will be for an initial period of three months. The initiative is part of the government’s […]

Opening of Woodhouse Park to members

The following message has been emailed tonight to all Adult volunteers. To: All Adult members of Avon Scouts As we start 2021, we look forward with optimism and hope that at some point this year we can start to return to some form of normality with the resumption of face-to-face Scouting. At the present time […]