Our First Chief Scout’s Acorn Award
Our Squirrel Drey is going from strength to strength, and we are delighted (and very proud, ed.) to say that our very first Chief Scout’s Acorn Award was achieved by Zoé Shannon just before the summer break. This is the highest award a Squirrel Scout can earn and it shows…
1st Sunningdale at the Coronation
Five young adults, aged 18–24-years-old, were selected by Scout HQ to take part in Coronation duties, either at Westminster or at the concert in St James’s Park. In addition, Oscar, an Explorer Scout from 1st Sunningdale, was chosen as one of 50 members of the honorary King Charles III Unit,…
Congratulations Ellen!
Big congratulations to Ellen Holden who has gained her Young Leader Award. Getting this award requires a lot of commitment and effort. There is training in leadership, planning activities, dealing with younger children, and safety – all things that we as adult leaders have to think about. This is hugely…
Squirrels are GO!
We had our very first Squirrels meeting at 1st Sunningdale on Wednesday 22nd February. They had lots of fun colouring in pictures of Squirrels and learning the new Squirrel song (to the tune of twinkle, twinkle little star), with actions of course! However the highlight was definitely running under our enormous parachute, as you…
Our First Ever Golf Day
In September we held our first ever Golf day together with 1st South Ascot Scout Group. With 11 teams in the running, it was tee-rificly successful. The winning team were ‘Angels,’ but individual prizes were also awarded to the ‘longest drive’ and ‘nearest pin.’ It was so popular that it…
Quiz Night Raises Record Funds for New Hut
On March 25th we had another most enjoyable Quiz Night at Holy Trinity Church and with 23 teams participating, we were able to raise a fantastic £5,300 for the new hut project, whilst also contributing to the Church’s “Transforming Trinity” project too. With fabulous food and a well-stocked bar there was…
300 Club – First Draw Results
The first draw for the 300 Club took place on 15th November 2021. Here are the results: 300 Club November 2021 Results 1st prize – WHITE 2 2nd prize – WHITE 26, WHITE 15 3rd prize – WHITE 16, WHITE 28, WHITE 13 There were 28 balls in this draw….
Annual Celebration and AGM 2021 – held on Zoom, Sunday 19th September
If you were unable to join us, the leaders gave a wonderful update as to what the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers have been doing during the last 12 months. It’s been very challenging going between face-to-face & virtual meetings, in bubbles and then not, so it was great to…
Go Karting
Earlier this year 1st Sunningdale were fortunate to be given some fantastic go-karts (or recumbents to give them their proper name). The Explorers were the first Section to take them for a spin around the “track” in the Holy Trinity playground and word soon spread to the other Sections. Both…
October 2020
A notable occasion in the rain…. GSL Hilary presents Dominic Leigh with his Diamond Chief Scout Award – it’s the highest a Scout can achieve before the Queen’s Award, and there’s not been one in 1st Sunningdale in living memory.
July 2020
4 July 2020 – First ever online AGM and End of Term Badge Ceremony Due to the COVID lockdown restrictions we had our first ever online AGM and it was very well supported with more than 30 families joining in. It was great to have an update on what all…
June 2020
During Lockdown we had three Virtual Camps. We had more than 30 families attending each time, with Young People camping out in their back gardens or in dens in their bedroom. There were lots of fun activities and challenges to complete on each of the themes and at the “Sunningbury…
February 2020
Record numbers attended a Quiz Night at Holy Trinity Church and raised an amazing £2,450 for the group for the hut refurbishment project. Congratulations to the ‘The Villagers’ team on their closely fought win – pictured here with Quiz Master Mickey “Sparkly Jacket” King.
September 2019
1st Sunningdale Scout Group gathered in Broomhall Recreation Ground to celebrate the life of Sir Julian Crofton (Group Chair 2003-2018). The oak bench was placed alongside the tree which had been planted 10 years earlier as part of the Centenary Celebration.
July 2019
After more than 20 years as both Group Scout Leader and Cub Leader Doug Home finally retired. He was given a tremendous send-off by all the Sections and lots of parents came to thank Doug and Louise for everything they’d done for 1st Sunningdale over the years and wish them…
May 2018
1st Sunningdale received a very generous gift of a minibus from Grant Thompson, a previous Group Scout Leader. It was soon put to great use by the Explorers who used it shortly afterwards for a trip to the Mendips.
2017
1st Sunningdale have a history helping in the Community. Over the years all the Sections have helped at the Broomhall Recreation Ground, planting bulbs and raising money at the Sunningdale Carnivals. Here are the Scouts refreshing the flower displays.
March 2015
We had a Ball at the Berystede Hotel in Sunninghill. It was a wonderful evening and our most successful fundraising event to date.
August 2014
At 5am the Scouts left Heathrow for a canoeing trip in Finland. They’d had their first international trip back in 2012 when they attended a Scandinavian Jamboree in Finland. They enjoyed it so much they decided to go back.
January 2014
Braving the elements our intrepid Scouts (& Leaders) attended their first Winter Camp at Gilwell, The Scout Association’s HQ. It’s a fantastic weekend with plenty of outdoor activities and attended by Scout Groups from all over the country. It’s become an annual event and they all come home completely exhausted…
February 2013
The first time the Cubs went for a Kip in a Ship – sleeping overnight on HMS Belfast. It’s become a firm favourite and they’ve been going every couple of years ever since.
December 2012
In December 1st Sunningdale took over the Cordes Hall to put on a show. All the Sections took part, and it was certainly a night to remember.
September 2008
Here’s the flyer for our first ever Bike Sale which was held in the mess tent at the Sunningdale Carnival in the Broomhall Rec. Twelve years later our Bike Sales are going from strength to strength having moved “online” in 2020 at https://sunningdalebikesale.weebly.com/
August 2012
A truly Herculean Endeavour to celebrate the 2012 London Olympics. A band of enthusiastic Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from 1st Sunningdale, 1st Binfield, 6th Bracknell and 1st South Ascot climbed the Earleywood tower a mere 365 times in just TWO DAYS ….. which is the same height as Mount Olympus…
2010
Centenary Year for 1st Sunningdale Scouts. Tree Planting at Broomhall recreation Gound, All the sections paraded from the Scout HQ in Sandy Lane to the Recreation Ground, when there was a brief address by The Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Councillor Catherine Bursnall, 1st Sunningdale…
1996
Girls first appeared in the 1st Sunningdale records in January 1996, when there were 2 girls in Beavers along with 15 boys.
1995
An award was established in memory of long-standing Scout Leader Bill “Skip” Connolly, following his death in 1994. It ran for five years and the Shield was awarded annually to the winning Scout Patrol and they were also given money to pay for a patrol camping weekend. On 20th July…
1995
BEAVERS first appeared in January 1995 when there were 13 Beavers, plus 13 Cubs and 15 Scouts. Pictured here in 1998, in their original grey uniform at the St George’s Day Parade at Ascot Racecourse.
1985
75th Anniversary Year for 1st Sunningdale As well as appealing for “manpower” help, the Scouts were also aiming to raise £2,300 during 1985 for a new floor, lights, storage heater and roof repairs. New guttering costing £50 had recently been added to the hut, paid for from a grant given…
