Leader Georgie Reynolds Stuart Cosgrave Kate Charlesworth
Scout Group
Section Beavers (ages 6-8 years) Cubs (ages 8-11 years) Scouts (ages 11-14years)
Meetings Friday 5.00-6.00pm Friday 6.00-8.00pm Friday 8.00-9.30pm
St James The Great Scout Group is open to Catholic boys between the ages of 6-14. It is made up of three sections: After reaching the age of 14, Scouts can progress to the next level, which is Explorer Scouts, and St James’ Scout Group has strong links with the Explorer Scout Unit, which also meets at St James’, although it is not formally integrated with the Group. The sections all seek to assist their members to learn to make good use of their time, to enjoy their time as members of the world wide brotherhood of Scouting, learn general citizenship skills and to make new friends. We are a uniformed organisation, and all members are required to equip themselves with a full uniform, appropriate to their section, and to wear it at meetings. An annual subscription charge is made, part of which is used to fund the district and part to help the group buy new equipment. (Special confidential facilities are available for any family that is unable to make the modest financial commitment needed for these items.) All sections are thriving. In the last year we have made a visit to the top of the HSBC tower in Canary Wharf; been camping on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour (where the first ever Scout camp was held in 1907), and enjoyed a week long camp at Downe Scout Camp site. At Downe, all took part in a range of activities such as quad biking, traversing a high wire, swimming and scuba diving, as well as taking part in talent contests and barbecues, and a host of other activities. As we are a sponsored Catholic pack, members of all sections are committed to attend the monthly church parade, which takes place at the 11.30am Mass on the second Sunday of each month. Boys wishing to enrol must be Roman Catholics. Many children tend to be pupils of the local primary school, but we are looking to increase membership from beyond this one source. In this age, when young people suffer from much negative press, Scouting is a good way to have fun, with an emphasis on outdoor activities, good health and eating, and public service, as relevant and exciting today as it was 100 years ago. For further information, please contact the leaders of the relevant sections, or the Group Scout Leader, Graham Price.
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Site last updated 6th March 2010
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Scout Group
Section Beavers (ages 6-8 years) Cubs (ages 8-11 years) Scouts (ages 11-14years)
Meetings Friday 5.00-6.00pm Friday 6.00-8.00pm Friday 8.00-9.30pm
St James The Great Scout Group is open to Catholic boys between the ages of 6-14. It is made up of three sections: After reaching the age of 14, Scouts can progress to the next level, which is Explorer Scouts, and St James’ Scout Group has strong links with the Explorer Scout Unit, which also meets at St James’, although it is not formally integrated with the Group. The sections all seek to assist their members to learn to make good use of their time, to enjoy their time as members of the world wide brotherhood of Scouting, learn general citizenship skills and to make new friends. We are a uniformed organisation, and all members are required to equip themselves with a full uniform, appropriate to their section, and to wear it at meetings. An annual subscription charge is made, part of which is used to fund the district and part to help the group buy new equipment. (Special confidential facilities are available for any family that is unable to make the modest financial commitment needed for these items.) All sections are thriving. In the last year we have made a visit to the top of the HSBC tower in Canary Wharf; been camping on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour (where the first ever Scout camp was held in 1907), and enjoyed a week long camp at Downe Scout Camp site. At Downe, all took part in a range of activities such as quad biking, traversing a high wire, swimming and scuba diving, as well as taking part in talent contests and barbecues, and a host of other activities. As we are a sponsored Catholic pack, members of all sections are committed to attend the monthly church parade, which takes place at the 11.30am Mass on the second Sunday of each month. Boys wishing to enrol must be Roman Catholics. Many children tend to be pupils of the local primary school, but we are looking to increase membership from beyond this one source. In this age, when young people suffer from much negative press, Scouting is a good way to have fun, with an emphasis on outdoor activities, good health and eating, and public service, as relevant and exciting today as it was 100 years ago. For further information, please contact the leaders of the relevant sections, or the Group Scout Leader, Graham Price.
Email Father Bryan
Site last updated 6th March 2010
Father Bryan Wells | Tel: 01689 827100 | 283 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AY
Home Recent updates Mass times Spiritual resources Prayer intentions 2009 Stations of the Cross Pastoral Help at hand Evangelium Taizé news Homilies Journey in Faith What's on? March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 January 2010 February 2010 2009 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 2008 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 2007 December 2007 November 2007 Weekly bulletins Help the parish Duty rotas Parish administration Pastoral & Advisory Mission & Planning Parish Office Property Committee Gift Aid Parish forums 2008 2009 March October Annual calendar Parish groups Group Contacts Catenians Catholic Women's League Children's Liturgy Guides Justice and Peace Knights of St Columba Parent and Toddler Scouts Youth Groups Social Centre Club/Bar Firm Believers fitness Sequence Dancing Development Development news Parish news & events Festival Chorus - see news News Messiah performance Archive Residents' Association Service St John Passion March 2008 St John Passion CD Education St James' Primary School General What's On at school St James' School PTA St James' Pre-School Child protection How to find us About Fr Bryan Wells History of the parish 1937 - 1946 1946 - today Southwark Archdiocese External links Contact webmaster