An intrepid group of ten Scouts and their leaders from 1st Midsomer Norton C Troop spent a weekend last month camping, hiking and exploring the delights of the breathtaking and jaw-dropping views of the Jurassic coastline at Lyme Regis in Dorset.
The Scouts took part in team-building activities, cooked delicious breakfasts and navigated themselves, and their [...]

The Beavers of 1st Midsomer Norton Scout Group have recently been investigating how things work by looking at different ways to build up modelling bricks to ensure safe and sturdy structures, how to light a bulb using a simple circuit, and the properties and uses of magnets. Beaver Leader, Catherine Josham remarked “Not only was the [...]

WANJAM  (Wansdyke  Jamboree)  Bath Race Course 28thJuly – 4th August
In 2004 the plans began for a District Event inclusive of all Sections, bigger than anything that had been done before ,that offered sectional programmes and combined traditional camping with fantastic
opportunities. We wanted something BIG for the Centenary Year available to every member in the District [...]

Four local Scouts have recently returned from the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden. Michael aged seventeen from Peasedown St John, and Alice, Emma and Daniel aged fifteen from Saltford, represented one thousand local scouts at the international event which is held every four years. During a live radio interview with Dom Chambers at Somer [...]