Open Advent Window 1 – Advent Candle December 1, 2020 (updated November 28, 2024) | By 167thcubs | 0 Comments Advent Wreaths Reflection by Adrian Rogers (aka Colonel Hathi) On each of the Sundays in Advent, many churches and households light a candle in an advent wreath of 5 candles – one for each Sunday and one for Christmas Day. Advent, like Christmas, is a season of expectation, celebration, and hope, connected to the birth of the prophesied Messiah and the promise of Christ’s subsequent ministry. … Continue reading
It was fun while it lasted … November 7, 2020 (updated November 28, 2024) | By 167thcubs | 0 Comments We’re in to a second period of national lockdown now – so the face to face scouting we have enjoyed over the autumn was fun while it lasted! Here’s a little review of what the 167th Cubs got up to: … Continue reading
Report from Phil Heard (Group Scout Leader and Scout Leader (acting)) October 22, 2020 (updated November 28, 2024) | By 167thcubs | 0 Comments Dear Parents, families, young people and supporters of our group Writing this from the comfort of my kitchen in the midst of a pandemic is a very odd feeling. 8 months ago many of us had never used Zoom. 8 months on and some love it and others hate it. I know Facetime, Whatsapp, Zoom and GoogleMeet are better than social isolation but for many this form of contact is artificial, intrusive or technically unavailable. … Continue reading
167th Scout Group launch website July 1, 2020 (updated November 28, 2024) | By 167thcubs | 0 Comments Crawling in to the 21st Centure, the 167th Bristol (Westbury Baptist) Scout group have launched their first website! You are looking at it right now. The website will be a resource for young people interested in finding out about scouting in Westbury-on-Trym. If that’s you – you can read about the different sections by following the links above, or make an enquiry about joining. We will also post occasional snippets of news so – have a read of the latest happenings in the 167th Group. If any Beavers, Cubs, Scouts or Explorers would like to write an article for the website, talk to your section leader – we’d love to see some youth generated content!