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March/April 2021
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ollowing the good news that schools and shops are opening again following the fall in Covid-19 case numbers and the roll-out of the vaccine, 1st Little Stoke Scout Group are getting ready to welcome children and leaders to meetings at their headquarters off Rossall Avenue, next to the children’s play area in Little Stoke Park. The group is open to children who wish to join from 5.9 years to 14 years. There are three sections: Beavers 5.9 years to 8 years, Cubs 8 years to 10 years and Scouts 10 to 14 years. Any child who has a parent willing to help the leadership team will not have to join the waiting list and can start immediately. Our leaders are busy people with full diaries, but they find the time to enrich and develop the local boys and girls who are looking for an outlet for their enthusiasm and wish to do something constructive and fun with their leisure time. One such leader at Little Stoke is Irishman Simon Guy. Simon hails from Belfast and came to
Simon Guy, Scout leader
Little Stoke via Greece with his wife and three children, two girls and a boy. Simon as a boy was a Cub in Belfast at 1st Ballymacash and then a Scout and Explorer at 74th Belfast. Many years ago now – but Simon has really good memories of camps and friendships to this day. Simon joined the 1st Little Stoke Scout Group because he wanted to put something back. He fondly remembers his days of being a Cub, Scout and Explorer. He said that had been possible only due to others giving their
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