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Welcome to our group!

scouting since 1994

1st Blackwater Valley is a traditional Scout Group serving the Ash Vale and Mytchett area since 1994, now over 25 years old (more than a quarter of a century!). We meet at Carrington Lane Recreation ground. You can find us on What3Words(wasp.poppy.stops), or Google Maps.

Today we have leaders who were Beavers in our group (see Leaders) and over that twenty-five years we have acquired a Scout Hut in 2003 which we are now looking to re-new (see Our Scout Hut).

We are proud owners of a minibus named “Long John Silver” and a trek cart (see Vehicles), all of which allows our sections to decide whether they want to do something, rather than ask, “can we?” We also used to own a large red coach named “Mildred” but sadly, in 2024 we had to make the difficult decision to sell her because of the cost of operating and maintaining.

News

Feb
11

Punchbowl Marathon 2025

Last weekend we had a small group of members take on the Punchbowl 20 mile marathon, which they successfully completed in 6 hours and 56 minutes. It covers some challenging terrain and beautiful scenery. 

Nov
25

Christmas Fair 2024

A great big thank you to all who attended our Christmas fair last weekend, and we raised just under £500, which was fantastic. Don’t forget our quiz night is approaching on the 7th of December and it is not too late to submit your team by getting in touch here.

Nov
16

Hut Maintenance Weeked Two

Further to our decision to maintain the hut we have, our work on the rear wall entered its second weekend and is now finished. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come down and help. 

Nov
10

Remembrance Sunday

Last Sunday, our group attended the Remembrance Parade in Ash. It is sobering to remember all those locally who have lost their life in war. Thank you to all in our group who attended this special occasion.

Oct
26

Hut Maintenance Weekend

On Saturday, the 26th of October, we started the process of replacing the exterior walls of our Scout Hut. Three unsuccessful applications for a grant to replace our Scout Hut with a new building have reassured us we need to refurbish what we already own. A fourteen-hour session by group leaders succeeded in repairing the floor […]

Oct
05

Quiz Night – 7th December

We will hold another quiz night at our Scout hut with food and refreshments. Please save the date as more details are to follow!

Oct
05

Christmas Fair 2024 – 23rd November

Our Christmas Fair returns with lots of prizes to be won and Santa to visit! Please drop in on Saturday 23rd November 10am-12!

Sep
21

Farewell Mildred

It is with a heavy heart that the group has sold our beloved Bedford coach, Mildred. After several turbulent years, the group has to continually adapt in order to keep providing excellent scouting opportunities for our children. Mildred has been a massive part of that mission over the years, allowing our sections to travel whenever […]

May
30

Quiz Night 15th June

Saturday 15th June 19:00 At our scout hut. Our next quiz is fast approaching, so please book your teams now. The teams can comprise any number and participants have to be over 14 years of age. The price of the ticket is £8 per person and £6 for under 16s. This includes a challenging quiz […]

May
25

New Leader Training Weekend

25th & 26th May 2024 One of the greatest assets of our group is that most of our current leaders were also once our beavers! This weekend was an excellent training experience for our new leaders and comprised many of the basic scouting skills. To see our young leaders develop and build the foundation for […]

More News….

Section Updates

Mar
27

Seniors: Using their loaf!

Our seniors put their baking skills to the test and made some bread. One of our leaders lent them a coalman’s oven which fits handily over one of our coalman’s cookers. They made some great loaves, which were delicious with butter and syrup!

Mar
26

Scouts: E1/E2 Hike

We would like to congratulate our scouts for a great hike around E1/E2 this evening. We even found a landmark we had never visited before! It is a bridge under a railway line.

Nov
14

Seniors: Master Cook Badge

This week our seniors undertook their Master Cooks badge. Their menu: Starter – lamb sausage shakshuka Main – beef and multi-bean chilli with pasta Dessert – Camp doughnuts Congratulations on a fantastic evening of food!

Nov
06

Beavers: Poppy Making

This week our beavers were busy making poppies for Remembrance Sunday, out of the bottoms of plastic bottles of all things! A bit of paint and they look fantastic. They then distributed them around the local area for people to find and take home.

Oct
26

Seniors: Survival Camp

This weekend our seniors planned a survival hike as part of their Bushman’s thong award. It involved a four mile hike and very little in the way of kit! It was a fantastic weekend for all.

Oct
23

Beavers: Firework Safety

This week our beavers were learning how to have a safe and enjoyable bonfire night, including the basics of using sparklers. And toasting marshmallows of course!

Oct
10

Seniors: Wood Store Update

This week our seniors starting stacking our new wood store ready for the winter.

Oct
02

Scouts: Cooking Night

This week our scouts cooked up a treat, homemade sausage rolls! However, we don’t have an oven in our scout hut so they had to find an ingenious way to achieve their baking. Who knew you can turn a coalman’s stove into an oven? They were, of course, absolutely delicious!

Sep
25

Beavers & Cubs: Hama Beads

This week our beavers and cubs were exploring their artistic side by experimenting with Hama beads. These beads you can iron after arranging to permanently connect them into any sort of shape or design.

Sep
19

Seniors: Wood Store

Second week back and our seniors are already pressing on with this term’s activities! For many years, we have wanted our own wood store so we can keep the firewood for the group nice and dry. Tonight, we have laid the foundations for something great. Check back for more updates as the project progresses!

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