1st Finchampstead

1st Finchampstead
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Meetings
Beavers - Mondays & Saturday mornings Cubs - Tuesdays & Wednesdays Scouts - Thursdays & Fridays The Phoenix Explorer Scouts also meet at Finchampstead on Mondays from 19:30 to 21:00. Explorer Scouts are mixed.
Location

Wokingham District Scouts is committed to the safety and security of its members, therefore we are unable to publish the exact location of this group.

Contact 1st Finchampstead

Should you require any more information please please drop us an email . The Group also have their own web site at www.1finch.org.uk
News

Just some snippets of news from the Group with photographs that have been passed to the webmaster

The Three Towers Hike

Once again, a number of members from the Group took part in the annual Three Towers Hiking Competition and special mention goes to the team of Ian Montandon, Simon Hasler and Gordon Halliday-Vargas who won the Classic Event for adults. They were not alone in taking part, though: Scout Event (25 Kms) - "Are we nearly there yet?" - Steve Langford, Jack Langford and Amber Hasler finished 4th in 5Hrs 12 Mins "Finch Flying Snakes" - Ben Fletcher, Dan Williams and Glen Jenkins finished in 5Hrs 43 Mins "Finch Leaping Lizards" - Robert Montandon, Lukas Sehringer and Lewis Baldwin finished in 6 Hrs 15 Mins "Finch Flying Bats" - Rebecca Clegg, Elliot Brookes and Haden Brookes finished in 6Hrs 46 Mins "Finch Flying Foxes" - Ben Rollinson, Nathan Halliday-Vargas and Jenna Moors finished in 8 Hrs 18 Mins Scout Plus Event (40 Kms) "Finch Flying Squirrels" - Matt Popplestone and Isi Davis finished in 9Hrs 3 Mins but unfortunately Chris Kent had to retire. Classic Event (70 Kms) "Finch Wanders" - Ian Montandon, Simon Hasler and Gordon Halliday-Vargas finished 1st in 11 Hrs 22Mins "Finch Flyers" - Chris Ramsey and Ali Stock finished in 11Hrs 34 Mins but unfortunately Dave Judge had to retire "Finch Cruisers" - Steve King, Alasdair Smith and Jenny Rickard unfortunately all retired. Well done everyone and especially the "Finch Wanders". The full results can be seen at www.hike.org.uk - there were teams from all over the County and elsewhere!

Group AGM

The Group's Annual General Meeting will be held on 20th May 2010

The Cub Packs visit Wings

Both Packs joined to visit the WINGS jamboree and were hosted by Scouts from Finland. A great time was had and as you can see from these photographs, they even met The Doctor. He was to shy to pose for a photograph, though. The other photographs show a Finnish tent and our hosts. There's more on the Recent Events page. Having met a Cub Leader at WINGS, the Packs will be forging stronger links between the Finch and Finnish Packs. We already have their web site at http://www.meriporinpartio.net/ .
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A Potted Group History

With 1st Finchampstead Scout Group celebrating 85 years scouting in 2004, former GSL, Chris Brett has put together a potted history of the oldest group in the District so here, 85 years on, is a brief story of how Finchampstead got here.
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