1st Chipping Sodbury Scout Group

Created: 31 July 2018 | Email | Hits: 12356

Sodbury Challenge 2018 - Entry Forms Now Online
The Sodbury Challenge is an overnight orienteering exercise held in the Sodbury/Wickwar/Rangeworthy area of South Gloucestershire. The event is open to all Scouts, Guides, Explorers, Network and Leaders.

Entry Form / Info Letter is now available Click here

Challenge Mini Site for more information about the event, live start and finish times, rules, kit list and results

For more details or to make enquiries about the event please e-mail the team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Created: 19 May 2018 | Email | Hits: 391

1st Chipping Sodbury Scout Group Centenary Field

In 2014 the scout group celebrated its 100th year in the town and had a very successful celebration parade and camp on the outskirts of the town. The group has had many homes in the town over the years but since the 1960’s we have been on the ridings, but as the town has grown and built around us we have lost all our activity area.

Following the success of this event we decided to try and build on the groups success and purchase some land as close as possible to our HQ, but far away from houses as to not cause a nuisance to the neighbours. A field at Hall End became available, we made our bid and in May of 2017 we were able to start using it.

Since then, we have been able once again to re-introduce the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts into the country side where they have been helping to make the field secure by planting hedging, cutting back brambles as well as enjoying scouting activities like fire lighting and cooking, archery, camping, pioneering and orienteering.
Ground Works for Site Improvements
Turf removed for the stable store to be built. Thanks to Mr Ship for this hard work.
Ramp repaired and base laid making good access. Thanks to Pete Milton & Team for this hard work

Wednesday Scouts and Cardboard City
The scouts had to make shelters from rubbish they found at home

Monday Cubs & Thursday Beavers Camp
Joint camp with cubs and beavers, A fabulous weekend doing Archery, Fire lighting, Cooking, Tree recognition and craft skills. Ended a bit wet but the children had a great time

Tuesday Cubs & Wednesday Scouts Hedge Planting

Thursday Scouts - Fire lighting and cooking night

Wednesday Scouts Hammock Camp
Pioneering poles lashed together to form shelters make artificial trees to tie the hammocks too

Monday Cubs evening out
An evening of shelter building and archery

Created: 09 May 2018 | Email | Hits: 96

Thursday Scouts Brecon Camp 2018
The scouts set off for what turned out to be an extended weekend in a converted farmhouse near Brecon. On the Saturday we did a hike over the hill into Brecon, then the snow started and didn't stop until next morning when we were snowed in. We took the opportunity to go out and enjoy the snow before we spent our extra night in the Brecons. Click the link below to see the photos.

Created: 31 March 2018 | Email | Hits: 98

Thursday Scouts Frost Camp 2017
The scouts set off for a weekend at the Botany Bay Camping near Tintern. During the weekend we had a hike up to the Devil's Pulpit looking down on tintern Abbey and spent the sunday doing backwoods cooking down in the woods next to the campsite. Click the link below to see the photos.

Created: 25 July 2017 | Email | Hits: 685

Group Camp 2017 Pics and Video
This June the beavers and cubs joined the scouts over in Grosmont for our Group Camp. Over the weekend they did a range of activities including assault course, canoeing, fire lighting, archery, shooting, pioneering, raft race and orienteering. Click the link below to see the photos of these activities, and a video look at camp from the air.