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”, a large red coach named “Mildred” and trek cart (see Vehicles), all of which allows our sections to decide whether they want to do something, rather than ask, “can we?”
News
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 […]
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 […]
Skip Johnson Memorial Hike 2024
Our group took part in the second Skip Johnson Memorial Hike at Mortimer Scout HQ. It was a difficult hike but fortunately, the rain held off! Well done to all who took part and made it an amazing event.
Quiz Night Success!
A big thank you to all of those who attended on Saturday and made it such an enjoyable event. A special thanks to Darren (our Cub Master) for organizing the quiz on Saturday and also to Mike (Trustee) who helped on the catering front. When all the money is in we will have made a […]
Quiz Night Saturday 9th March 2024
Quiz Night Saturday 9th March – 19:30 for a 20:00 start. Ash Football Club, Shawfield Rd, Ash, Aldershot GU12 6RB We are excited to announce the return of our in person quiz night! Tickets are £8.50 per person and include a ploughman’s supper. Teams of up to a maximum of 8 but there is no […]
World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS)
A small selection of our leaders paid for themselves to attend the WFIS general assembly because of our group currently lacking the funds to cover the costs. They flew to Portugal to accept our invitation to become full members after successfully completing our probationary period. Our group now joins over 150 affiliated groups in 65 […]
We need your help!
EVERYONE PLEASE READ! Whether you are a past or present member, we desperately need your help. As many of you are aware, we need a new scout hut. Our current hut was a temporary building with an end of life around the late 90s. We have kept it serviceable until now, but we are losing […]
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
We wish everyone in our scouting family a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Please enjoy the holidays and we can’t wait to see you again on our return, which will be 10th January 2024.
Christmas Fayre!
Our Christmas fayre was a great success and we thank all those who helped and attended. We would also like to thank our long running partner, Mytchett Centre, for allowing us to host it in their hall.
Christmas Fayre 25th November 2023
Save the date! Our Christmas fayre will be returning to the Mytchett centre on the 25th November from 10am – 12pm. There will be lots of games to play, sweets to be won and Santa to see! We look forward to seeing everyone and their family. All our welcome, so no need to be a […]
Section Updates
Beavers & Cubs: Flower Festival
Our Beavers and Cubs have worked extremely hard on their display for St Mark’s Flower Festival, which runs 31st May to 3rd June 10am – 4pm daily. Well done to all involved for such amazing work!
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 […]
Cubs: Vegetable planting & Bug Houses
This week our Cubs planted some vegetables and made bug houses. Can you identify what they planted?
Seniors: Hobo Stoves
This week our seniors made Hobo Stoves, these are small stoves which are often made from tin cans with legs attached. They have great ventilation meaning they burn really efficiently.
Beavers: Planting Seeds & Bulbs
This week our Beavers were exploring the world of plants. They planted a mix of seeds and bulbs and we can’t wait to see the results of their hard work!
Seniors: Cooking Challenge Evening
This week our Seniors were surprised with a Ready Steady Cook style challenge where they were presented with a bunch of ingredients and told they have to come up with a main meal. They absolutely aced the challenge and concocted a fantastic pasta dish, maybe we have some new camp cooks?
Scouts: Camp Fire Cooking
After the recent success of the Scout’s fire building, this week they were challenged to create a meal which could be cooked entirely on one green stick. Their choice: a form of sausage roll made from a sausage and bread twist dough. . .interesting. . .
Beavers: Mother’s Day
We couldn’t post this on the night as our Beavers were undertaking a secret mission to make Mother’s Day cards. But now the day has past, here is a behind the scenes of the clever colour mixing they achieved to get their designs.
Scouts: Post-Hike Fire
After an exhausting twelve mile hike at the weekend around Box Hill, the Scouts took it easy and enjoyed making a fire.
Beavers: Pancakes and Investitures
What a busy night! After our Beavers made some fantastic pancakes, we invested four new Beavers into the Colony.
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