1st Sticker Scout Group

This page contains a hisory of 1st Sticker Scout Group.

 I understand that there is a lot of information missing from the timeline below, particularly the early years. If anyone is willing to help fill in the gaps, then please do so and email the information to me at magicjohnno@hotmail.com

1981:

-1st Sticker Scout Group is founded

1982:

-’Thistle and Dung Camp’

1983:

1984:

-Scouts summer camp at Llangattock in South Wales

1985:

- Scouts John O Groats to Lands End cycle ride

1986:

1987:

1988:

1989:

1990:

1991:

-(August) Scouts ‘Misty Dung’ Camp

1992:

1993:

- Scouts attend the ‘Kernow ‘93′ Jamboree

1994:

1995:

1996:

- Cubs attend ‘Cuboree ‘96′ at the County Show Ground

1997:

-Scouts attend the ‘Kernow ‘97′ Jamboree, a very very wet camp!

1998:

-Scouts summer camp at St Allen Valley

1999:

-(April) Newquay district closes and almagamates with St Austell & Par to form the new Mid Cornwall District

- (July/August) Scouts summer camp at St Keverne

2000:

-As part of the Millennium celebrations the group attends the Millenium day, runs by the county, and also (May) Millenium Camp held at Stithians Show Ground

-(July/August) Scouts summer camp at Camel Valley

- Beavers win the District Football Tournament

2001:

-(July/August) Scouts summer camp at Portholland

-(October) Scouts win the annual Bugle Football competition

2002:

-(April) Sticker hosts the overnight stop of the Coast 2 Coast Challenge, this year from Mawgan Porth to Portholland

-(July/August) Scouts summer camp at Portholland

2003:

- (July/August) Instead of the traditional summer camp, the Scouts travel up to Gilwell Park (Scouting HQ) for a week long camp along with other scout groups from the district for the ‘Kernow-Gilwell’ camp. The camp coincides with the hottest summer on record! The Scouts took part in many activities around London and also around the campsite.

2004:

-(July/August) Scouts summer camp at Ruan Lanhorn

2005:

-(July/August) Scouts summer camp at Camel Valley

-(October) Cubs and Scouts win their sections at the Bugle Football Competition

2006:

-(April) Scout Leader Paul Johnson attends the Queen’s Scout Parade at Windsor

-(April) Sticker hosts the overnight stop of the Coast 2 Coast Challenge, this year from Mawgan Porth to Charlestown

-(July/August) Scouts summer camp at Notterbridge

-(September) 1st Sticker Scout Group celebrates its 25th anniversary with an open day and a campfire in the evening.

-GSL John Sargeant is awarded the Bar to the Long Service Decoration at the above event for all his work with the group over the past 25 years

-(September) Scouts take part in the Challenge 350 walk along the coast path staying overnight at Portholland (with fierce storms. On day 2 they are joined by Beavers, Cubs and parents for a second section of coast path.

-(October) Cubs win the Bugle Football Tournament for a second year running

2007:

- (January) The year long celebration of the Centenary of Scouting begins

-(April) Scouts camp on Brownsea Island, Dorset, on the annual visit along with other groups from Mid Cornwall, this year marking the camp where Baden Powell began Scouting in 1907

-(April) All sections take part in the Mid Cornwall District Centenary Challenge walk: www.coast-2-coast.org.uk

-(April) GSL John Sargeant is awarded his Silver Acorn at the St George’s Day Service

-(May) Cubs and Scouts camp at the county ‘Centenary Camp’, held at Stithians Show Ground over 4 days, with the Beavers visiting for a day. The Scouts stay on after the main camp finishes along with 1st Bugle and 1st Par, St Blazey&Fowey for their summer camp.