Promise, Law and our Code of Conduct

A central part of being a Scout is making the Scout Promise and keeping the Scout Law.

In addition Meriden Scouts have also created our own Code of Conduct with each item suggested by the Scouts themselves. We will be getting all the Scouts to sign up to this

1st Meriden Scout Troop Code of Conduct: 

1. We will wear our uniform to Scouts and look smart 
2. We will respect other Scouts and Scout Leaders. 
3. We will always listen to the leaders when they are talking. 
4. We will work together and encourage team work. 
5. We will be friendly to each other. 
6. We will do our best. 
7. We will be good winners and losers. 
8. We will treat each other as we would expect to be treated. 
9. We will not mess about or fight. 
10. We will not back chat. 
11. We will not swear. 
12. We will not to bring mobiles or gaming devises to scout lead activities 
13. We will have fun.

Paracord - Get knotted

Last night was Turks Head Woggles and a square knot keyring. Both made using paracord.

Good effort. Everyone went home with a keyring and most, with various amounts of assistance, managed the woggle. The leaders also managed to go home with various burns from singeing the ends of the cord. We really need to get better at that! Maybe next time we will let the Scouts do it themselves. :-)

For those who might want to have another go these are links to a couple of web pages that explain, although the use of Google will find hundreds of different knots and projects that you can make with paracord. If you don't want to buy paracord then, clearly, any cord or rope would do the job.

Click here for the Turks Head Woggle

Click here for the keyring

Bear Day

Here are a couple of photos from Bear Day.

Bear Grylls passing through the hall and then on stage speaking to about 4000 beavers, cubs and scouts.

Everyone had a great time with a huge range of activities to participate in and lovely weather to make the outdoor activities that much more appealing.

6 Scouts from 1st Meriden attended and all six completed a range of activities and received their Bear Day badge. Well done guys.



Only one photo of a Scout to show.  This is Jade moving so fast she is just a blur!