Rainbows
The 1st Eastgate Rainbow Guides meet every Thursday during term time from
5:30 pm until 6:30pm.
Rainbows enjoy a range of activities and games each week.
The Rainbow Guider can be contacted by email eastgaterainbows@gmail.com
Beavers
Beaver Scouts are boys and girls aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the first and youngest Section in the Scouting family. Young people can join Beaver Scouts in the three months leading up to their sixth birthday. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between seven years and six months and eight years six months.
Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They usually meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.
At Park United Reformed Church the 73rd Reading (Park) Beavers meet on Mondays during school term time, from 5.15 – 6.30pm in David’s Hall.
You can leave a message for the Beaver leaders on 0118 926 5003
Learn more about Beaver Scouts
Brownies
Being a Brownie is all about having a great time and loads of fun! You’ve just got to be a girl aged between 7 and 10 years old.
Our Brownie Pack meets during school term time on a Thursday evening from 5.45 pm until 7.15 pm at Park United Reformed Church.
The Brownie Pack is made up of small groups called Sixes. There’s always masses happening at Brownies. You can do things as a whole Pack, or with your Six. Sometimes we go on Brownie Pack Holiday, sleeping overnight in a special Guide centre.
Cub Scouts
Park United Reformed Church is the home of the 73rd Reading (Park) Cub Scout Pack, meeting every week during school term times on a Monday from 6.30pm – 8.15pm.
There are loads of fun things that you can do as a Cub Scout. Join the Cubs and you will get a chance to try activities like swimming, music, exploring, computing and collecting. If you do them properly you will get a badge which you can wear on your uniform.
Cub Scouts also get to go on trips and days out, to places like the zoo, theme parks or a farm. Sometimes you will be able to go camping with the rest of your Pack. This will mean sleeping in a tent and doing loads of outdoor activities.
Guides
The 30th Reading (Park) Guides meet at Park United Reformed Church on Thursday evenings during school term time.
Guides is open to girls aged 10-14 and we have an active and varied weekly programme, with a team of wonderful leaders. We go on holidays, we attended ‘WINGS 2009’ an international jamboree with Guides and Scouts from all round the world. We like guides to think we are quite a sporty lot, and enjoy playing rounders and football in Palmer Park, going bowling and swimming.
We have had a chocolate fondue and as you can see from the photos, some of us got a bit sticky but it was loads of fun. guides
Along with Go For It’s, badges, Church Parade and taking part in the Disability Awareness challenge and the Cupboard Technology Challenge we are pretty busy but having a brill time in the process.
In 2010 a groupgiudes of us went to Switzerland as part of the special activities for the Centenary celebrations, 100 years since the beginning of Guiding.
If you think you would like to join us, as a Guide or as a Leader, please contact guides@parkurc.org.uk
Guides are aged 10-14, and Young Leaders from 14 upwards.
Scouts
Park United Reformed Church is home for 73rd Reading (Park) Scout Troop, we meet most Thursdays during school term time from 7.30pm until 9.30pm.
Scouting is for young people aged between 10½ and 14 years who want to make friends and develop their widening interests in ways that are both educational and fun – young people who want a break from the usual after-school routine of homework, games and watching television.
Our activities are about action and involvement and mean more than just camping. Hiking, rock climbing, gliding, sailing, pioneering, canoeing, parascending, abseiling, putting on shows and exhibitions, motor mechanics, electronics, photography – the list is endless!
Scouts are also given the chance to learn skills in survival, cooking and first aid.
Rangers
Senior Section is for those aged 14-18 in Girlguiding…
How can I be involved?
The different roles you can get involved in are:
- Rangers
- Young Leader
- Young adult Leader
- Lone Senior Section member
- In4mer
- Member of SSAGO
- Young Commissioner/Advisor
- Member of the Trefoil Guild
Rangers
Rangers meet in units to plan and carry out activities from as many of the Senior Section programme opportunities as they want.
Young Leaders
Young Leaders are aged 14 to 18 and work with a Rainbow, Brownie or Guide unit. They might be working towards their Young Leader Qualification or the adult Leadership Qualification, as well as participating in other Senior Section opportunities. They are supported by a Young Leader Leader and link with other members of the Senior Section when they choose.
Explorer Scouts
Explorer Scouts (for those aged 14-18) meet at Park URC on Thursday evenings, run by our Explorer Scout Leaders: Robin Beeson and Stewart Mills.
‘To anyone who hasn’t tried Scouting before, I’d say come on up and have a go! I think that most people don’t really know that Scouting is about activities, friendship and meeting people from other countries. I’ve been in the Movement since I was a Beaver and I still love it!’
Explorers are the fourth section of the Scouting movement. Right from the time of Baden-Powell, there have been arrangements for young people who wanted to continue after their time in the Scout Section, and in 1967, Venture Scouts were formed from the existing Senior Scout and Rover Scout Sections.
During the late 1990’s it was decided that, to meet the changing needs of young people, there should be two sections for the over-14s: Explorer Scouts for 14 to 18-year-olds, and the Scout Network for 18 to 25 year olds.
To contact Robin please ring 0118 926 5003 and leave a message