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Easter Break

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Hope you have a safe and happy Easter! 
Make sure to find some time to work on badges over the holidays, and we’ll see you back on the first week of school.
That’s 15 April for Joeys and Cubs, and 16 April for Venturers and Scouts

RIP David Liddell

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

DAVID LIDDELL, the first Group Leader of 3rd Croydon Scout Group passed away last week. Without David’s valuable work in building the group over 50 years ago, 3rd Croydon wouldn’t be the great group it is today. We offer our condolences to his family.

Annual General Meeting

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

The AGM for 2009 will be held at 12:30 on September 13 at the Scout Hall.  All families are welcome, and a sausage sizzle will be provided.  Come and review the year at Third Croydon, farewell outgoing committee members, and meet the new ones!

New Leaders

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Leaders in scouting donate an amazing amount of their time to keep the sections running. It’s a big commitment, but also rewarding for those who take it on. At 3rd Croydon we have a great group of leaders running an exciting programme for our kids, but there’s always room for more people to lighten [...]

Wildlife Rescue Donation

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

3rd Croydon made a donation of supplies to one of the many groups looking after animals injured in the recent bushfires. Thanks to Scout Leader Anthony for organising and delivering fencing supplies to help out.

They sent us some photos like the ones above, and a note of thanks, below.
Thank you so much for donating to [...]

Group Family Camp

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

GROUP FAMILY CAMP LONG WEEKEND
Friday 6th March – Monday 9th March 2009
All families from 3rd Croydon are invited to our 2nd Annual Group Camp.
Where: Upper Yarra Reservoir (Melway Ref 512 U 1)
Dates: Friday 6th March – Monday 9th March
Time: Arrive anytime after 4pm Friday. Packing up and departing after lunch on Monday.
Activities: There will be [...]

World Environment Badge

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

At the start of this year, 3rd Croydon had the honour of being one of only a handful of scout groups in the world to test the programme for the new World Scout Environment Badge. As Scouts we want to learn to take care of our world, so being part of this was a big [...]

Awards for 3rd Croydon!

Friday, October 17th, 2008

We received news of two exciting awards at 3rd Croydon this week. Firstly our Joeys and Cubs sections received the Quality Scouting Award for 2008, which is awarded to sections where at least three quarters of the members stay in Scouting for another year. Well done to our Joey and Cub leaders for [...]

50th Anniversary Invitation

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

3rd Croydon will be celebrating its 50th year anniversary with an afternoon tea on the 16th November 2008 at the scout hall.
You are invited to celebrate with us.
Bring your memorabilia (photos, scarves, uniforms, badges, blankets, etc.).
There will be some planned activities throughout the afternoon, Please pass this onto anyone you know who maybe interested.
Afternoon Tea [...]

New Website

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

This is a quick hello to let you know about our new website. We’re hoping to make it a useful place for members, to check what’s on this week at Scouts and keep an eye on upcoming events within the group or outside. We’ll also have regular news and articles for the wider community to [...]