Mountain Bike Hike

Sixteen Scouts, four Explorer Scouts, three Leaders and one parent took part in our annual Mountain Bike Hike from Douglas to Peel on Sunday 27. January 2008. The route follows the disused railway line, so keeps off the roads. Some Scouts cycled just to Peel, a distance of ten miles, while others went all the way from Douglas to Peel and then back to Douglas again, a distance of 20 miles.

St. Georges Day Parade in Onchan

The Island Scouting's St. George's Day Parade will for the first time be taking place in Onchan this April.

All members of Scouting will be coming together in the village for a Parade and Open Air Service at Onchan Park. The Parade will be on Sunday 13. April 2008.

As the host Group (and largest on the Island) it's expected that all members of 2nd Onchan will attend. Please put the date in your diaries.

Bingo Night

The Group is holding a Bingo Night on Friday 29. February 2008, at the Scout Hall. As usual this will be a very popular event and tickets always sell out, so if you want to attend make sure you get your tickets early. Bingo Leaflets are available from all Section Leaders and can also be downloaded from this site here

January Subs

Subs for January 2008 are now due. You can get a Subscription Form from all Section Leaders or download one from the Download Section of this Website here.

A New Year

A Happy and Active New Year to all members of 2nd Onchan.

Centenary Badges
These two badges should now be removed from Uniform as the Centenary of Scouting officially ended on the 31. December 2007. They can be sewn onto rucsacs, sleeping bags, etc.

Group Camp 2008
We still have a few places left on the Group Camp, which is open to Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and all Leaders. If you are interested in the camp, please ask for a leaflet.

Scout Hall Improvements
It is coming up to six years since the new hall was built and we are continuing to carry out some improvements to the Scout Hall. A new double bowl sink and new water heater has been fitted in the kitchen in the last couple of weeks. New ‘ball proof’ lighting is to be fitted in the main hall. The boys toilet is to be refurbished and the hall, kitchen, cloaks and toilet areas are all going to be decorated. All this work should be completed though the first half of 2008 and should cause minimum, if any disruption, to Section Meetings.

Hall for Hire
Don’t forget you can hire the Scout Hall for parties etc; at reasonable rates. Further details can be found on the Group Website.