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Haiti Disaster Appeal

1st Lustleigh Group are holding fund-raising events to help the Earthquake Appeal , including 'Car Washing'

Scouts from the 'Petit Goave' Scout Group(Salvation Army) help with the distribution of relief goods

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New Groups

Meetings have been held with representatives from Abbotskerswell and Hennock to discuss the starting up of Scout Group activities in these areas. A number of potential leaders have been interviewed in the hope that Scout Groups will be commenced.
The District Commissioner, Alan Partridge, has every hope that Scouts will commence at these centres during this year bringing the number of Groups to 16 in the District from only 9 in 2007.
Four new Groups were added in 2009 and three this year.

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Progress around the Groups

1st Teign Valley

Chief Scout's Bronze AwardsTwo Beavers (Lewis and Toby) have gained their Chief Scout's Bronze Award.

Pictured here with their leader Helen Elworthy)

1st Bovey Tracey

Operation Smile

The Cub Pack has been busy decorating old T-shirts for Operation Smile run by BBC 'Blue Peter' programme.
The T-shirts are to be used as 'operation gowns' for children of Third World countries when having 'cleft palate' operations.

Pictured here are cubs with leaders Mike Hicks and Ingrid Andrews showing off some of their work.

4th Teignmouth Group

Chief Scout's Gold Awards4th Teignmouth Group COMES OF AGE.
The Group has recently celebrated its Centenary of Scouting, with the Group being started in December 1909.

A special Badge has been designed by Scout Ellie Pepperwell which will be worn for the rest of this year.

Five of the Group’s Scouts have completed their Gold Awards

Pictured here with their awards Alex Watterson, Jim Ludlam, Charlie Mort, David Payne and Joel Kelly (not in photo)

1st Highweek

County Shield

1st Highweek Cubs came Third in the recent County Shield Competition completing tasks at eight bases.

Photgraph of presentation by Assistant County Commissioner for Cubs, Sandra Johnson with Joshua, Liam, Dylan, Harvey and Christopher.

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