Changes are happening with our Scout Troop which meets on a Tuesday night. Joel who has led the Troop for the past couple of years is stepping down due to work and other commitments. He isn’t disappearing completely and hopefully we will see Joel at Scouting events in the future. Everyone from 2nd Onchan would […]

The Phoenix Troop held a weekend Camp based at Rushen Scout Hall in Port Erin over the 8. – 9. May 2015. We only had nine Scouts on Camp, as many of our younger members were off on a five day school trip the day after the camp finished. It was pretty wet on the […]

THURSDAY BEAVERS VISIT BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, DOUGLAS Thursday Beavers had a visit recently to Broadway Baptist Church in Douglas. The Minister (Bill) made the Beavers very welcome. They were all very excited and interested to see inside the Church and the big bath or Baptistery! Bill talked a little about what happens in his  church, […]

We have been invited by Onchan District Commissioners, to take part in their Civic Sunday Parade & Church Service, which is taking place on Sunday 17. May 2015. All Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Leaders are asked to take part in the Parade and Service. We will be meeting at Top Car Park, Onchan Park […]

We will be placing one of our twice yearly orders for 2nd Onchan T-Shirts, Polo Shirts and Hoodies at the end of May 2015. These items are great for use on camps and other Scouting activities. Order Forms are available in the Scout Hall and we have an Order Form Post Box in the Cloaks […]

Subscriptions are now due for all youth members of the Group. Subs for this term covers the period 13. April to the 31. August 2015. We would be grateful if parents could ensure that Subs are paid before the 30. April 2015. Forms can be downloaded here. You can also pay Subs by BACS, further […]

SHIP SHORE / HEAD & CATCH CHAMPION SPRING 2015 We have just completed another Ship Shore Competition for the Winter/Spring Term of 2015. This Term we changed the format slightly and alternated Ship Shore with Head & Catch – which requires a bit less running, but a bit more skill. Once again the scores were […]

FINGERSPELLING ALPHABET – THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2015 Thursday Beavers were recently visited by Daveen Taylor who is a Cub Leader on the Island and also an Assistant Commissioner for Special Needs. Daveen has been deaf since about the age of 7, and came along to Thursday Beavers to show us all how to use the […]

I make woggles in some of my spare time. These are usually made from 3.5mm thick vegetable tanned leather. Below is the process that is gone through to produce a woggle. Each woggles design is done on a computer, I use a variety of software packages, such as Paint Shop Pro, Silhouette SD and Inkscape, […]

St. George is the Patron Saint of Scouting and each year Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from all over the British Isles get together in their Counties and Districts to take part in Parades and Services to celebrate Scouting’s National Day. Here on the Isle of Man, we at 2nd Onchan, will be joining with […]