[{"id":2187,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2024\/10\/12\/cotswold-marathon-8th-february-2025\/","name":"cotswold-marathon-8th-february-2025","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boot_Transparent-150x150-2.png","alt":""},"title":"Cotswold Marathon 8th February 2025","excerpt":"","content":"The 2025 Cotswold Marathon event is fast approaching, last year we had five teams entered and came away with two trophies, we'd like to try and do the same this year if we can! The event is a challenging winter night hike over three routes of 10, 20 or 30 miles, categorized as Bronze,","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Oct 12, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-10-12 09:15:12","modifiedDate":"2024-10-12 10:15:13","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-10-12 09:15:13","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":23},"status":"publish"},{"id":2179,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2024\/07\/11\/strategy-camp-2024\/","name":"strategy-camp-2024","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240622_231138.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Strategy Camp 2024","excerpt":"","content":"Over a sunny (for a change) weekend in June Scouts from 1st Royal Forest set out for the Strategy Camp in Cirencester Park. Up to 2,000 scouts, guides, explorers and rangers and several hundred adult helpers to make it all happen. Friday night was all about setting up, finding their way round the camp","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Jul 11, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-07-11 18:37:02","modifiedDate":"2024-07-11 19:37:04","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-07-11 18:37:04","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":57},"status":"publish"},{"id":2170,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2024\/07\/11\/wednesday-scouts-exped\/","name":"wednesday-scouts-exped","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240527-WA0004-1.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Wednesday Scouts Exped","excerpt":"","content":"Recently,\u00a0 seven 1st\u00a0Royal Forest Wednesday scouts took on their expedition challenge camp and hike. They set off from Redbook heading along the Wye Valley to camp at Botany Bay overnight. The second day saw them navigating towards St Briavels via the Old Station in Tintern for a very welcome ice-cream stop. They all faced","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Jul 11, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-07-11 18:08:22","modifiedDate":"2024-07-11 19:08:23","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-07-11 18:08:23","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":24},"status":"publish"},{"id":2166,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2024\/03\/09\/thankyou-for-painting-the-hall\/","name":"thankyou-for-painting-the-hall","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20231228_112050.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Thankyou for painting the hall","excerpt":"","content":"The Group would like to say a huge thank you to \"Coats of perfection\" who came in after Christmas and spent two days of their time freshening up the hall at the lodge.They did a great job cleaning up the old surface and repainting the main walls and woodwork.The difference it made was huge","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Mar 9, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-03-09 09:16:30","modifiedDate":"2024-03-09 09:17:30","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-03-09 09:17:30","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":24},"status":"publish"},{"id":2155,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/12\/13\/happy-christmas-thankyou\/","name":"happy-christmas-thankyou","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christmas_thankyou.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Happy Christmas & Thankyou","excerpt":"","content":"Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone!I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the Group for all their input and effort. The young people in each of the sections for their enthusiasm and willingness to try new things, their parents that support them and therefore the Group.Especially I'd like to","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Dec 13, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-12-13 09:59:07","modifiedDate":"2023-12-13 10:02:36","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-12-13 10:02:36","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":4},"status":"publish"},{"id":2150,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/12\/13\/thankyou-jewson\/","name":"thankyou-jewson","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jewson.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Thankyou Jewson","excerpt":"","content":"1st Royal Forest would like to thank everyone at Jewson Coleford branch for their support with materials this year.Discounts have enabled us to move forward on projects that benefit all the young people in the group and include a donation of these two internal doors. Wishing everyone at Jewson Coleford a Happy Christmas and","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Dec 13, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-12-13 09:20:08","modifiedDate":"2023-12-13 09:36:46","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-12-13 09:36:46","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":18},"status":"publish"},{"id":2147,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/11\/30\/parkend-christmas-lights\/","name":"parkend-christmas-lights","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Parkend-xmas-lights-2023.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Parkend Christmas Lights","excerpt":"","content":"Join the Group at 5:40 by the cricket pavilion","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Nov 30, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-11-30 11:40:29","modifiedDate":"2023-11-30 11:40:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-11-30 11:40:31","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":3},"status":"publish"},{"id":2143,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/11\/20\/annual-general-meeting\/","name":"annual-general-meeting","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AGM_24.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Annual General Meeting","excerpt":"","content":"The groups AGM is Sunday 26th from 17:30 : Xmas decoration making for tree Turkey or Sausage rolls AGM Hot chocolate Please let your leader know if attending so we can gauge numbers for refreshments, thankyou.","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Nov 20, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-11-20 16:06:04","modifiedDate":"2023-11-20 16:06:05","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-11-20 16:06:05","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":11},"status":"publish"},{"id":2136,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/10\/11\/cotswold-marathon-2024-practice-1\/","name":"cotswold-marathon-2024-practice-1","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CM2023_P1-1.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Cotswold Marathon 2024 - Practice 1","excerpt":"","content":"Our first practice for the 2024 Cotswold marathon will be on Sunday 22nd October with an 8 mile walk from Redbrook up the Newland valley, through Clearwell by the Castle, then onto Sling and dropping down through the Forest back to the Beaver Lodge.This will be a fairly leisurely stroll as we start to","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Oct 11, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-10-11 08:43:20","modifiedDate":"2023-10-11 09:43:21","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-10-11 08:43:21","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":47},"status":"publish"},{"id":2131,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/08\/01\/summer-volunteer-opportunities\/","name":"summer-volunteer-opportunities","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/maintenance_help.jpeg","alt":""},"title":"Summer Volunteer Opportunities","excerpt":"","content":"We have lots of jobs that need doing at the Lodge over the summer. If you have any free time and can help with a job even if for an hour or two that would be great. Erect climbing wall Install additional fencing pales on bridge Paint external fencing at front - can pop","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Aug 1, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-08-01 09:24:52","modifiedDate":"2023-08-01 10:24:53","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-08-01 09:24:53","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":29},"status":"publish"},{"id":2128,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/08\/01\/wednesday-scouts-bench-fund-raising\/","name":"wednesday-scouts-bench-fund-raising","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wednesday_car_boot.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Wednesday Scouts - Bench Fund Raising","excerpt":"","content":"Wednesday Scouts have been fundraising for the new bench at the lodge that a group of their scouts built before summer. They raised over \u00a3120 for the bench and completed their fundraising with a table at a car boot sale selling off donated items that raised \u00a361.Well done everyone!","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Aug 1, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-08-01 09:06:19","modifiedDate":"2023-08-01 10:07:12","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-08-01 09:07:12","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":15},"status":"publish"},{"id":2123,"link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/2023\/08\/01\/strategy-camp-2023\/","name":"strategy-camp-2023","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/strategy.jpeg","alt":""},"title":"Strategy Camp 2023","excerpt":"","content":"A combined 1st Royal Forest group of Scouts enjoyed a weekend of camping and activities to test their teamwork, skills and navigation at Strategy 2023. During a very hot weekend the Scouts were part of 2,500 young people at Cirencester Park camping under canvas and demonstrating just what it means to be part of","author":{"name":"Stephen","link":"https:\/\/1stroyalforest.org.uk\/author\/stevemcauliffe\/"},"date":"Aug 1, 2023","dateGMT":"2023-08-01 08:56:21","modifiedDate":"2023-08-01 09:56:23","modifiedDateGMT":"2023-08-01 08:56:23","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"","space":""},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":23},"status":"publish"}]
If you haven’t completed a gift aid form ask for one from your section leader or download https://1stroyalforest.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gift-Aid-Declaration-Revised-form-April-2020.pdf then return completed form back to your Section Leader.