Latest Updates: Friday 30th December: Click on the News Page to see the statistics for the number of times this website has been viewed.
Latest Updates: Friday 30th December: Some alterations have been made to the structure of the web site, the only change that you should notice is that pages should be quicker to load.
Latest Updates: Tuesday 6th December: The home page was becoming overloaded with all the updates so this brand new Updates page has been created. Go back to the home page and click on the yellow button at the top of the page to see the complete list of updates. In future, we will leave only the three newest updates on the home page.
Latest Updates: Thursday 24th November: Some photos have been added from our November Activities, The Remembrance Day Parade and the Cub Scout Knotting Evening.
Latest Updates: Tuesday 22nd November: The Cub Scouts have been working on their Emergency Aid Badge, click here to look at the badge requirements. They have also been learning how to tie some knots, click here to see the knots they have learnt.
Latest Updates: Friday 18th November: The Scouts have recently finished their Handball Tournament. Click here for the results
Latest Updates: Saturday 12th November: In 1999 4 Scouts and 2 Leaders joined East Essex District's Dartmoor Training Expedition. Click here for the photos
Latest Updates: Friday 11th November: The Results of the Postman Game are now availiable. Click here for the results
Latest Updates: Thursday 10th November: Our imaginative web creator is proud to present The Statler and Waldorf Page. Click here for more Muppetry!
Latest Updates: Friday 4th November: To make life easier for those people who are reading this website in different countries, we have tried to add a translation service. Click here to get to the translations.. We have used www.worldlingo.com to provide the translations.
Latest News: The Village Hall Charity 2005 is the Leukaemia Research Fund. For a £10 donation, you can choose which badge replaces our Group Badge for a week. For a list of the Badges that will replace our Circle click here.
Latest Updates: Wednesday 26th October: Two new quizzes have been added. The first tests your knowledge of the Cub Scout Law, the second asks 5 easy questions about the history of our Group. Click here to go the the quiz page.
Latest Updates: Wednesday 26th October: An old photograph has been dusted off! In 1981 when the Scout Troop was re-formed, the Scouts were photographed with the old Essex Scout Marathon Flag. Click here to see the picture.
Latest Updates: Monday 24th October: The Marathon answers are now available on line. Follow the link from the Quiz Page.
Latest News: The Scout Hike that was due to take place on Thursday 27th - Friday 28th October has been postponed due to sudden family commitments. Please accept my apologies for this last minute change. I will try to arrange a new date as soon as possible. jghanson@radscouts.org
Latest Updates: Saturday 22nd October: 1st Ramsden and Downham Leaders' Honours. Click here to see the honours.
Latest Updates: Friday 21st October: Photographs from the Charity Games Night can now be viewed. Click here to see the photos.
Latest Updates: Wednesday 19th October: "Four Harris and a Spooner" won tonight's Alphabet Quiz. For information and the question click here.
Latest Updates: Monday 17th October: Information has been added to the Explorer Scout section about what activities you can do for the Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award. Click here to see the Bronze Award Page.
Latest Updates: Saturday 15th October: Read Akela's report on the Bellhouse Cub Scout Pack's Gardening Night. Click here to read the report.
Latest Updates: Wednesday 12th October: The Cubs performed the history of Harvest at Church Parade on Sunday 9th October and the Scouts abseiled during the afternoon. Click here to see the photographs.
Latest Update: 7th October 2005 - For information regarding our Charity Games Night, Click here to go to the News Page.
Latest Updates:2nd October 2005 - Four Leaders and 17 Scouts hiked from Burnham-on-Crouch Railway Station on a six mile hike. This is the first hike for the Scout Hiker's Badge. To see the photos, click here.
Latest Updates:25th September 2005 - Four Cub and Scout Leaders have spent they day learning about First Aid. To read more about the course, click here to go to the news page.
Latest Updates:9th September 2005 - To help with the preparations for the Scouts Hiker's Badge we have added to basic information to help. Click here to find out more.
Latest Updates:11th August 2005 - We have dusted off even more of our old photograph albums and here are the results! Photographs Skip and Akela's Surprise Party to mark 25 years in Scouting (2002) and the 2000 Essex Chief Scout's Award Presentation.
Latest Updates:2nd August 2005 - We have dusted off our old photograph albums and here are the results! Photographs Scout Summer Camp at Longridge (1997) and Photographs from Scout Summer Camp to Kingsdown (1998)
Latest Updates:29th July 2005 - We have dusted off our old photograph albums and here are the results! Photographs from a typical Scout Evening (1996) Photographs from the 1997 Hikers Badge, Photographs from 1997 Scout Rope evening, Photographs from the old shed (1997) and Photographs from the Chief Scout's Challenge Expedition to Snowdonia (1998)
Latest Updates:27th July 2005 - In about 1969, the 1st Ramsden and Downham Cub Scouts starred in a film called "Carry on Akela" which was made by the Billericay and District Scout Council Film Unit. By pointing a web cam at the TV screen we can show the highlights of this film for the first time in over 30 years! Click her to see the photographs.
Latest Updates:25th July 2005 - Two photos have been added from the evening in June when the Scouts and their fathers spent the evening at the Go Kart centre in Brentwood. Click her to see the photographs.
Latest Updates:21st July 2005 - The end of year barbecue saw the Scouts beat the Cubs in their Rounders duel. The kids beat the parents in their epic encounter, and Q was presented with certificates and a Golden Tent Peg to mark his 365th Night Camping! Click here.
Latest Updates:17th July 2005 - The first set of Photographs from the Scout Water Activities Weekend can be seen by clicking here More photos have been added to this collection (21st July) and some more could follow!
Latest Updates:17th July 2005 - The photographs from the Father and Son Scout Water Activities Weekend will be added here shortly. Until that time click here to find out how you could help secure the future of Longridge Scout Boating Centre.
Latest Updates:14th July 2005 - Click here to look at the photos taken at Cub Camp 2005 and also Click here to look at the photos of the Scouts Archery and Canoeing evening.
Latest Updates:12th July 2005 - First the entire nation was gripped by the fiendishly difficult puzzle SUDOKU. Now the next craze has started here. We call it RADOKU and it could drive you nuts!. For this and other quizzes, click here
Latest Updates:9th July 2005 - Photos from the Downham School Summer Fete
Latest Updates:8th July 2005 - Click on this link to go to over 80 on-line retailers that will pay the 1st Ramsden and Downham Cubs and Scouts Commission - all you have to do is to click on this link and you can buy thousands of products and everything that you buy will earn us money!!!!!! To see a list of the shops click here. To go directly to the buy.at/radscouts web shop click here
Latest Updates:7th July 2005 - Photos from the Scouts Annual Water Fight
Latest Updates:3rd July 2005 - Photos from the Billericay and Wickford District Scout Action Pack Camp
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Latest Updates:25th June 2005 - Photos from the District Scout 5-a-sdie Football Tournament and Report from Football Tournament
Latest Updates:18th June 2005 - Photos from the Village Hall Fete and Photos from the Church Parade
At the Billericay and Wickford District Scout AGM on Monday 6th June, the Cub and Scout Leaders from 1st Ramsden and Downham Scout Group were presented with a Certificate from the County Commissioner and County Chairman. The certificate states that our Group had the largest increase in numbers of any Group in the Billericay and Wickford District.
Latest Updates:16th June 2005 - Read about the Cub Scout MEGA CAMP 2005.
France Update: Sun 5th June - Click here to read about the Billericay and Wickford District French Camp. Click here to look at the first of the hundreds of photos that were taken.
Latest Updates:2nd May 2005 - Updated information about France Camp.
Latest Updates:15th April 2005 - Cubs and Scout: Photographs of the 2003 Group Father and Son Camp. Scouts: Photographs of the 2004 Coalhouse Fort Camp.
Latest Updates:3rd April 2005 - Scouts: Photographs of the 2004 Essex Scout Jamboree.
Latest Updates:7th April 2005 - Website updated so that access when using a WAP phone is easier and faster!
Latest Updates:3rd April 2005 - Scouts: Photographs of the 2004 Essex Scout Jamboree.
Latest Updates:30th March 2005 - Scouts: Results of the Hockey Tournament and Grand Prix Challenge
Latest Updates:25th March 2005 - Scouts: Read about some of the activities that the Scouts enjoy doing.
Latest Updates:18th March 2005 - Cub Scouts. For more information about the Cub Scout Communicator Badge Click Here to see the badge. Scouts: Photographs from the 1999 Summer Camp at Buckmore Park. Click here to see the Photographs.
Latest Updates:13th March 2005 - We have started adding information about the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. To see this information (and there is not much yet!) Click on the Explorer Page
Latest Updates:6th March 2005 - A report on the District Scout Night Hike and the Report on the Cub Scout My Faith Badge Presentations
Latest Updates:24th February 2005 - Information page for Group Executive Committee
Latest Updates:21st February 2005 - Photographs from 2001 Scout Summer Camp
Latest Updates:30th January 2005 - Photographs from National Scout Pedal Car Championships
Latest News: The Ramsden Bellhouse Village Hall's charity appeal will be the Leukaemia Research Fund. You find out more about this charity via their website: http://www.lrf.org.uk/