Congratulations to the three teams taking part in the county air rifle shooting competition. Hatherley teams came first, second, and fourth, with Shurdingon coming third. In addition, a Hatherley Scout achieved the highest personal score! This is an excellent achievement for the Scouts, and for Frank for his instruction over the term.

In July around 80 young people along with a team of leaders, explorers, helpers and parents spent the weekend at Cranham Scout Campsite. A wide range of activities were enjoyed including archery,  badge making, backwoods cooking, pioneering, the assault course, rifle shooting, the traverse wall, orienteering, and a evening walk.

Since the flooding over Christmas, we have finally got the scout hall back to full use. The hall has been painted with thanks to Piccolo bears and the side boxes were done with help of two scouts. The boxes do need another coat, which  will be done in the main holidays. Both the Committee room and the toilets were painted by parents  - Thank you!

Hatherley Scouts celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008.  During the year we ran various special events to celebrate it.  As part of the celebration we held a competition to design a badge.  The design was eventually the combination of a couple of beavers designs.

We are starting an Air Rifle Club for members of the Scout section (Tuesday or Thursday). It will be held on Saturday mornings (at the moment) with a qualified instructor to run it. For more details contact Frank.