Scout Movement: Remembrance Day

Scouting and Guiding Doorstep Remembrance Day

This year was a very different Remembrance Sunday. Instead of the traditional parade and church service, members of Scouting and Guiding stood outside their front doors to pay their respects at 11am for the two-minute silence.

There was a great turnout from all units and parents shared pictures for their leaders to see. There was a real sense of togetherness even though we were all apart.

Due to the impending lockdown, some units were able to lay their own wreaths in small socially distant services including Oaklands Beavers, Parbrook Cubs and Billingshurst Rainbows and Guides. The other Scouting and Guiding wreaths were laid by unit leaders before Remembrance Sunday.

On Zoom the Rainbows made poppy pictures with finger painting to mark the occasion; these all looked really effective. The Brownies all made Poppy wreaths together and the Guides made poppy pinwheels.

For more information on Scouting and Guiding in Billingshurst, e-mail Zoe: gsl@1stbillingshurst.org.uk or Natalie: dounhurst@gmail.com. Natalie Evans, Unit Leader, 2nd Billingshurst Guides

Top: photo collages showing doorstep two-minute silence Below: Parbrook Cubs and Billingshurst Guides wreath laying at the War memorial