Scorpion Duke of Edinburgh qualifying expedition took place this weekend in the Peak District. All got off to a good start and were in high spirits. They all had a good day out in the Peak district on Saturday. Some…
Wibbles rafting and canoeing
Wibbles Scouts did water activities at Hesley Wood Scout Activity Centre. They tried canoeing and raft building with varying degrees of success but all had a good time in the water. There were several disappearing shoes though we managed to…
Scorpion Explorers Bronze D of E practice
This weekend, twenty of Scorpion Explorers have been on their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition. It’s been interesting to say the least- definitely more than the 14km planned has been walked by most teams with some interesting deviations! The…
Wibbles Scouts Expedition Challenge Badge work in the Peak District
Eight scouts from our Wibbles troop travelled by train to the Peak District this weekend to complete their Expedition Challenge Badge. They met Ranger Harriet after a busy train journey and started off with a bit of pond dipping. They saw…
Mothers day tea (Fundraiser)
Our scout jamboree contingent has arranged a fundraising event at the scout hut for mothers day. We have a specific event page for this; however, please find details below and be sure to book your tickets soon. Photo image credit:…
Christmas Tree collections (an update)
Penistone Scout Group, with Springvale Community Gardens, will be doing their Christmas Tree collection in Sunday 7th January 2018 (from 9am). If you have already registered your interest (via the form on our website) you should have received an acknowledgement…
Tesco bag pack: Thank you for your support
Huge thank you to Penistone Tesco customers’ today. Your support of our bag pack raised over £1300. This will really help our young people towards achieving their goal. We really are grateful; this was in one of the buckets –…
Christmas tree collection service
Penistone Scout Group are offering a Christmas tree collection and disposal service in the new year. The trees would be taken away and put through the chipper in conjunction with Springvale gardens. We would ask for a minimum donation of…
