Group Camp 2023!

Watch out! Our Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Squirrels are armed with axes, bow and arrows, nerf guns and air rifles! That can only mean one thing – Group Camp is back! With so many new skills to learn, games to…

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Lego Camp 2023!

It was a busy weekend for our Cubs at this month’s Lego Camp. From completing the high ropes, to building Angry Birds catapults and putting their trust in others during the sensory trail, our Cubs had a great time, and…

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Air rifle shooting returns – and booking is open!

After a few years away due to Covid, this week saw the return of our hugely-anticipated air rifle shooting sessions. Led by Steve and Louis, both of whom are fully-qualified National Small-bore Rifle Association (NSRA) instructors, our Enigma Scouts practiced…

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The day the Police came to check up on us

It’s not every day you get told to climb into the back of a police van. Thankfully, our local police squad hadn’t come to arrest any of us. No, they’d come to meet our Beavers and Squirrels – and boy…

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Online payment provider to change

Penistone Scouts will onlyuse GoCardless to take all payments via our online provision from April 2023. This change has been largely driven by you parents and guardians querying why we use one provision for events and a different one for…

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Squirrels take on the land and sea

It was certainly a big day out for the Squirrels when they went off to Manchester to explore both the SEA LIFE centre and Legoland Discovery Centre. After an 8am start and a very giddy road trip, we arrived at…

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Scouts brave the elements at Freezer Camp!

Our brave Scouts (and even braver leaders) took on the freezing February temperatures during our latest camp at Hesley Wood. Thankfully, they’ve all now thawed out enough to fill us in on what they got up to. On arrival, the…

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Cubs Climb the Wall Sleepover

After what has seemed like a life time to both the cubs and the leader team, we finally managed to converge on the scout hut and enjoy a weekend of messy science shenininghans, entertaining the masses, fire safety theory and…

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