After what seems like a lifetime to the leader team, we are finally embarking on our first beaver sleepover and what a magical event it is. Beavers from both of our colonies arrived as mere young people and are now…
Reflecting on recent Scouting
What a week! With most young people back at school on Monday, we saw the tide of normality start to creep ever so slowly back towards the shoreline. For sure, we’re a long way off our new normal, but it’s…
Moving to Online Payments in 2021 – What you need to know and do
There are some imminent changes coming to how we manage the group’s finances. Part of this relates to monies paid by parents and guardians to the group. We need you to please read and action the below message. Thank you….
Festive Zoom backgrounds from the Scouts
The Scouts HQ team have produced some festive Zoom backgrounds that you’re free to download and use. Click or tap on the background you’d like to use and then add it as a virtual background in Zoom.
Design a badge competition
To enter you have to design a badge on the theme of Penistone Scouts ‘I survived 2020’ that could go on a camp blanket. The badge must be circular (an oval or a circle), contain the phrase Penistone Scouts ‘I…
Remembrance Day 2020
Today is Remembrance Day. We were unable to participate in this year’s Remembrance Sunday. Instead, we wrote to every young person and leader, posting them a Scout Poppy Appeal 2020 badge for their uniform. We asked for as many as…
Virtual Campfire Session
This evening we have enjoyed a traditional campfire sing-a-long and a good time with lots of happy campers. The Beaver & Cub campfire was headlined by Theo one of our very own beavers and he did a grand job. The…
Virtual Camp: Wellbeing boxes, backwoods cooking and more Dens
The day has flown by and we have or about to sit down to eat together. More amazing images of dens have come through since my last post so these are included here, including one that didn’t go to…
Scouts are hiking to the moon
Scouts are going on a #HikeToTheMoon! Young people, families, and volunteers like us are hiking at least a mile at home, donating, and supporting those who need it most with BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief. Get involved: scouts.org.uk/hiketothemoon…
