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…
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…
Everybody needs good neighbours – When parking at the SCOUT HUT please…..
Dear Parents We recently invited our immediate neighbours to the view our proposals to develop the land around the scout hut, it gave us an opportunity to listen to the views of local residents and what they thought about living…
CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER 2017 – Yet another busy year for Scouting in Penistone
Every year we like to round off the year with a NEWSLETTER which is written by the section leaders and acts as a review of the exploits the group and its members have been up to over the past year….
Christmas Service Of Thanks
Please join us for our Annual Christmas Service of Thanks, to be held at St Johns Church in Penistone? It will no doubt consist of the usual array of madcap presentations, carols, awards and Christmas messages as we celebrate our…
Black Ops III Camp – Saturday afternoon (photos)
Saturday afternoon included shelter building, whittling woggles, paracord bracelets, lemon fire starters (that we now think were a con!) and the explorers being turned into zombies ahead of this evening’s wide game! The kids have been cooking curry on their…
Black Ops III Camp – Saturday lunch (photos)
Saturday lunch saw the kids set up their camp kitchens. rebuild their fires and then make bread and baked potatoes.
Black Ops III Camp – Saturday morning
There were a few shell shocked Scouts and Explorers this morning. Nothing that preparing, building and lighting their own fires before cooking up random varieties of eggs and, in some cases, flambé bacon! Everyone’s eaten, and they’re now building camp…
Penistone Scouts – Volunteering opportunities to suit you
Penistone Scout Group is one of the largest and most successful Scout Groups in the country, however, we are facing a challenge. We currently have 265 young people involved with the group and 200 more on a waiting list, which…
