We are delighted to be able to share that following the October half-term we’ll have not only have some Scouts and Explorers meeting face to face but some Cubs too. These sessions are immensely important to and rewarding for the…
Race Round The World
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Penistone Scouts supporting Poppy Appeal 2020
Earlier in October, we launched our fundraising appeal for the Royal British Legion. We did this when we accepted we would sadly not be able to parade on Remembrance Sunday this year. We are currently a little way over ¾…
Remembrance Sunday 2020
Each year, the young people and adult volunteers of Penistone Scouts’ parade through the town centre of Penistone before taking part in a service of Remembrance both outside and inside St John’s Church. We do this proudly alongside other youth…
An update regarding getting back to face-to-face Scouting
We’ve been a little quiet on the group website since the start of the school summer holidays. We’ve sent a series of emails to parents and guardians, but recognise that grandparents, retired members, scouting alumni and more have an interest…
Announcing our new Chair of the Executive Committee
Andrew Millner has been the Chair of Penistone Scouts’ trustees and executive committee for the best part of the past decade. At our Annual General Meeting Andrew stepped down from the post, handing the baton to Laura Simpson. We are…
Getting back to face-to-face Scouting safely
Towards the start of July, quite a few lockdown changes were announced by the UK Government. These vary heavily between the four nations, and further differ across sectors such as hospitality, retail, education and youth organisations. UK Scouting has been…
Virtual Camp: All the winners announced!
After what can only be described as a camp that exceeded all of our expectations we are finally pleased to announce the winners of the spontaneous prizes the leader team decided to award over this weekend. This went from a…
