ONE of the new mottos of Scouting is “#skills for life” and this year, Barnard Castle Scout Group has certainly been living up to it, with exciting and challenging programmes being delivered by adult volunteers to the young people.
Beaver Scouts are aged six to eight years, Cub Scouts are aged eight to ten-and-a-half, Scouts are aged ten-and-a-half to 14 and explorer Scouts are aged 14 to 18 years.
Among some of the activities which Scouts have taken part in during the past 12 months are: canoeing, camping, team challenges, hiking, map reading, crate stacking, cooking, fire lighting, archery, shooting, tomahawk throwing, first aid, grass sledging, orienteering, abseiling, rock climbing, laser quest and den building.
All our youth members are working towards activity badges that cover everything from hobbies, collections, sailing, nights away to scuba diving… there really is a badge for every interest.
As we start back after the summer break and embark on another fun-filled year we have some places available in our Scout group.
Scouting is open to boys and girls and we meet at various times throughout the week.
To find out more information about any of our sections please email: bcscoutgroup@yahoo.com or visit us on facebook.
You don’t have to be a young person to enjoy the fun of Scouting. If you have a passion for getting outside and trying new things and can encourage and lead young people aged six to 18 years old to discover and learn through excitement, teamwork and adventure, then you can be a Scout leader.
This is a fun and rewarding role and ideal for those who enjoy working with young people.
You can give as much of your time as you choose on your terms. Whether you can spare one hour a week, a month or a term, it’s far easier to offer exciting activities and provide scouting to even more young people if we have your support.
No previous experience of scouting is necessary. What’s more important is your own skills and experience as well as empathy with our mission and values.
We provide a warm welcome, a sociable network, a relevant level of easy to access training and lots of online resources to help with planning activities, as well as lots of ongoing face-to-face support.
Being part of scouting is great fun and it goes without saying that helping young people can be one of the most rewarding things you can do, plus it also looks great on your CV.
Chris Hollyoake
