Newcastle District

Welcome to Newcastle-under-Lyme District Scout’s website. We are one of the 11 Districts in the County of Staffordshire. The District is in the north of the County next to the Potteries and it covers a geographical area of approximately 81 square miles (source Newcastle Borough Council).

There has been a constant Scouting presence in Newcastle since 1908 and the District now comprises of 17 Groups across the area, 8 Explorer Units, a Scouting Network and an Active Support Unit. You can see more details about these on the Groups page. Please take a look around and see what Scouts in Newcastle get up to. Please use the Contact Us page if you’d like to get in touch or follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

Permanent link to this article: https://newcastledistrictscouts.org.uk/

New Website for 87th Holy Trinity

It’s time to update your web bookmarks as 87th Holy Trinity Group have a new website for you all. It has all the information you will need to know about them and you can visit it by clicking on this link. They also have a new Facebook page which you can visit by clicking on …

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Chief Scout’s Gold Awards at 79th Clayton

Many congratulations to the two Scouts who were awarded their Chief Scout’s Gold Awards at the 79th’s AGM on Thursday. More photos are in the Gallery.

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From the District Secretary

At last week’s Annual General Meeting, our District Secretary, Linda Baddeley, retired from the role. Linda has written the below to thank everyone. As many of you will know, at the District AGM I stepped down from my role as District Secretary, after 12 years in the post. I will however be staying on in …

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N-U-L We Stand Together Festival

A couple of days after the bombing in Manchester, the owners of the Hippy Hippy Shake Company decided to put on a festival in Newcastle to raise money for the families affected by that awful event. The festival is being held today, Saturday 10th June and tomorrow, Sunday 11th June and has stalls, music, a yogathon, …

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It’s Volunteers’ Week!

This week, from 1st – 7th June is Volunteers’ Week! Volunteers’ Week is an annual event which takes place at the start of June. It celebrates the contribution made by millions of volunteers across the UK. It’s run by NCVO in partnership with Volunteer Development Scotland, Volunteer Now (Northern Ireland) and Wales Council for Voluntary …

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New Website for 87th Holy TrinityChief Scout’s Gold Awards at 79th ClaytonFrom the District SecretaryN-U-L We Stand Together FestivalIt’s Volunteers’ Week!