We are very pleased to announce that that District Active Support Manager, Mike Deakin, has been awarded the British Empire Medal for Services to Scouting in the New Years Honours. Mike has been involved with Scouting and especially the 74th Silverdale Group for 70 years. This is honour well deserved and we send Mike our …
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Dec 19 2020
Happy Christmas
Well, its been one crazy year, we went into 2020 with plans for District Events, Weekend Activities, Summer Camps and Gang Shows which by April all had to be packed away. During all of the year though all our adult volunteers have endeavoured to provide activities for the young people in the District within the …
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Nov 11 2020
Newcastle District Scouts Remember The Fallen
In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now …
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Oct 22 2020
Adult Awards
“I’m really pleased to be able to tell you that the following members of our District have been nominated and approved to receive awards. As you know we would normally keep this quiet, and announce it “this is your life style surprise” at an event. In these very strange times, we have been given permission …
Permanent link to this article: https://newcastledistrictscouts.org.uk/2020/10/adult-awards/
Oct 13 2020
Dot Bailey B.E.M. on Radio Stoke
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May 06 2020
Just Giving for Newcastle District Scouts
We have set up a Just Giving page to enable groups or individuals to support Scouting across the area through donations. All money donated will go directly to the District to support Scouting across the area once the Corona virus emergency has ended. Please click on the link to donate or start fundraising. https://www.justgiving.com/newcastledistrictscouts Thank …
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Apr 28 2020
St. George’s Day Parade
At this time of year, we normally hold our St. George’s Day Parade and Promise renewal in Newcastle Town Centre. It wasn’t possible to do it this year due to the Corona virus situation, so instead a virtual St. George’s Day was done instead. We’ve produced this video with the Promise renewals and some special …
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Apr 10 2020
Gone Home: Dianne Harvey
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Mar 02 2020
Curtain Call for the “Capers” Cast of 1980
Castle Capers is back, and this year Newcastle’s very own Scout Gang Show is celebrating a very special anniversary. It’s forty years since the variety performance, which brings together young people and leaders from across the district, was awarded “red necker status”. Newcastle District Commissioner Vera Bloor says “not every Scout show, can call itself …
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Feb 10 2020
Leaders Learn First aid
A great day was had on Saturday. with Newcastle District Scout leaders doing first aid training as part of the training for their roles. There was lots of learning, even for those who had done first aid before. CPR (resuscitation ), use of a defibrillator and treatment of a variety of injuries and illnesses. …
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