We are very sad to hear that Peter Moxon, County Vice President, passed away on 29th August whilst in the care of the Douglas Macmillan Hospice. Peter was a true Scouter, having served for over 50 years in various roles including the Assistant County Commissioner for Venture Scouts (1967-1970) and starting Venture Scouting in Staffordshire, Deputy …
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Aug 27 2019
2019 District Camp – Indaba
Over the weekend of 12 – 14th July 2019, over 500 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from 14 Groups from across the District, joined together for this year’s District Camp. It was titled ‘Indaba’ which is a Zulu term for ‘tribal conference’. This was only the third full District Camp in 12 years, so it …
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Jun 18 2019
Snowdon Mountain Weekend
On Friday 14th June 2019, 8 Scouts and 7 Explorers from across Newcastle District travelled to Snowdonia, North Wales. Their aim was to climb Mount Snowdon; at 1085m (3560 ft) Snowdon is the highest mountain in England and Wales. We had a relaxed Friday evening, discussing our proposed route, kit and emergency scenarios. At 6 …
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May 01 2019
2019 St. George’s Day Parade
On Sunday 28th April 2019, Newcastle District Scouts held their St. George’s Day Parade. This was held outside for the first time ever in the High Street by the Guildhall. This event was organised by the District Youth Executive, and at their request and design, was a mixture of tradition, with some interesting new twists! …
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Apr 14 2019
Monopoly Run 2019
Members of Iceni Explorer Unit who are based in Newcastle, have taken part in the 2019 Monopoly Run. This is where teams of Explorer Scouts and Scout Network travel by foot, train and bus to visit famous and specially selected monopoly locations. They compete to gain as many points as possible. 168 teams of Explorers …
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Apr 03 2019
Silver Acorn: David Gray
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Jan 07 2019
Hello 2019
We hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year. Newcastle District has plenty of exciting activities planned for this year, so please make sure you keep an eye on this site, our Facebook page and Twitter account to keep up to date. This year we’ll be doing another full District camp, so watch this …
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Dec 21 2018
Happy Christmas
Newcastle District Scouts would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope to see you all in 2019 for lots more adventurous activities!
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Dec 12 2018
Castle Capers 2020
The District Executive has ratified the appointment of Jay Auckland as Director of Castle Capers 2020, of Steve Broadhurst as the show’s Chairman and of Gavin Eardley as the show’s Treasurer and Business Manager. We are now tasked with the job of putting the various show teams, necessary for a successful activity, together. While it …
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Nov 25 2018
Gone Home: Neil Czwartynski
We are sad to hear of the passing of Neil Czwartynski. Neil was a leader at Silverdale during the mid 1970’s and 1980’s. He was a supporter of the group while his boys Tim and Chris were in the group. It was in April 2000 that he joined the Fellowship and was transferred into the ASU …
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