We are very pleased to announce that three Leaders have been recognised in this year’s St George’s Day Awards, for their outstanding service to Scouting. Graham Baddeley and Pat Viggars have been awarded the Silver Acorn, the second highest award for…
Mark Wainwright’s Funeral
Just to let everyone know Mark’s funeral will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Newcastle, on Monday 16th March at 10.00am followed by burial at Keele Cemetery. Thank you for everyone’s kind words and support. Steve Bayley Group Scout Leader 87th…
Mark Wainwright: Gone Home
It is with deepest regret that we inform you of the sudden and untimely death of Mark Wainwright, Scout Leader at 87th Stoke on Trent and Newcastle, Holy Trinity Scout Group, earlier today (Sunday 22nd February). Our deepest condolences go…
Help 74th Silverdale Win £1000
74th Silverdale Group is one of 19 community groups that are being invited to apply for a £1,000 windfall after The Sentinel teamed up with mobile phone giant Vodafone. The Community Connection Award will see the winning organisation, which must…
An Update on Compass
UPDATED 06/02/2015 19.15 Please see below – I know census is a burning issue for you all, but we need to keep a watching brief on all things related to Compass and census. You can do bulk upload of youth…
iScout for Dougie Mac – The Final Total!
Following on from the District’s iScout for Dougie Mac event in and around Newcastle last September, we now have the total amount we raised. £2076 was raised for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice in Blurton and £276 for Macmillan Cancer Support,…
The Revised Programme is Coming!
2015 sees an exciting time for Scouting with the release of the 6-18 Programme this month, a revised Scout Network provision in the spring and the Year of Adventure for Cub Scouts in the lead up to Cub100 – the…
Newcastle Leader heads off to Volunteer in the Philippines
On 8th January 2015, Sarah Bradford, a local Scout leader, will head off the with VSO team to start a 3 month home host programme in the Philippines. Working with Deaf and Disabled children she will be paired with a…
Merry Christmas
Newcastle District Scouts would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2015!
Costume Hire
Looking for a costume(s) for a show or even for a fancy dress party? Screamline Costume Hire can help you. The Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle Gang Show, Screamline, always needed a lot of costumes. Be that men dressing as women, boys…
