Nationally we’re planning to migrate away from Compass to a new digital system during the Autumn term of 2024. Everyone currently on Compass will move to this new system which offers exciting new features to help manage volunteers, learning, awards, permits and more. To make sure all members can easily Read more…
Many of you will have seen the media coverage about our record waiting lists – which now stands at over 107,000 nationally. Of course, as volunteers, we know all too well that demand greatly outstrips supply. Although we’d love to welcome more young people into the movement, we need more Read more…
This is official notice of Northumberland Scouts Annual General Meeting 2023. Celebrating 365 Days with Northumberland Scouts our Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 9th September 2023 starting at 4:30pm at Northumbria Students Union.
NORTHUMBERLAND NATTER Our next edition of the county newsletter is live! Please check that your email is all up to date on compass to ensure you get the latest low down on all things going on in Northumberland Scouts! ✍🏻 Peter Thorp looks back at his first few months as Read more…
Volunteers told us they need more volunteers and we listened. Together, we’ve come up with a plan. To give more young people skills for life, we need more volunteers. In 2018, we agreed our Skills for Life strategy. Now we want to make volunteering with Scouts easier and more fun, so we can attract and Read more…
It can sometimes be hard to make sure everyone’s entertained between activities, and keeping everybody busy, occupied and safe can be difficult. To help, we’ve put together a group of games that are all under ten minutes. They can be helpful little time fillers to keep in your back pocket. Read more…