We are delighted to announce the winner of our first county challenge – badge design. County Lead Volunteer Peter Thorp selected Lauren Mole’s entry as the winning design from a wonderful selection of entries. Well done Lauren and all...
Read moreA huge congratulations to our Adult Volunteers who have been presented with their awards in recent weeks. 5 Year Long Service Mark Beckwith Melanie Hewitt Karen Charters 10-Year Long Service Ann Popay 20-Year Long Service Kathryn Fuller Claire Brooks 40...
Read moreNorthumberland Scouts are thrilled to announce the new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Following the Annual General Meeting in September, the Scout Council approved the nomination of Dr Helen Paterson to be the Chair of the Board of Trustees...
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We are sad to announce that the following people have stepped down from their roles within Team Northumberland Professor Sir Alan Craft – Chair of the Board of TrusteesSir Nigel Sherlock – Vice PresidentRio Groves – County Youth LeadOliver Scott Read more…
Dwayne Fields has been appointed as the new Chief Scout Liam Walsh and Laura Humphries from Northumberland Scouts takes part in historic investiture of the new Chief Scout Dwayne was chosen for his values, commitment, and outstanding leadership qualities Scouts announce Dwayne Fields, the first Black Briton to reach the Read more…
Nationally, The Scouts have embarked on a massive programme of transformation, all aimed at improving our volunteer culture. A large part of this is a move from role-based to team-based volunteering – making it easier and more flexible for our fantastic volunteers Read more…
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, Read more…
This International Youth Day we need volunteers – just like YOU! 👍 Each week we help hundreds of young people in North Tyneside, Newcastle and all the way across Northumberland and up to Berwick have fun, try new things, make Read more…
Are you interested in making a difference? Young people are the heart of Scouts, and we need your voice to shape our future! We’re going to be speaking to young people of all ages from Squirrels to Network to find Read more…
At Northumberland Scouts, young people learn how to speak up and take the lead. But they told us that the programme didn’t recognise this enough. That’s what the YouShape Award is all about. We believe that this award gives our young Read more…