Adult volunteers from across Northumberland Scouts came together at the weekend to enjoy a two-day walking skills weekend in the Lake District. The training weekend, organised by qualified instructors from Whitey Bay & District Scout’s Adventurous Activities Team aimed to help support more adult volunteers to gain the skills and Read more…
Members of our County and District leadership teams spent an inspiring day at our North East England Regional Scout Conference on Saturday. The event, held at the Glow Centre in Newton Aycliffe brought together over 200 lead volunteers for a day of networking and learning. Over the course of the Read more…
The latest issue of Northumberland Natter, our newsletter for adult volunteers in Northumberland Scouts is now available. In this issue you can find details of: Welcome from our Lead Volunteer, Peter New appointments to our County Youth Team Our County camp, Camp Northumbria taking place 23rd – 26th May How Read more…
Our County Youth Lead, Logan O’Hara, has been hard at work building his County Youth Team and we’re delighted to announce the following appointments: Nathan Gray (Tynemouth District) – County Youth Team Member (Programme) Kirsty Hobkirk (Blyth Valley District) – County Youth Team Member (Leadership) Grace Smith (Tynemouth District) – Read more…
In February half term, a group of five Scouts and Explorer Scouts from Northumberland Scouts and members of our County Youth Team were invited to join a Democracy Cafe organised by My Life My Say! The focus groups for 10 – 19 year olds are being held across the country Read more…
We’re offering a residential opportunity for members working towards their King’s Scout Award or Gold DofE. Volunteering as part of our camp service team for Camp Northumbria, you’ll have the opportunity to meet new people, work as part of a team and contribute to a large scale scouting event! You Read more…
Our latest membership numbers show exciting growth across our County in 2024/25! Over the past year, our total membership has grown by 1.9% to a total of 7,351 members. Our youth membership has grown by 1.4% and our total number of adult volunteers has grown by 3.5%. We’re especially thrilled Read more…
Join three teams of Scout Network members from across Northumberland Scouts, as we compete against 10,000 Scouts worldwide in the global iScout challenge! Taking place on the evening of Saturday 8th March, our teams will be based at 4th Morpeth HQ (Central Morpeth), County HQ (Shiremoor) and House on the Read more…
On Sunday 9th February 2025, over 160 young people attended our illustration workshop with author and illustrator Liz Million! Everyone had a great time and went home with a smile on their face and a new found passion for drawing. Even the adult volunteers got involved and impressed themselves with Read more…
In January, members of the County Leadership Team attended Summit25, The Scouts National Conference which was held in Birmingham. Summit25 brought together more than 700 volunteers from across the UK, along with members of the UK Leadership Team and Trustee Board to reflect on the success of the 2018-2025 Skills Read more…