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…
The latest issue of Northumberland Natter, our newsletter for adult volunteers in Northumberland Scouts is now available. In this issue you can find: Welcome from our Lead Volunteer, Peter Details of our county camp, Camp Northumbria Changes to County Office opening hours A reminder about the national census and new Read more…
Join us from Friday 23rd – Monday 26th May 2025 for an action-packed fun weekend at our County camp. Cubs, Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Scout Network are invited to join us for a three-night camp starting Friday 23rd May 2025. Squirrels and Beavers can join the fun on Saturday 24th, Read more…
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 who took the time to enter. Look out for the Read more…
A 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 Year Long Service Susan Thorp Norman Robinson 50 Year Long Read more…
Northumberland 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 for Northumberland Scouts. Helen’s appointment will commence immediately. The Chair Read more…