The district learnt of the passing of Henry Tompkin on the 29th of May 2020. Henry was a member of Scouting for many years and will be greatly missed throughout the district. Henry played many vital roles throughout scouting for the years as has been written by Ivor Jordan below. Mr. Henry W. Tompkin I first knew Henry in 1956, READ MORE
St Georges Day 2020 Lockdown edition
26th April 2020 Should’ve been our annual St Georges Day Parade where we will get together to celebrate the Patron Saint of Scouting and renew our promise. However this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic all Face to Face Scouting has been temporarily stopped. This means we had to renew our promise at Home. Below are some pictures from READ MORE
Chief Scout Awards March 2020
Wednesday Night saw our Chief Scout Awards. We were joined by members of all sections of Rotherham Scouts and the Mayor of Rotherham. There were big smiles all around when the children came up front to receive their award. A massive thank you to John and Jackie for organising it for everyone.
Beavers Gone Wild
On Wednesday 11th the 1st Rotherham Beavers visited Pets at Home to work on their Animal Friend Badge. They had a fun exciting evening where they learnt how to look after their pets and what food they eat.
Chief Scout Awards November 2019
We recently hosted the Chief Scout Awards at the Carlton Park Hotel where Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers all received the highest award they can get in their section. We had 17 Beavers receive the Bronze Award. 12 Cubs receive the Silver Award. 6 Scouts get their Gold Award and 2 Explorers receive their Bronze DofE Award and Young Leader READ MORE
Somethings Smells Good
Today was the day of our Annual Cub Scout Cooking Competition. On the menu this year were orange fruit cups, chicken and pasta and mars bar and rice krispie cakes. There wasn’t much left over and all the groups that entered had a wonderful time. As the pictures show. There were three groups that entered this year. The first group READ MORE
World Scout Jamboree 2019 Opening Ceremony
If you weren’t like me and stayed up you’ll have probably missed the world Scout Jamboree Opening Ceremony. Featuring an amazing Drone show and Live bands and even Bear Grylls Himself. It’s was an awesome show put on for everyone. You can watch it below. The opening ceremony starts at about 40 minutes in.