Tom is just 6 years old and is in our Beavers section at 5th Rotherham. He’s climbed Snowden, Scarfell Pike, and regularly goes on walks distances of over 14km. In October 2020, Tom will be attempting 3 in…
Raising money for Action for Children – Boycott your Bed 2020
On Friday, 21st August our group ditched their beds and slept in bathtubs, dens, floors, tents and trampolines to raise money for Action for Children. We had a virtual Zoom meeting on the evening and the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts…
The 27th Rotherham are back!
The weekend of the 8th/9th of August was the return of Face to Face Scouting in Rotherham. The 27th Rotherham based in Woodsetts had a fun filled weekend with games, pizza pockets fire lighting and smores. The leaders worked hard…
Henry Tompkin Obituary
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…
Cleaning up our streets and why nitrous oxide is no laughing matter…
With the pressures that COVID-19 has presented, Imogen (Scouts section) and her Dad wanted to make a difference and do something to help the council who were running reduced services during lockdown. With a grabber and hoop they began clearing…
Our virtual promise renewal for Saint George’s Day 2020
We couldn’t get together for Saint George’s Day this year to renew our promise due to COVID-19 and the world being in lockdown – so instead, we got together and made a virtual promise. A massive thank you to everyone…
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…
Ben’s 24 hours in the van challenge – Fundraising for the NHS
Written by Ben and his Mum. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were all isolating. Ben had been watching YouTube videos of people doing last to leave challenges. Ben in his makeshift bed in the van Ben decided to challenge…
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…
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.
