It’s been another fantastic year for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award within Blaydon & District Scouts, with young people continuing to challenge themselves, develop new skills and enjoy some brilliant adventures along the way. Back in April, 10 young people…
Blaydon Explorer Scouts Support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
Members of Blaydon Explorer Scouts proudly volunteered their time this weekend to support the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal. The Explorers spent the day at Asda Gateshead, helping to run the in-store poppy stall and engaging with shoppers to…
Celebrating Success in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
This year has been a fantastic one for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award within Blaydon & District Scouts. We’re proud to share that 14 young people have successfully completed their Gold expeditions, with participants not only from our own district…
A busy summer for the Duke of Edinburgh Award
Over the summer, we ran Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions in Northumberland and around Hadrian’s Wall. During these expeditions, we had over 20 Explorer Scouts taking part, who all passed both the practice and qualifying expeditions of…
Volunteers recognised in local awards
Lead Volunteer Colin Hurst recently visited some of our volunteers to present some very special awards.
Lead Volunteer, Colin Hurst, Recognised by Local MP
This week, our lead Volunteer, Colin Hurst, has been recognised by our local MP Liz Twist. Liz presented Colin with one of her Angel Awards, which are presented to members of her constituency who have done outstanding service and made…
