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Grey Pack and Red Troop Summer Camp 2025
On the weekend of the 20th to the 22nd of June Grey Pack and Red Troop, the Friday Sections, camped together at the Waddecar Scout Activity Centre near Preston. We all packed ourselves into two minibuses leaving the Warren and an hour later trundled onto site to set...
Purple Pack Bowley Camp 2025
What a fantastic weekend our Purple Cub Pack had at Bowley Scout Campsite from Friday to Sunday! We were thrilled to take 21 Cubs away for an unforgettable adventure — 8 girls and 13 boys — and we couldn’t be prouder of how brilliantly they all represented our Pack....
Beavers Bowley Sleepover 2025
The Bowley Scout Campsite was the venue for this year’s Beaver Scout Sleepover. Due to limited resources, it was decided to limit the Beavers to one night each Colony, so it was with that the Grey Colony Beavers slept over on the Friday evening and the Purple Colony...
Squirrels Sleepover 2025
Eight Squirrels spent a night at our Warren headquarters for our 2025 Squirrels Sleepover. Arriving at 11:00 am on the Saturday morning the 24-hour adventure started with some craftwork. A hike in the afternoon to the Marl Pits Sports Centre was to follow with more...
100 Club – June 2025
The winning number in our 186th 100 Club Draw was: Please support the Group by joining the 100 Club.
100 Club – May 2025
The winning number in our 185th 100 Club Draw was: Please support the Group by joining the 100 Club.
East Lancs County Camp 2025
On the Bank Holiday weekend of the 2nd to the 5th of May, the East Lancashire Scouts team held County Camp 2025 at Bowley International Scout Campsite for Scout Groups across the Northwest. The 38th Rossendale took 37 Scouts and 9 leaders from across our 3 Scout...
Grey Colony Fire Station Visit 2025
Grey Colony Beavers had a fabulous time at Rawtenstall Fire Station. They had a tour of the Fire Engine, and all the equipment was explained to them. They then had an opportunity to sit in the Fire Engine, before the highlight of the evening, a chance to use the Fire...
Squirrels & Grey Troop Grip & Go 2025
Thursday 1st of May was the Local Elections, so our headquarters was in use as a Polling Station. It was decided to make a return trip with the Squirrels and Grey Troop to the Grip & Go indoor climbing centre for an evening of high-rise fun. Whilst some of the...
St. George’s Day Parade 2025
Thank you to the Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts that took part in the Annual St. George's Day Parade. In a change of venue, this year the parade took place in Stubbylee Park, Bacup. Once assembled, there was a procession around the perimeter of the Park, before...
100 Club – April 2025
The winning number in our 184th 100 Club Draw was: Please support the Group by joining the 100 Club.
Rossendale District Akela Trophy 2025
On Saturday 5th of April, five of our Cubs from Grey Pack took part in the Akela Trophy competition. This is a District competition in which teams are set several tasks in a bid to win the most points. A total of 7 teams from 7 Groups competed from across the District...
Easter Egg Chocolate Roll 2025
A week of intense competition came to an end with 8 lucky winners in our 2025 Easter Egg Chocolate Roll fundraiser. Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts took it in turn to roll or slide their 10 pence pieces towards the chocolate egg, the eventual winner being...
100 Club – March 2025
The winning number in our 183rd 100 Club Draw was: Please support the Group by joining the 100 Club.
Scouts Gold Expedition March 2025
On the weekend of the 15th and 16th March a mixed batch of eight Scouts from all three of our Scout Troops undertook a foot expedition from Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary to Ashworth Valley Scout Campsite. We had a gloriously sunny and thankfully dry weekend even though...
Grey Colony Bowling 2025
Monday evenings in April 2025 were not good for holding meetings with three of the four weeks taken up with Easter Holidays. To make up for the lack of meeting nights, Grey Colony Beavers were treated to a subsided 10-pin Bowling session at MFA Bowl in Burnley....
100 Club – February 2025
The winning number in our 182nd 100 Club Draw was: Please support the Group by joining the 100 Club.
Rossendale District Akeema Shield 2025
For the third consecutive year Purple Colony Beavers won the Rossendale District Akeema Shield Competition. Competing against seven other teams including our own Grey Colony Beavers who were runners-up, everyone worked hard at the challenges presented to them.They...