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Grey Pack and Red Troop Summer Camp 2025

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...

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Purple Pack Bowley Camp 2025

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....

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Beavers Bowley Sleepover 2025

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...

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Squirrels Sleepover 2025

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...

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East Lancs County Camp 2025

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...

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Grey Colony Fire Station Visit 2025

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...

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Squirrels & Grey Troop Grip & Go 2025

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...

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St. George’s Day Parade 2025

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...

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Rossendale District Akela Trophy 2025

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...

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Scouts Gold Expedition March 2025

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...

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Grey Colony Bowling 2025

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....

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Rossendale District Akeema Shield 2025

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...

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