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Purple Pack & 40th Cubs Bowley Camp 2018
This weekend saw two Groups from Rossendale join together for a weekend of fun in the sun at Bowley. The Cubs began the weekend with a hike into Great Harwood followed by a chippy supper and a very sleepless night! Saturday was jam packed with activities. The Cubs...
Beavers The Jump Works
The beginning of May 2018 saw Grey & Purple Colony Beavers come together for an evening of fun at The Jump Works in Accrington. Following an hour of jumping, the evening was rounded off with pizza and chips. Everyone had a fantastic time. For more photos from the...
100 Club – May 2018
The winning number in our 103rd 100 Club Draw was:
Purple Colony Animal Friend
Purple Colony Beavers have been working on their Animal Friend Activity Badge. They kept a diary for the 2-weeks of caring for their pet and then had a "show and tell" at the Beaver meeting. Well done to them all! To see more photos from the evening see our Facebook...
Red Troop Survival Camp
When the 21 members of Red Troop arrived at Bowley international Scout Camp at 10am on Saturday the 28th April they were blissfully unaware of the hungry eyes peering at them through the trees. Unbeknownst to them and the wider world an experiment by a group of...
St. Georges Day Parade 2018
Members of the 38th Rossendale and Rossendale District Explorers joined other District Groups in the 2018 St. Georges Day Parade. Despite a wet morning the weather dried up for the parade which made for a great spectacle as everyone walked...
Grey Pack Winter Camp 2018
The Place: Ashworth Valley Scout Camp. The Theme: The Year in 42 hours. The Reality:….4 seasons in 1 day 🙂 Friday The weekend started (as all good weekends do!) with a party, a New Years Eve Party! The young people enjoyed games including musical statues, musical...
100 Club – April 2018
The winning number in our 102nd 100 Club Draw was:
Purple Troop’s Leadership Camp
A cold March weekend saw Patrol Leaders, Assistant Patrol Leaders and Senior Patrol Leaders, together with the adult leadership team, come together for a weekend camp of a different style - all focused around leadership skills. Like all good camps, the weekend was...
Purple Pack Kids in Rossendale Fundraiser
Purple Pack had a fun filled, crazy night at their pyjama, wacky hair, fundraising party for Kids in Rossendale. The Cubs chose Kids in Rossendale as their local charity to raise money for and were joined by two of the charity's founders, Louise and Paula and were...
100 Club – March 2018
The winning number in our 101st 100 Club Draw was:
100 Club – February 2018
The winning number in our 100th 100 Club Draw was:
Grey Troop Todmordon Astronomy Centre
23 Scouts, 1 Young Leader and 3 Leaders from Grey Troop braved the cold February weather and went to visit the Observatory in Todmorden. At the Astronomy Centre, the Scouts learned about constellations, nebulas, stars, planets and galaxies amongst other things. The...
Red Troop Winter Camp 2018
Fresh faced and full of enthusiasm the members of Red Troop arrived on a somewhat chilly Friday evening to begin the first of hopefully many camps together. The tents went up and in some cases down then up again in the dark, with the more experienced members of the...
100 Club – January 2018
The winning number in our 99th 100 Club Draw was:
Scouts Snow Extravaganza 2017
The Chill Factore, Manchester was the pre-Christmas break destination for the 38th Rossendale Scouts from Grey, Purple and Red Troops. The first event to include all three of our Troops together. Totalling 67 of our Members they were on arrival split into two groups...
2017 Christmas Parties
2017 was rounded off with parties for both the Beavers and Cubs. Grey Colony Beavers played musical statues, had a dance competition, played musical chairs and then had supper before playing pass the parcel. Purple Colony Beavers played a mix of games and ate food...
100 Club – December 2017
The winning number in our 98th 100 Club Draw was: