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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:
Rossendale District Beavers Christmas Party 2017
Beavers from Grey and Purple Beaver Colonies joined other Groups from Rossendale for the Beavers District Christmas Party held at the HQ of the 2nd Rossendale in Bacup. Led by Young People who were raising funds for their International Trips to the World Scout...
Beavers Runamok
An extra treat for the Beaver Scouts from Grey and Purple Colonies was in store when 33 of them went to the Runamok play centre in Haslingden. An hour and half of fun was scheduled which was only broke for a short while for crisps, biscuits and a drink. Where do they...
100 Club – November 2017
The winning number in our 97th 100 Club Draw was:
Purple Pack Winter Camp 2017
Providing three nights away on a weekend camp is difficult, but this is the criteria amongst many other things for a Cub Scout to gain their Chief Scout Silver Award. The answer to this appears to run two weekend camps and it was with that in mind that Purple Pack...
Remembrance Day Parade 2017
A brilliant turnout at the Remembrance Day Parade which including the Seat Naze Explorer Scouts amounted to over 120 Members. It was a sunny but very cold day but the weather did not stop everyone wearing their uniform with pride to mark their respect for those that...
100 Club – October 2017
The winning number in our 96th 100 Club Draw was:
Annual General Meeting 2017
We are pleased to announce that Dorothea is our Scouter of the Year and has been presented the “Jean Smith Award” in recognition of this achievement. This was very well deserved and comes from her enthusiasm for Scouting, her sportsmanship, patience, determination and...
Purple Troop – October Camp 2017
Over 30 members of Purple Troop met up at Bowley Scout Campsite for another fun weekend! With the main attraction being the quad bikes, the Scouts also took on the 'Leap of Faith' too! The Scouts arrived to a dark and windy field and their first challenge...