Rushcliffe Scout News

By Adam Dearnley - District Media Manager ⚜ 2021 was the year that we got back to camping, back to adventure and back together. Here's to more adventures in 2022! Have a Story? Please email  media@rushcliffescouts.org.uk

By Adam Dearnley - District Media Manager ⚜ Cubs from across Rushcliffe had a fantastic day of canoeing, kayaking and sailing with the Notts Scouts Activity Team 🛶⛵ Here are some of the highlights!

By Fiona Burrows - District Commissioner ⚜ A video message from our District Commissioner, Fiona Burrows for St George's Day.

By Tim Kirby - District Chaiman ⚜ A video message from our District Chairman, Tim Kirby for St George's Day.

By Adam Dearnley - District Media Manager ⚜ With our St George's Day Parade being cancelled once again, we will be holding another virtual promise renewal this year. This will be available on our YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/rushcliffescouts  from Sunday 25th April at 2pm. Leading up to the event there will also be several St George's day themed activities posted on our Facebook event page which you can join here:   https://www.facebook.com/events/431781181246814  

By Ruth Edwards - MP, Rushcliffe ⚜ Thank you message to all Scouts in Rushcliffe from Ruth Edwards MP #ThankTwo

By Adam Dearnley - District Media Manager  ⚜  2020 has been a strange year, we made the most of it when we could and improvised when we had to.  We learnt about Scouting at home and we explored the Great Indoors!  It's been a difficult year for many of us but a lot of good things have happened as well.  Take a look at the video below to see some of the best bits.  Happy New Year! H opefully 2021 will be better and we can return to all of the activities that we love, but haven't been able to do recently.  Have a Story? Please email  media@rushcliffescouts.org.uk

By 1st Keyworth. 1st Keyworth Scout Group would like to invite you to our Virkey Trot challenge. For over 30 years, in December, we have organised a half-marathon (the Turkey Trot) around the surrounding villages of Keyworth to raise funds for the group. Unsurprisingly this year we had to make the disappointing decision to cancel the race. In its place we will be staging a virtual half-marathon for runners. Alongside this we would like to challenge scout groups to their own virtual run.   For scouts and explorers this will be a half-marathon.   For beavers and cubs this will be 5K. Each respective race will take on a relay format; there is no restriction to the number of young people that can take part in the relay. The participation rules can be found detailed below.   To mark the Scout virtual Virkey trot challenge a badge will be available for those participants that that have registered and paid the appropriate fee. In parallel with the virtual race we are askin...