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Welcome to 1st Pontefract Scout Centre "Scout Page" we run two popular scout nights for boths boys & girls aged 10½ to 14. You have the choice of two nights Tuesday 19:30 to 21:00 or Wednesday 19:30 to 21:00

Tuesday Scouts: Tuesday Scouts

Wednesday Scouts: The Overspill

Hiking Group hit the Snow!

Above: Stoodley Pike November

The Scout Section is for young people, usually aged between 10½ and 14 years. A young person can come in to the Troop at 10 and may stay until they are 15 years old. The Scout Troop is the third and final Section at our Scout Group.

Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities which have various cost implications as part of their programme. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the key approach and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for his or her achievements there are a number of Challenges Awards and Activity Badges. Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes

Being outdoors is important and half the Programme is given over to taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities, anything from abseiling to yachting.

The international aspect gives Scouting a special appeal and many Scouts now travel abroad during their time in the Section. In 2002/3 25,000 Scouts from around the World attended the World Jamboree in Thailand. Even more are expected to attend the World Jamboree in The United Kingdom in 2007.But before this we have the European Jamboree in 2005, Eurojam. This will be for Scouts and Explorer Scouts between the ages of 11 and 18 and will provide a fantastic opportunity for young people, from different parts of Europe, to share a unique experience.

Scouting is about being with friends, as part of a team, participating fully in the adventure and opportunities of life.

For more information about Scouts, please contact the Scout Information Centre on 01977 795052 or e-mail 1stpontefractscouts@tiscali.co.uk

Expeditions: CAVING & Mini Hike

Well what can we say, we are an action packed scout centre offering only the best scouting you can find with exciting expeditions such as caving. We did Dows Rigg for the caving people out there. All got Wet, all got dirty, but hey that's scouting. 

Patrol Camps

Every year we have patrol camps, this is a whole weekend designed to promote indipendance for the scouts. They are giving a place to lite up a fire and are given on the Friday food for the wekend and it's then up to them to plan what they do and cook for themselves under the watchfull eye of the leaders. Each tent are given a project to do on this camp they were given pioneering projects.

Summer Group Camp was to Hesley Woods in 2004. What an exciting time we all had. Go Karts, cycling, climbing, sports the list goes on. A group camp allows all section to mix together and make new friends within the group

You can also expect to have climbing expeditions not on indoor climbing walls but on the real things.

Each scout get pushed to their own limits and well done to the scouts that knew their own limits.

"Its Cool" being a scout at 1st Pontefract Scout Centre.

Explorer Scouts

Last updated: 29/09/2006