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[Thorpe Hesley Scouts @42ndScouts]

Local heroes - Today we discovered that you don’t need a cape or a mask to be a true hero!
We kicked off the day chatting about our favourite legends like the Hulk and Spider-Man, before talking "everyday superheroes" living right among us. The children were great at playing ...

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Big Bird watch - It's the big bird watch, so we decided to get involved by making bird feeders tonight.

Firstly we started off by chatting about different birds and why they are important. We looked at different types of birds we might find in the garden before getting m...

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Welcome Back - Hello everyone! It is so wonderful to see so many familiar faces back , and a huge, warm welcome to our brand-new Squirrels joining the drey for the first time.

The first week back was all about finding our feet, making new friends, and getting comfortable. W...

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Waiting list update -
We have had an incredible interest in joining our group and took the decision to close the waiting list and review this in Jan 2026

We have met this evening and have taken the difficult decision to keep the waiting list closed until June where it will...

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Christmas Fun Day - We had a wonderful day today! So many fun activities: crafts, games, a festive walk, snacks, Just Dance, and bingo. The definite highlight was saving Santa through a series of games and a reindeer hunt. A big thank you to Molly for the delicious Christmas l...

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A sticky,messy fun night - Today Becky , the cub leader kindly offered to come and make edible slime.

It was an experiment that was a super messy but lots of fun. We used sprinkles, Christmas sweets and candy canes to make it really festive.

Afterwards we played a gam...

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Christingle - We had lots of fun tonight learning about and making christingles. We glued on ribbon to oranges and added sweets to our cocktail sticks, before finishing off with a candle. After a safety briefing about staying safe with our candle flame, we sat with our christ...

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Christmas tree decorations - Every year our scout group are asked to decorate a tree for the church tree festival. Each year there is a theme. This year our given theme was "we saw three ships".

We spoke about the church's festival and why they have asked us.

We listened...

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Remembrance Night -
Today was Remembrance Day, so we took some time to learn what that meant and how we wear poppies to remember the soldiers.
We then made some "splat" poppies with cotton wool and paint. How fabulous they looked!
We then arranged ourselves into a large po...

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Running for Scouting: Half-Marathon for a hardship fund! -

Hello everyone,

In March 2026, I’ve decided to take on a personal challenge — I’ll be running the Sheffield half-marathon to raise funds for our Scout Group’s Hardship Fund. As both a doctor and a Scout leader,...

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We will remember them - Thank you to all our members for your support today - https://t.co/sB8ykoC1V5

[Thorpe Hesley Scouts @42ndScouts]

Diwali - We started our Diwali evening by reading a book all about the festival. Afterwards, we painted lamps known as diyas, coloured rangoli pictures and played a fun fireworks game. We even tried some samosas. Some thought they were yummy others thought they were very spicy...

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World mental health day - This week, our focus was on mental health. We discussed what mental health is and explored positive ways to look after our wellbeing. We talked about things that make us happy, such as exercise, spending time with family, being creative, and enjoying ...

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Scientists - Amazelabs brought a real spark of excitement to our group, transforming us all into budding scientists. She guided us through a series of fascinating science experiments. One of the highlights was creating a magical lava lamp, which brilliantly demonstrated how li...

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Scarecrows and promises - Today was a evening filled with promises and talks of harvesting.

We had several new squirrels make their promises today so we took time to reflect on when we made our promises and what it means. We also reminded ourselves about the wider Scouting...

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Campfire and camping skills - We had a camping skills night tonight. Learning about fire lighting, rolling sleeping bags ready for any upcoming adventures.

We also got to toast marshmallows on the fire and had some lovely downtime colouring sheets of ourselves.

We had...

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Award Night - A special ceremony was held at Rotherham United's New York Stadium to present various prestigious Scout Awards Certificates to many members of the 42nd Scout group. This is a fantastic recognition of their hard work and dedication of our members.

Congratulati...

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We now have internet in the Scout hut! -
MASSIVE thank you to QLineIT for our new STARLINK INTERNET. This will enable us to offer new skills sessions for our young members and will make life much easier for leaders updating onlinescoutmanager etc

The network will have pare...

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Day 3 Lake District Reconnaissance Camp! - We were up bright and early today for our last day of adventure, and it was actually bright because it was sunny!
Clear skies did lead to a very cold morning, so we wrapped up in lots of (newly dried from the drying room) layers and...

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Day 2 Great Tower Reconnaissance Camp! - The strongest way to start the day is... Camp breakfast! On Summer Camp, the hot breakfast days will be cooked by leaders in a kitchen. We don't have a kitchen this weekend, so camp stoves it is!
One sausage and egg sandwich later, we ...