Our Skills for Life strategy ends at the end of 2025. HQ are now planning our future and developing our next strategy for Scouts by speaking to and gathering the…
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New Safety Learning
Posted on 4th June 2025 at 20:21.Recently, the Scouts mandatory safety learning has been updated and improved. The new learning course will help you to understand: It’s important for all our volunteers to complete the updated…

Celebrating Our Volunteers – This Volunteers’ Week, We Say Thank You
Posted on 2nd June 2025 at 08:40.This week (2nd–8th June) is Volunteers’ Week – a time to recognise the incredible contribution of volunteers all across the country. And here in Durham Scouts, we want to shine…

Pete Swinney Competition 2025 – A Day of Fun, Maps and Teamwork!
Posted on 14th May 2025 at 08:35.On Saturday 10th May, Cubs from across Durham came together at Moor House Adventure Centre for the annual Pete Swinney Competition — a fun-filled event designed to challenge, excite, and…

Celebration for Durham Scouts at Windsor
Posted on 29th April 2025 at 12:00.On the 27th of April, Chief Scout Dwayne Fields had the honour of celebrating 5 individuals from Durham at a special event held at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Kent,…

UK Youth Forum 2025
Posted on 27th April 2025 at 15:07.Scouts, Explorers and Network members from across the County recently gathered at Edinburgh Zoo as part of the UK Youth Forum for UK Scouting, an inspiring event dedicated to shaping…
Young people first: safeguarding and safety in Scouting
Wherever we go and whatever we do, we put young people’s safety and wellbeing first.