Scouts (10 ½ to 14 year olds)
Jump in and get muddy. Give back and get set. Scouts ignore the butterflies and go for it, and soon so will you.
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Join Scouts
Please enter your details on our district join page. Houghton-Le-Spring Scout District manages membership enquiries on behalf of it's groups.
Links to Group Websites
1st Eppleton Scouts (Based Hetton-Le-Hole)
1st Fatfield Scouts (Based Fatfield)
1st Herrington Scouts (Based Herrington Burn)
1st Houghton Scouts (Based Houghton)
1st Washington Scouts (Based Washington Village)
3rd Washington Scouts (Based Oxclose and Concord)
4th Washington Scouts (Based Lambton)
Volunteer with Scouts
Each Scout Troop is made up of young people aged 10½ to 14, led by trained adult volunteers who are on hand to share their skills and keep everyone safe. Traditionally, Scout leaders were nicknamed ‘Skip’ – an abbreviation of ‘Skipper’, which is a name given to a ship’s captain. In some Troops this name is still used, but these days it’s more common for Scout leaders to just use their real names.
If you think you can help our scout leader team, please have a look at how you can become an adult volunteer. We're looking for people to help behind the scenes as well as working with you people. Find out about becoming an adult volunteer.
Being a Scouts
When you join scouts, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things. Here's everything you need to know.
Who are Scouts?
Scouts are a go-getting group of young people aged 10 ½ to 14 who:
Master new skills and try new things
Make new friends
Have fun and go on adventures, at home and abroad
Explore the world around them
Help others and make a difference, in their own communities and beyond
Week in and week out, they gather in groups called Scout Troops to conquer the small task of changing the world.
What do Scouts get up to?
Discovering the world
Being a Scout is all about discovering the world on your own terms and making the most of what you have, wherever and whoever you are.
Alongside your new friends, you’ll master the skills that will help you weather the storms of life, and try things you’d never get the chance to do at home or at school - working with trained volunteers to achieve whatever you set your mind to.
Starting small, thinking big
Scouts start small but think big. They stand up for what they believe in and make a difference on their doorstops, confident in the knowledge that their daily actions add up.
In a society that can often feel increasingly isolated and inward facing, Scouts build bridges and break barriers.
Throughout history, they’ve played all sorts of useful roles in society, and this legacy continues today.
Listening in, lending a hand
Scouts seek out the answers to the big questions, and to the smaller questions that don’t seem to matter but really should. Most importantly, they say yes more often than they say no - whether they’re taking part in their first ever camp away from home, or writing their first line of code, or accepting the last of the toasted marshmallows.
Sound like fun? That’s because it is. All that’s missing is you.
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