14th Gainsborough Scout Group, which serves the southern part of the town, recently launched Squirrels as part of their plans for growth and their opening night was a great success. Not only did they recruit eight new members, but they also gained two new enthusiastic leaders. Since then, a further four new Squirrels have joined the Group.
Some of the Squirrels turned up in their new red tops, which is the uniform that they will be wearing, with plenty of space on their long sleeves for all the badges that they will earn. The Squirrels’ programme for four- to six-year-olds is designed to support informal learning and is about promoting key skills like working together, communication and language, as well as creativity and community awareness.
Squirrels get active, explore nature and have fun learning with friends, while earning badges, just like the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. New badges include Feel Good, Be Active, Explore Outdoors, Brilliant Builder and Exciting Experiments. In Gainsborough District Scouts Groups for all ages, there is a positive, safe environment for young children to develop essential skills for life, starting them on a journey to become the active citizens and leaders of the future.
The District has many young people wanting to join their Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers in Gainsborough, Morton, Haxey, Willingham and Market Rasen and they need more adult volunteers to come forward and join them. At the start you will get an opportunity to visit one of the Groups, see how each section works and to help out with some activities. If you enjoy the experience and have time to do more, they provide support and training so that you can become a leader.
If you enjoyed Scouting when you were younger, please think about giving something back to Scouting and providing, for the current and future generations, the opportunities that you enjoyed. If you wish to get involved please contact Gainsborough District Lead Volunteer – bill.hurst@gainsboroughscouts.org.uk.