Skills Day 2023!

Date: 19th August 2023 Location: Event Organiser: City of Newcastle Scouts

Unleash Your Adventure Spirit at Skills Day 2023

Discover, Learn, and Experience

Join us for a day filled with some adventure, camaraderie, and skill-building at Skills Day 2023! This event is exclusively designed for Newcastle Leaders like you, who are always ready to embrace new challenges and empower their young people.

Why Attend Skills Day?

Expand Your Skill Set

Immerse yourself in a wide array of hands-on workshops led by experienced leaders. From wilderness survival to pioneering techniques, you’ll gain valuable skills to share with your scouts and create unforgettable scouting experiences.

Try the Latest Gear

Get your hands on cutting-edge equipment and innovative tools that will enhance your scouting expeditions. Discover gear that will make camping, hiking, and outdoor adventures more exciting and efficient than ever before.

Connect and Inspire

Meet with fellow leaders from groups in Newcastle and forge meaningful connections. Share stories, exchange ideas, and build a strong community of passionate adults who support and inspire one another.

Activities will include:

– Soft and Normal Archery
– Fire Lighting and Cooking (bring your own food
– Tent Assembly (bring your own tent)
– Grass sledges
– Pioneering
– Maps and Compasses

More detail about available activities will be available closer to the day.

Spaces are limited, so secure your spot now. Registration will close on Saturday 5th August 2023 @ 4:30pm

Inspire Your Scouting Journey and Register Today!

Tea & coffee will be provided all day, however Leaders intending to stay for the duration of the event will need to bring their own lunch. Neckers should be worn on the day.

If you wish to bring your children along on the day, please email Joseph Ingram beforehand as each case will be to be assessed.

Dwayne Fields proudly holds the title of the UK's 11th Chief Scout

An explorer, adventurer and TV presenter, Dwayne's been seen in BAFTA nominated Channel 5 series Race to the Pole, on BBC Springwatch, Countryfile, National Geographic and Disney+.

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