Hey, Lego lovers and Cub enthusiasts! This past Saturday, February 25th, marked an epic day filled with creativity, teamwork, and a whole lot of building fun at the Spen Valley District Cub Lego Competition. Hosted by the Spen Valley District…
District Scout Football Competition
🏆⚽ Spen Valley District Scouts Football Competition Recap! 🏆⚽ What an exhilarating evening it was at BBG Academy as the Spen Valley District Scouts Football Competition unfolded on Friday, February 23rd! The air was charged with excitement as teams from…
Get Ready for Spring! Join us for Campsite Clean-Up Day on March 3rd!
Spring is almost here, and that means it’s time to give our Fanwood Scout & Guide Campsite a good ol’ spruce-up! We’re gearing up for our Spring Tidy Day on March 3rd, from 9:00 to 15:00, and we need your…
Fanwood Autumn Tidy 2023
DATE FOR THE DIARY! FANWOOD AUTUMN TIDY! Date: Sunday 5th November 2023 Time: Anytime between 9.30am and 3.00pm Location: Fanwood Campsite, Gomersal BD19 4DA All welcome!, Leaders, Members, Parents, Friends (please spread the word! The more the Merrier!!) Jobs: Getting…
Celebrating One Year of Squirrel’s in Spen Valley!
It’s time to break out the party hats and pop the confetti cannons because the Squirrel’s in Spen Valley have just turned one year old! What an incredible journey it has been for this vibrant and dynamic community organization. From…
Zurich Insurance Corporate Workday
Wednesday 13th September Fanwood was host to 18 members of Zurich Insurance for a corporate workday, Zurich kindly gave the team a budget of £500, which they used to purchase some fence posts and postcrete. They installed the fence posts…
Gomersal Community Orchard
Four of the Spen Valley 25th World Scout Jamboree 2023 contingent welcomed some of the sponsors this morning to officially open the community orchard in Gomersal. Everyone one enjoyed coffee & cake at Listing Mill Farm, then headed up across…
First Squirrel Sleepover
This weekend (20th – 21st Aug) the 5th Spen Valley Squirrel’s had their first sleepover at Bradley Wood Campsite Brighouse.This is the first Squirrel Sleepover within Spen Valley, so is a fantastic achievement for the the leaders and helpers at…
District Beaver Skills Afternoon
Saturday 17th June 2023 was the date for the Spen Valley District Beaver Skills afternoon. Over 60 Beavers from most groups in Spen Valley attended the afternoon which was held at Fanwood Campsite. The Beavers joined together for an afternoon…
St George’s Day Collection Donation
This years chosen charity for the St George’s Day Parade Collection was the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice. This was chosen by the young people of the 11th Spen Valley Scout Group, as this year they were the Host group for the celebration.
