On Sunday 11th September 2022, over 60 Beavers from all the groups within Spen Valley took park in an Activity Day at Fanwood Activity Centre and Campsite, in Gomersal. The Beavers all took part in various bases thoughout the day…
Squirrel’s Are Comming!
Squirrels. A new adventure in a well known tail. Squirrels is a completely new provision for 4–5 year olds. There are plenty of reasons to get stuck in, as Squirrels gives young people the chance to: Make friends Have fun outdoors Learn…
British Gas Work Day
10 volunteers from British Gas on Tuesday 2nd August came to work at Fanwoods. Tasks completed: All windows on site cleaned Grass cut Main gates cleaned Paths cleared BBQ area tidied Trees planted Cave painted Boulder wall vacuumed Leaves cleared…
Zurich Insurance Work Day
On Wednesday 6th July a team of 20 Engineer Surveyors from teams N05 and N07 at Zurich insurance attended Fanwood Activity Centre, as part of Zurich Community Trust. They made some repairs to “Derek’s Range” (Shooting) and painted it. Painted…
Field Day 2022
Friday 1st July 2022 was the weekend that Spen Valley Scouts & Guides came together at Fanwood for the Annual Field Day Weekend. The camp was return to camping as a district following the last two years missing due to…
Fanwood Spring Clean!
Date: Sunday 6th MarchTime: Anytime between 9.30am and 3.00pmLocation: Fanwood Campsite, Gomersal BD19 4DAWho: All welcome! Leaders, members, parents, friendsJobs: General site work, leaf clearing, window cleaning, gardening, general tidying up, painting, tree, shrub and bedding plant planting etc. Getting…
New Porch & Extension at Fanwood
Spen Valley Scouts are investing in a new porch and extension to the Frank Harris Training centre. please see below the latest photo showing the demolition of the exiting porch.FHTC will remain open throughout the building works, and we will…
St George’s Day Awards 2022
Congratulations to all this year’s St George’s Day award recipients, due to the covid-19 pandemic there were lots of legacy awards to present from the last couple of years. Every award was well deserved by all the recipients. Special mention…
Meet the Spen Valley Jamboree Contingent members!
In Summer 2023, more than 40,000 Scouts from all over the world will gather in Korea for the 25 World Scout Jamboree. The World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) is a World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) event, it happens every…
