Northumberland Scout County (The Scout Association)
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Northumberland is a Scout County of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom, covering the political counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.[1]
[edit] Organisation
The County is divided into eleven Scout Districts:
[edit] Great North District
• 82nd Newcastle Scout Group
[edit] Benton District
[edit] Blyth Valley District[2]
- 6th Blyth
- 8th Blyth
- 9th Blyth
- 10th Blyth
- 2nd Cramlington
- 3rd & 5th Cramlington
- 4th Cramlington
- 6th Cramlington
- 7th Cramlington
- 1st Seghill
- 2nd Seaton Delaval
- 1st Seaton Sluice
- Spartan Explorer Unit
- Viking Explorer Unit
[edit] Castle Morpeth District
[edit] Hadrian District[3]
This District includes the village of Humshaugh, which is acknowledged as the site of the first official Scout Camp after the creation of the Scout Movement.
[edit] Mid-Northumberland District
[edit] Newcastle East District
- 4th Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 12th/15th Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 18th Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 19th Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 61st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 63rd Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 71st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 74th Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 93rd Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 100th Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 1st Tyne Sea Scouts
[edit] North Northumberland District
[edit] Tynemouth District[4]
[edit] Wansbeck District
[edit] Whitley Bay and District[5]
- 1st/7th Whitley Bay Sea Scouts
- 5th Whitley Bay
- 6th Whitley Bay
- 8th Whitley Bay
- 9th Whitley Bay
- 15th Whitley Bay
- 17th Whitley Bay
- 18th Whitley Bay
- 19th Whitley Bay
- 20th Whitley Bay
- 21th Whitley Bay
[edit] Events
Northumberland Scout County organise events for all Groups in the County to attend. These include Caud Marra, an annual winter camp at Hawkhirst Adventure Camp in Kielder Forest for the Scout section, and fun days for Beavers.[6]
Newcastle Gang Show is the third oldest Gang Show, having been started in 1937. It closed in 1992, but resumed in 1998.[7] There are other Gang Shows in Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and Blyth Valley. Gang Show week 2008 is 15th to 19th April at The Peoples Theatre, Newcastle.
[edit] The County Standard
County introduced an award for Groups, to give them goals and create a more efficient and better group. The award "The County Standard" is gained by achieving a number of goals/targets published every year by County. 2nd Seaton Delaval Scout Group was the first to achieve this award.
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