1st Gotham Scout Group

1st Gotham Scout Group As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life. Scouting offers challenge and adventure to 400,000 young people aged 6-25 in the UK.

We believe in helping our Members fulfil their potential by working in teams, learning by doing and thinking for themselves. We're working to make Scouting available to all and we're passionate about what we do. Through the adventure of Scouting, young people get to take risks in a safe environment, and have their first taste of responsibility. We give young people experiences they’ll never forget

. The sort of adventure Scouting offers is the chance to experience something different and the opportunity to challenge yourself. When a Beaver Scout wakes up the morning after a sleepover, or Cub Scout has just got over her fear of heights by completing her first abseil - that’s adventure. In Scouting, we provide over 200 activities from abseiling to zorbing (that’s falling out of the sky in a foam ball in case you were wondering). If we don’t have an instructor who can help we can normally find someone who can. But Scouting isn’t just about activities for their own sake. We encourage our young people to feel the buzz of the challenge and then reflect on what that means. Did they have fun? Do they feel more confident? Would they do it again? All this is made possible by the efforts of 100,000 voluntary adult leaders. With award winning training and one-to-one support, we make sure that each one of our volunteers gets to make best use of their skills and talents. It’s something different from the norm, and that why a lot of people like it. In fact, it’s what’s made us the largest co-educational youth Movement in the country.

2026 is a big birthday year. In fact, it’s a triple birthday year!Nationally The Scouts are celebrating 5 years of Squir...
02/01/2026

2026 is a big birthday year. In fact, it’s a triple birthday year!

Nationally The Scouts are celebrating 5 years of Squirrels, 40 years of Beavers and 110 years of Cubs across the UK.

That’s over 250,000 young people and volunteers all celebrating, making it one big birthday.

We’re cooking up our own plans here in Gotham to celebrate with our Cubs, Beavers and Squirrels. We’ve had a Squireels Drey since 2023, one of the first in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire to found one.

Congratulations to our Cub volunteer and current Lead Volunteer for the group Ben Anderson who has been given the Award ...
11/10/2025

Congratulations to our Cub volunteer and current Lead Volunteer for the group Ben Anderson who has been given the Award for Merit. "The Award for Merit is a UK Scouts award recognising outstanding voluntary service." 🌟

Please come along tomorrow and support 1st Gotham Scouts with their winter plant sale. We’ve got some lovely plants to m...
11/10/2025

Please come along tomorrow and support 1st Gotham Scouts with their winter plant sale. We’ve got some lovely plants to make your gardens bright and cheery. We’ve also got some ready made baskets, so minimal effort.

This year we’ve also got a variety of pumpkins available to buy. These have been grown on the farm along side the potatoes.

Hope to see lots of you there 😀

Please come along and support us for our annual 1st Gotham Scout Autumn Plant Sale. On Sunday 12th October, 10am-12pm.A ...
03/10/2025

Please come along and support us for our annual 1st Gotham Scout Autumn Plant Sale.

On Sunday 12th October, 10am-12pm.

A great way to add some colour to your garden before the winter days draw in. 🌸🌼
This year we’ll also have some pumpkins available, grown on the farm. 🎃

We’ll have the lovely Becky joining us, so pop along and purchase some yummy brownies, cakes or coffees. 🍰

It is also the Autumn Fair in the Memorial Hall 9.30-12.30pm 🍁

Our Scout HQ got some much-needed love from our Cub Scouts tonight, who learned how to paint fences as part of ongoing w...
24/09/2025

Our Scout HQ got some much-needed love from our Cub Scouts tonight, who learned how to paint fences as part of ongoing work to keep the building safe and accessible. This project is supported by Volunteer It Yourself, who challenge young people to gain trade and employability skills by repairing community spaces in need.

We can’t wait to share the finished results in a couple of weeks! 🎨 🔨 🧹

🌟 25 Years of Service - Thank You Simon! 🌟At our AGM tonight we celebrated an incredible milestone: 25 years of service ...
17/09/2025

🌟 25 Years of Service - Thank You Simon! 🌟

At our AGM tonight we celebrated an incredible milestone: 25 years of service from our trustee, Simon Pank.

For a quarter of a century, Simon has been giving his time, energy and support to Scout across Nottinghamshire, helping to make sure young people in our community have opportunities to learn skills, make friends, and experience adventure.

We’re so grateful for everything Simon has done (and continues to do!) especially now as a trustee at 1st Gotham - he’s a true hero behind the scenes to keep our group thriving.

👏👏👏 Please join us in the comments by saying a huge thank you, Simon!

Please come along and support us for our annual 1st Gotham Scout Autumn Plant Sale. On Sunday 12th October, 10am-12pm.A ...
12/09/2025

Please come along and support us for our annual 1st Gotham Scout Autumn Plant Sale.

On Sunday 12th October, 10am-12pm.

A great way to add some colour to your garden before the winter days draw in. 🌸🌼

We’ll have the lovely Becky joining us, so pop along and purchase some yummy brownies, cakes or coffees.

That's it, another Scout year done and dusted. From climbing walls to campfire nights, plant sales to archery, cooking t...
25/07/2025

That's it, another Scout year done and dusted. From climbing walls to campfire nights, plant sales to archery, cooking to community help, our young people smashed it!

Thanks to everyone who made it epic, and a huge thanks to our volunteers.

A special thank you to Lisa and Nicola who step back from their weekly volunteering roles after a number of years of dedication and commitment. 😃

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Tuesday 7pm - 9pm
Wednesday 6pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 6pm - 9pm

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