1st New Romney Scout Group

25/06/2026

We’re now on Instagram!

Did you know that 1st New Romney Explorers has its very own Instagram account?

As we launch the brand-new Explorer programme and our fresh new branding, we’ll be using Instagram to share:
🌿 Weekly adventures
📸 Photos from our activities
🎉 Upcoming events
📢 Important updates
🙌 Celebrating our young people and volunteers

Give us a follow, like our posts and share them with friends and family to help us grow our community and spread the word about Explorers!

https://www.instagram.com/1stnewromneyexplorers?igsh=NWt6bW5zbjV6YzJl&utm_source=qr

Together we can show everyone what being an Explorer is all about.

25/06/2026

Exciting News for 1st New Romney Explorers!

Big changes are coming to the Explorer section this summer.

The Scouts has announced a brand-new Explorer programme, designed with today’s 14–18-year-olds in mind. Following extensive research with thousands of young people and volunteers, the refreshed programme will be more relevant, flexible and youth-led than ever before. It aims to give Explorers even more opportunities to develop skills for life, build confidence, take on new adventures and shape their own Scouting journey.

The new programme is all about:
🌍 More exciting adventures and experiences
💡 Greater choice and flexibility
🤝 Helping young people build confidence, leadership and independence
⭐ A programme designed around what young people want from Scouts today.

Here at 1st New Romney Explorers, we’re excited to embrace these changes and can’t wait to share the new programme with our members.

If you’re aged 14–18 and looking for adventure, challenge, friendship and opportunities to gain skills for life, now is the perfect time to get involved!

You can read more about the new Explorer programme here:

https://shorturl.at/Z6ExY

18/06/2026

Do you like CHOCOLATE? Are you an Animal Lover?
If you have answered YES to either - Can you help?

1st New Romney Scout Group invite you to their Annual Chocolate Evening - raising funds for Last Chance Animal Rescue New Romney. Come and join us for an evening of fun, games, chocolate for everyone, refreshments & Kebabs, Raffle and Tombola.
Everyone is welcome -
And - If you are able to supply a Raffle Prize please contact us so we can collect. . . .
Please support our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Explorers who have chosen to support Last Chance and are keen to MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Thank you

18/06/2026

Triple Birthday Celebration - Romney Marsh Squirrels, Beavers & Cubs are celebrating their 5th; 40th and 110th birthdays. We had a fun evening on Dymchurch Beach - completing the Sandcastle Challenge; painting pebbles and eating cake - delicious. There was an appearance from some splendid sea creatures - made by 1st New Romney Beavers to celebrate World Ocean Day last week. Thank you 1st Dymchurch for organising a brilliant event - absolutely fab evening.
We also welcomed County Beaver Leader Debby - thank you for visiting us and taking part in making all those sandcastles - we covered Dymchurch Beach with 200+ - having so much fun, we got a bit carried away!!!
Thank you to all the parents who supported us too - hope you all had a great time.
The icing on the cake was when County Beaver Leader Debby presented the youngsters with a very special birthday badge - The County Team Met Me along with Competition Winner Certificates. Huge Congratulations to 1st New Romney Beaver Leader Penny who received a special 10 year Service Award. Well done Squirrels, Beavers and Cubs - You really were amazing.

Thank you to Debby for visiting us and making the evening extra special.

09/06/2026

Another great night at Prescott House with Mulberry cubs. Great games of bingo see you soon.

03/06/2026

Campfires burning, Campfires burning, Draw nearer. . . . 1st New Romney Beavers and Mulberry Cubs had a funtastic time @ 1st Lydd at their first Campfire of the season. After a mixed weather day, we all held our breath - BUT the sun shone and the evening was just perfick. We dined in the open air, cooking our very own 3 course meal - Twisters with all sorts of fillings:- cheese, choc spread and golden syrup followed by hot dogs, not a burnt offering in sight!!! Our Beavers are the most amazing hot dog preppers - the results YUM YUM with generous helpings of ketchup and then the S’mores - one of the highlights of the evening with the biggest ever giant marshmallows!!! All sandwiched in the most delicious chocolate biscuits!!
And - we followed with the ever popular Campfire songs as the round up to a great evening. We learnt so many - Animal Fayre; Alice the Camel; Heads n Shoulders; BINGO; Beaver Smile; Litter . . . . . Ging Gang Gooli. . . And there were more . . . . . .
Huge thank you to 1st Lydd for hosting the event and our amazing Leaders for pulling it all together. A special shout out to Rick and Veronica for leading one great evening and to all the Leaders who helped.
And . . . . . the term promises to get better as we celebrate World Ocean Day next week; The Beaver Challenge 40 project - starting with the Sandcastle Challenge; Adopt a farm animal and visiting the Rare Breeds as part of our 40th Birthday celebrations PLUS the Amazing Chocolate AGM - Games and fun to support our chosen local charity - Last Chance Animal Rescue New Romney. We welcome everyone from the wider community to join us for one amazing evening.
That’s only the start of the Scouting Adventure for June - and still leaves room for even more fun in July so come along and join in - our Scouting year keeps getting better. . . .
In Volunteer Week we would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all our Leaders and Supporters for coming up with fun ideas, adventures and great opportunities at every single meeting. . . . You really are LEGENDS

21/05/2026

19/05/2026

For the last 2 weeks mulberry cubs have been working towards their community impact and environmental conservation badges with Chris last night we were litter picker in littlestone. Well done to them all.

12/05/2026

Well it was quite a long time ago that we made bird boxes. January 2024 in fact.
In between we had to clear out the garage to convert it to a new Scouts room.
Whilst doing that we found one of the bird boxes - 2 weeks ago we mounted on the tree.
This week new residents moved in.
We have a family of Coal T**s.
How great is that.
How many other bird boxes are in use?