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• 1st Harpenden Complete #RaceRoundTheWorld

  20th December 2020

  1st Harpenden Complete #RaceRoundTheWorld After 87 walks, 72 cycle rides, 50 runs, 3 scoots, walks to school, dog walks and family outings in 31 days, 1st Harpenden's #RaceRoundTheWorld is complete. In the national campaign the Cubs travelled the farthest. Well Done Cubs ! The real...

• High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Certificate

  25th November 2020

  In May this year, at the height of the first national lockdown, our very own Vladi and Peter Kuna from 1st Harpenden kicked off the Building A Rainbow from Painted Stones Fundraising Project in recognition of the 200 year anniversary of the international day of the nurse and midwife. We had an...

• Face to Face Activities: Suspended

  4th November 2020

  Face to Face Activities: Suspended The Scout Association has announced that face-to-face scouting activities will cease from tomorrow until early December, see statement below released this afternoon.  This is a shame but not unexpected, hopefully your Beaver / Cub / Scout / Explorer...

• Race Round The World - help to help others !

  2nd November 2020

  COVID-19 is the biggest crisis we've faced in a generation Now, over 500 Scout groups - many of them based in communities that were already made vulnerable before the virus hit - are struggling. If these groups close, thousands of young people will miss out on all the life-changing skills and...

• 1st Harpenden is returning to face-to-face activities !

  14th September 2020

  1st Harpenden is returning to face-to-face activities ! This September we are returning to face-to-face activities, Scouts have a What3Words challenge to kick things off on 16 September 2020. Please remember to complete your parental consents to the Covid Code of Conduct. ...

• The Great Indoors Weekender Roll of Honour

  15th July 2020

  CONGRATULATIONS ! The following members of 1st Harpenden took part in The Great Indoors Weekender 2020 Download your certificate here, signed by Bear himself. Adam Sims Elina Reynolds Isabelle Denny Noah Clark Alex Bishop ...

• Letter of Thanks to All Harpenden Scouts !

  14th July 2020

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• A Special Message to 1st Harpenden from Tim Kidd, UK Chief Commissioner

  28th June 2020

  A Special Message to 1st Harpenden from Tim Kidd, UK Chief CommissionerClick here to see a video message from Tim Kidd ...

• Come and Join The Great Indoors Weekender !

  27th June 2020

  The Great Indoors Weekender ! 11-12 July The UK's biggest digital summer camp From graduations to trips with friends, young people have missed out on all kinds of things this year. We think they deserve something really special - something for Scouts and non-Scouts, all around the globe - so...

• Badge Design Competition - Overall Winner Announcement !

  13th June 2020

  Badge Design Competition - Overall Winner Elise Wilson ! Each person who took part in our Camp-At-Home challenge will receive a commemorative badge designed by one of our Beavers or Cubs or Scouts. We received entries from each of the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts sections. Some very clever designs...