The brand-new City of York District Necker design has been approved, and will be available from September 2026. This new necker has been developed as part of a Youth Team Project and was shaped by our young people themselves. It…
2nd St Thomas Group Camp at Aldwark
Over the weekend of 1st–3rd May, a fantastic group indoor camp took place at Aldwark Activity Centre. With 35 participants from Beavers to Explorers, it was the best turnout the camp has seen – and several of the 12 volunteers…
Proud to Serve
Scouts and Girlguiding from across York joined together to celebrate St George, the patron saint of Scouts. Over 1500 Scouts & GirlGuiding members of all ages joined together in York for services in York Minster and Central Methodist Church, and…
Youth Forum Shapes our District Strategy
Explorers and Scouts from across York captured suggestions to feed into plans for our new City of York District. Our District Youth Team facilitated an inspiring District Youth Forum to consult Scouts, Explorers and Young Leaders on 4 key topics:…
Engineering Futures
The York Scouts and Girlguides Engineering Challenge at the University of York was a brilliant day and definitely one to remember. From the start, there was a real buzz around the Exhibition Centre, with teams getting stuck into hands-on workshops…
Hergarth Cubs Challenge
The Hergarth Challenge is an annual event, which has been running since 1965. Teams of three Cubs from every pack in the City of York District are invited to attend. The catch is that no one knows what the activity…
Opening our Next Chapter for Snowball
Over 50 people joined our conversations to meet the leadership team in charge of York Scout Activity Centre at Snowball Plantation, and shape plans for the future. Our District Lead Volunteer Nigel White thanked all the volunteers who had developed…
District Explorer Camp
It was great to see over 100 Explorers from across York descend on Walesby Forest at our first big event as City of York District. New friendships made, lots of fun activities, and many pizzas devoured! There was a wide…
Preparing for a Danish adventure
50 Explorer Scouts from York are getting ready for the 2026 Danish Jamboree. The contingent have come from a number of York Groups so have been spending time getting to know each other. One of the Explorers, Max Moody, provided…
