This year it was the return of our bi-yearly family camp. 5th Penwortham have all enjoyed a fantastic family camp at Bibbys Farm Scout Activity Centre this weekend with over 180 people attending. This is the first camp our squirrels…
Penwortham Gala 2024
After 4 years the Penwortham Gala processions has returned. Thank you to everyone who helped decorate the lorry and dismantle it at the end. We had over 80 young people dressed up as aliens onboard our spaceship. A massive thank…
Become A Trustee
Hi all, 5th Penwortham Scout Group are looking for helping hands, so I’m here to share a bit about being a Trustee. Our Trustees help behind-the-scenes doing various bits and bobs, like admin, organising, and helping to improve 5th Penwortham…
Landmark Building
Dakota and Apollo spent the night building their favourite landmark from around the world. Can you work out what each landmark is?
Squirrels Big Day Out
Our Squirrels had a fantastic time at Waddecar today, we tried lots of activities – we especially liked the low ropes. We visited the Museum and learnt about Baden Powell and we played a new game where we had to…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year, I hope you have all had a great break and are ready for new adventures. I would like to thank all the amazing people who have supported the group over the last year and allowed us to…
Squirrels Have Arrived!
In September we opened our first Squirrels Drey, with 18 4 -6 yrs Olds joining. This is the first squirrel Drey in our group! Each week we do different activities including bug hunting, crafts, model making, baking, playing games plus…
Winter Camp 2023
For our last camp of the year, we took 25 Beavers, 45 Cubs, 43 Scouts, 4 Young Leaders and 22 Adults to PGL Winmarleigh Hall for our annual Winter Camp. We all had an amazing time in fantastic surroundings. We…
District camp 2023
As you are all probably aware we have just come to the end of a fun filled District Camp at Bibby’s Farm with over 600 people from across South Ribble. I just wanted to talk about some of my highlights…
Squirrels are coming!
5th Penwortham have just begun their search for Squirrels, the 4 -6 year old section of scouting. We wanted you to understand why we’re taking this important step now and what we are aiming to achieve. Squirrels offers the best…








