What could Scouting bring to the community in and around Goldthorpe as we move towards 2018? The Scout Association currently has a vision for the UK, but what might that look like for the people who live, work, study and play around the market centre of Goldthorpe?
With it's prime location between the major road networks, like the A1, M1 and the M62, Goldthorpe village currently offers thousands of working families a gateway to the major economic towns and cities of Yorkshire;
- Barnsley
- Bradford
- Doncaster
- Leeds
- Rotherham
- Wakefield
Having access to a large number of primary, secondary schools, some 4,000 young people being educated in Goldthorpe's schools can look forward to accessing some wonderful parts of the Yorkshire countryside as a Scout. As well as nearby attractions like;
- Local parks and lakes
- Dearne Valley's famous River Dearne
- Pheonix Park
- Cawthorne Park
- Pugney's Waterpark
- The Award Winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster
There is easy access to more dramatic landscapes from Goldthorpe like;
- The Peak District National Park
- Nidderdale, an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Yorkshire Pennines
Scouts in Goldthorpe will find some of their time spent at local Scout camps like;
- Silverwood near Silkstone
- Thorpe Hesley near Chapeltown
As they grow up Scouts from around Goldthorpe will progressively be provided with opportunities to increase their level of physical activity whilst being responsible to the environment in which they find themselves. They will develop into active citizens, engaged in the community, close to Goldthorpe and then later across the United Kingdom and potentially beyond its shores.
In order to achieve this, adults will need to volunteer to provide guidance on new and exciting activities, education in basic life skills, as well as supervision, encouragement and support during their formative years.
Scouts progressing through their time within Goldthorpe Scouts should expect to have helped shape the activities they enjoy. They will do this regardless of their social status, their ethnic origin, or any other factor as they, as a group, will simply represent a sample of the citizens of Goldthorpe and its surrounding area.
By 2018 a Scout from Goldthorpe should feel empowered to change the world around them in a positive way. They should be valued by the Scout Group, their families, friends and the wider community, and as a result should feel rightly proud to be a Scout from Goldthorpe.