Lanarkshire Scout group launch new Squirrels provision for youngsters

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A Lanarkshire Scout group has launched a new section aimed at four and five year olds. The Burnside 113th Scout Group hope the Squirrels will provide plenty of fun for their youngest members.

The 113th ’s newest section are now meeting on Friday's from 5pm to 6pm in the scout hall on Crawfurd Road.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The scouts carried out pilot studies nationally and built up a wealth of evidence about the benefits of delivering an early years programme as part of non-formal education, along with the huge benefits that accrue for adult volunteers too, only for the COVID-19 pandemic to delay the roll-out of the Squirrels.However, quick out of the drey was new Squirrel Scout leader, Michelle Mackenzie, who gathered a planning team together and got the group underway last month.At their first meeting the squirrels, some of them already in their bright red jumpers, made and decorated wooden squirrels which they will hang on the Oak tree each time they come in.The hour passed quickly with games, crafts and finished with a story about new hero of the week, Sam Squirrel.Each week, Michelle will be helped by a couple of adult volunteers, and two young leaders, Brendan and Sam, both aged 14, while many parents will stay each week and help their young ones progress through a series of