Delamere Forest was awash with Cubs last night and it was wonderful to see so many enjoying the great outdoors in the sunshine. I was there to meet 1st Helsby, who were doing some map and compass work with the…
Mersey Weaver District Beavers bask in Chief Scout's Bronze Award glory.
On Sunday 18th May, 87 Beaver Scouts from the Mersey Weaver Scout District, were presented with their Chief Scout’s Bronze Award. Beavers are the youngest section of The Scout Association and are aged from 6 to 8 years. 12 Beaver…
District AGM – Annual Report
The District Annual Report 2014 is now available to download following it’s presentation at the District AGM on Thursday 15th May 2014. If you were unable to attend and would like to read through the report, then you can download…
DC's Blog: Another Night, Another AGM
The fourth and final AGM of the week was last night’s District AGM where I officially took over as District Commissioner. Once again the WSJ contingent were on show and it’s great to see their presentation improving each time I…
HQ News: Scouting for Skills
Employers should recognise the benefit of employee volunteering and even offer staff extra leave to pursue it, according to the Scouting for Skills report by think tank Demos and supported by The Scout Association. A triple win The report argues that in-house volunteering programmes are…
DC's Blog: Another Five Volunteers
Last night’s trip out was the third of four AGMs this week – this time to 10th Widnes. And for the second time this week, a staggering five volunteers stepped forward to join the Executive Committee. My thanks to all…
DC's Blog: A Fond Farewell
Last night saw me at 1st Helsby’s AGM – not as the DC but as their GSL. My last duty in that role and the last outing for my maroon necker. It was wonderful to see so many Chief Scout’s…
Make a date: 1st Weston and Weston Point Open Day 01/06/14
1st Weston & Weston Point Scout Group will be holding an open day on Sunday 1st June, the information below is taken from their facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/277359802429326/ 1st Weston & Weston Point Scout Group is hosting an OPEN DAY.We…
District AGM – Thursday
The Mersey Weaver District Annual General Meeting (AGM) is this week (Thursday), this is the time where the district as a whole looks back on the previous year, the achievements of the members, the thoughts of those involved with scouting…
DC's Blog: Moore of the Same, Please
And so this evening, it was off to the AGM at 1st Moore. What a great turnout and especially pleasing to see that the Scout Troop has recruited two girls for the first time in the Group’s 64 years. Well…
