UK Scouting has launched a survey to ask its members whether an alternative version of the Scout Promise should be developed for atheists and those unable to make the existing commitment. Everyday Scouting is guided by a set of Fundamentals, which…
Chester Chronicle: Hundreds of scouts held a party in the park to celebrate 100 years of North West Cheshire Scouting
HUNDREDS of adventurous youngsters danced and partied in the park to celebrate 100 years of scouting across Frodsham and Helsby. Scouts flocked to the grounds of the Heath Business and Technical Park in Runcorn to join together to learn about…
Chester Chronicle: Sea Scouts in Frodsham need to find £1,500 to defend national dragon boat title
ADVENTUROUS Scouts need to raise hundreds of pounds if they are to defend their national dragon boat race title on the River Thames and bring further glory to the town of Frodsham. Last year dozens of sports-mad youngsters from 3rd…
The scouting movement is growing in Elton and Ince after a new troop was formed two years ago
TYING tricky knots, toasting marshmallows against the warmth of giant bonfires and camping under the stars with friends are often considered nostalgic memories of the past. But for adventurous boys and girls in Ince and Elton the days of camping…
Mersey Weaver District featured in "Inside Halton"
For residents of Halton, the monthly Halton Borough Council magazine – Inside Halton – has recently hit doorsteps. Mersey Weaver District features on page 11 of the March edition. In an interview with the District Commissioner John Duley says “We…
Widnes scouts toast beer festival success
MORE than 130 tipplers in Widnes attended the first real ale festival to be hosted by scouts in the town. Scouts from the 4th Widnes St Bede’s put on six traditional cask-conditioned ales from breweries within a six-mile radius of…
Sea scouts in Frodsham raised hundreds of pounds for the RNLI
ENERGETIC Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are celebrating raising hundreds of pounds to help keep the lifeboats afloat. Following a visit by volunteers from the RNLI, members of the 3rd Frodsham Sea Scout Group decided to hold a fundraising activity to…
