On Sunday 13th November people up and down the UK, and across the globe, will stop what they are doing as a mark of respect to those who have fallen, or been injured, in the service of their country. Scouts…
Out and About
Our Beavers & Cubs have been busy so far this term with visits to Greenwood Forest Park and Warwick Castle. Thanks to Colleen, Teresa and Sue for organising top trips for the kids!
Virgin Money Giving
Virgin Money Giving are inviting local Scout groups in the district to trial Virgin Money Giving. They understand some groups are fully into OSM, however, you can still use Virgin Money Giving alongside this, plus it automatically claims the gift aid at no…
New District Appointments
I’m delighted to announce some new appointments to the District Team. First of all, Sue Lister is to become Deputy District Commissioner. Since the beginning of the year Sue has held the role of District Administrator, covering a raft of…
Awards Amnesty
Over the last few years, length of service awards being received have in some cases drifted out of correct alignment with the length of time volunteers have done. This was mainly caused by Compass not working and details…
Life changing experiences
Two groups of Wrexham Scouts have had amazing times in Switzerland and the Czech Republic this summer. The District Scouts’ trip to Adelboden took them into the high Alps where they went walking, on a high ropes course, swimming and…
AVOW training courses
AVOW are holding several training courses over the next few months. These include Food Safety Level 2, Emergency First Aid at Work Level 2, Health & Safety Level 2, Good Governance in the Charity Sector and Community Fundraising. For more…
Announcing #YouShape2017
We are very excited to announce that following the success of #YouShape 2016, where over 20,000 young people and volunteers got involved, 2017 will see a whole #YouShape month held in February. Obviously Youth Shaped Scouting is about everyday Scouting…
Cubs Celebrate 100 years
Cub Scouts from 6th Wrexham joined over 1,200 Cub Scouts from across England and Wales to celebrate 100 years of Cub Scouting at a week-long camp at Gilwell Park Activity Centre. The event – called CubJam – is the biggest Cub…
Link with The Gambia
Would any Groups like to start a partnership with Scouts in The Gambia, West Africa? I have contact called Lamin who’s a Scout Leader out there and would like his Scouts to speak to Scouts here. I’ve also quite a bit…
