Please note some changes to the Nights Away rules. 1. All Nights Away activities must be APPROVED by the appropriate Commissioner2. Risk assessments must be in place, recorded and shared for ALL activities, including Nights Away3. Contingency plans must be…
Helping with the Cost of Living
The Wrexham District Scouts Executive Committee is very aware of the challenges which will be faced through the continued rise in living and energy costs. You will hopefully all have seen and noted the support available from Scouts UK. If you haven’t looked…
Wrexham Scouts honoured to assist with lying-in-state
Three young people from Wrexham are amongst 120 Scouts from across the UK who have volunteered to support the lying-in-state of Her Majesty The Queen. Megan Sayer, aged 19, Ethan King, 20, and Chip Drew, 24, were selected to take…
Young people vote for District programme 2023
We asked Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers which activities they wanted us to put on as a District over the next 12 months.
Introducing our new District Youth Commissioners
We’re over the moon to announce our new District Youth Commissioners – yes, we will be having two! Please join us in welcoming Megan Sayer and Ethan King who will be sharing the role. It’s such an important role, but…
Wrexham Scouts volunteer wins recognition award
A massive congratulations to Sam Roberts, lead volunteer of 1st Rhosnesni who has been presented with the F Jones Initiative’s Recognition Award. The F Jones Initiative is a new charity created by two family-run businesses in Wrexham, named in honor…
Scouts bounce back with biggest growth for 80 years
You may have seen coverage on the media about the growth in numbers of young people joining Scouts. Here in Wrexham it’s the same picture: We’ve had an almost 20% rise in numbers over the last year, making up a…
Wrexham Scouts Raise £2,188 for Hospital Charity
Wrexham Scouts have raised over £2,000 for the Maelor Voluntary Service as a result of selling badges during lockdown. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic Scouts were unable to meet face to face with normal programmes being replaced by…
How everyone can afford to attend a World Scout Jamboree
Kon’nichiwa! I’m Butch, and I attended the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan as part of the Golddiggers Unit. It was an amazing experience and you’ve heard loads of other people tell you about their life changing moments. Can you…
Let’s get these on young people’s arms!
One of the core parts of Scouts is YouShape – making sure that young people are front and centre in delivering Scouting. It makes us a better movement, more in touch with the people we are doing it all for,…
