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,…
Vice Presidents welcomed
At our last Annual General Meeting we welcomed two new Vice Presidents to the District. Jan George is a former District Commissioner amongst many many other roles in her long service to Scouting and Malcolm Seller is a former District…
Blended First Aid training
Until now, first aid training has been done via a 6 hour face to face course. Now, we are able to utilise a blended approach which uses e-learning, Zoom and practicals. First Response is now split into two parts Module…
Want to be a World Scout Jamboree leader?
We’re so excited that Wales has been allocated 8 patrols to become part of the UK Contingent to the 25 World Scout Jamboree in Korea during 2023. That means we need to recruit 8 adult volunteers to become the Unit…
COVID – Change in restrictions to Green
We’re pleased to let you know that the Welsh Government has confirmed changes in its advice to youth sector provision in Wales. ScoutsCymru will move to the ‘Green’ readiness level from Friday 17th September. This means there are some changes affecting…
Say hello to Squirrels, the newest branch of our family tree
We’re so proud to welcome 4-5 year olds to our Scouts family, helping them gain skills for life when it matters most. But we need adult volunteers to help make it happen. Today The Scouts launch our new early years…
