Greater Manchester West Scout County

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G.M.W County Beavers News

Beavers visit to CBeebies!

Added Wed 9 Nov 2011
On a warm Friday afternoon during the summer holidays 20 VERY excited Beavers from 3rd Ashton on Mersey Beaver Colony met at Park Road Primary School in Sale, after a short delay due to the coach going to the wrong school (!) we eagerly climbed on board and took our seats. We were off on very exciting adventure to the new Media City in Salford to take part in one of the first Cbeebies shows
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The A-Maize-ing Maze at Redhouse Farm

Added Tue 11 Oct 2011
Sale District's trip to Redhouse Farm Dunham Massey on 25th September. The day started cloudy with drops of rain in the air however, after our picnic lunch in the barn, blue skies & sunshine appeared in time for us to enjoy all the activities on offer. The Beavers had a hige amount of fun on the trampoline, straw mountain & inflatable slide; rides on the peddle cars & barr
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Meet the Cowboys and Indians of Stretford!

Added Tue 11 Oct 2011
On the last weekend in September, Beavers from 4 groups in Stretford came together for their District Sleepover at Linnet Clough. The theme for the weekend was 'Cowboys and Indians' and the events were kicked off by a night-time walk, listening for sounds of wildlife in the style of Native American Indians. On Saturday, the activities really began and the Beavers enjoyed a whole host of
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County Dominoes Competition

Added Tue 11 Oct 2011
On Sunday 9th October, three Districts came together to compete in a Dominoes competition. All the Beavers from Stretford, Lilford and Swinton & Pendlebury were very excited and eager to meet the other Beavers and play against each other. There were 5 games with a bonus round to earn some extra points. Whilst the points were being calculated and verified, the Beavers enjoyed a j
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Ellesmere's African Themed Funday

Added Wed 13 Jul 2011
Beavers from across Ellesmere District were treated to dancing and music from a different culture on Saturday 9th July. Beavers were split into small groups and throughout the day learnt African dance routines and how to play specific rhythms on the drums. At the grand finale, each group played their rhythm and together they made a fantastic African beat to which they could put th
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County Beaver 25th Birthday Funday

Added Sat 25 Jun 2011
Wow, what a fantastic day was had by 470 Beaver Scouts from 8 Districts across Greater Manchester West on Saturday 18th June. The day was officially opened by a parade of birthday banners marching to the wonderful sound of 3D scout band and the fun then truly began! The day had a circus theme and the Beavers had a whole range of activities to occupy themselves with including face pa
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Programme Ideas

Added Tue 3 May 2011
As we enter Autumn and the dark, cold nights begin to draw in, this will be a fantastic time to brush up on those Scouting skills. Why not organise a night devoted to this - if you're not 100% comfortable with some of these skills why not invite a Cub or Scout Leader to help you, or even an Explorer Scout? A great way to give the Beavers an experience of all of these would be to create a
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County Beaver Banner Competition

Send photos of your banner on it's travels to appear on the County website!

 

 

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We have three Scout campsites in our county; Middlewood, Bispham Hall and Dunham.

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