Greater Manchester West Scout County
The County (Greater Manchester West) covers the
Metropolitan boroughs of Salford, Trafford and Wigan.
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On the weekend of 14 and 15 January, 45 scouts from across the
county gathered in Altrincham to take part in the second Greater
Manchester West Shooting competition. The competitors were aged
from 10 to (well) over 18 and were divided into two age groups,
under 14, and 14 and over.
A number of sco
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To all explorers in GMW here your chance to see and then appear
on stage with Bear Grylls. Download from
here the full details of the competition. Be quick though you
need to get entries in by the 21st February.
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Chris Hayes, Bispham Hall Scout Camp's Activities Co-ordinator,
has been honoured by St John Ambulance by being awarded the
Workplace Hero Award for his quick thinking in saving the life of a
work colleague who collapsed and whose heart had stopped beating.
Chris administered CPR for around twenty
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CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE - We are pleased to
announce that for the fourth year running we will be rewarding our
'Young Achievers' by inviting them to the 'Celebration of
Excellence' - an exciting day where they can take part in a
variety of activities such as archery, shooting, cl
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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
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The 2011 GMW Hiking Competition was based around the Bowley
Scout Campsite being held on the 15th October. Again this was a
combined event with 5 scout teams and 3 explorer teams. The teams
were lucky enough to have bright sunshine with most completing the
10 mile hike with a few deviations fo
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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
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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 Ame
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From: Sun 12 Feb 2012 - 09:30
To: Sun 12 Feb 2012 - 16:30
Applications through Local Training Managers please.
Applications must reach County Office no later
More Info >>From: Mon 13 Feb 2012 - 19:30
To: Mon 13 Feb 2012 - 21:30
DC's Meeting Monday 13 Feb 2012
Walkden Gateway 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 pm. Room 2
More Info >>From: Sun 26 Feb 2012 - 09:30
To: Sun 26 Feb 2012 - 16:30
1st Response first aid training taking place at Lilford District
Scout HQ. Tyldesley.
Times 9.
More Info >>From: Wed 29 Feb 2012 - 19:30
To: Wed 29 Feb 2012 - 21:30
Safeguarding Seminar at Gorse Hill Scout Headquarters
19:30 - 21:30.
Appliations/payment to Count
More Info >>From: Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 20:00
To: Sun 11 Mar 2012 - 15:00
This is the annual GMWs 2MAD4 (2 Multi Activity Days) Leaders
event with indoor accommodation but
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Do you use the County campsites?
We have three Scout campsites in our county; Middlewood, Bispham
Hall and Dunham.
Click here for more info.
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Courtesy of Chris at Heaps and Stacks Ltd.