Congratulations to our Youth Commissioner!

This evening our County Commissioner, Andy Farrell presented our County Youth Commissioner, Lewis Foster with a Chief Scouts Commendation for Good Service. Lewis’s hard work, determination and ambition becomes infectious; his positivity and drive rubs off on those around them….

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IMPORTANT: Coronavirus – 26 February 2020

THIS IS NOT THE LATEST COMMUNICATION ON THIS TOPIC Important Information CORONAVIRUS   Good Evening, This evening Managers in Scouting received an update from the UK Chief Commissioner, Tim Kidd regarding Coronavirus. In Greater Manchester West, we wanted to share this…

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IMPORTANT: Safety

Important Information SAFETY   Good Evening, You will have received communications from the UK Chief Commissioner, Tim Kidd around the topic of Safety. The message he delivered was that ‘the safety of young people is our number one priority, and…

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Member Update – Training Refresh

TRAINING REFRESH   Good Evening, Over the last two years, we have asked all of the participants attending our training opportunities to give feedback. The majority of the feedback we received was very positive, however there were some common themes….

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Merry Christmas and Thank-you!

Good Evening, On behalf of the County Team, I would like to thank-you for your hard work, dedication and enthusiasm in delivering Skills for Life to young people across Greater Manchester West throughout 2019. This year has seen an amazing…

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County Scout Football Competition

On Sunday 24th November 2019, 15 teams of made up of Scouts, their leaders and parents turned up at Powerleague in Ardwick for the County Scout Football Competition. Despite the cold weather, spirits were high and there was lots of…

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Remembrance Sunday

This morning many young people and volunteers from across our County took part in Remembrance parades, services and other events to pay their respects to those who have died or been effected by conflict since the outbreak of the First World War in…

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