Friday 8th to Sunday 10th April 2022 at Tawd Vale Adventure Centre. The Great Escape is a challenging competition for Scouts requiring teamwork, leadership, and initiative. This is an event for members of the Scout Section, aged primarily between 10…
Volunteer training dates confirmed for early 2022.
Our Volunteer Support team have confirmed the next scheduled training courses to take us up to spring 2022. Section Leadership Teams If you’re a member of a Section Leadership Team, your training is split into three parts: Getting Started: all…
Applications open for the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra 2022
We are very pleased to be able to announce that applications for the 2022 NSGSO and NSGCB course are now open. We are accepting applications for both the Symphony Orchestra and the Concert Band. The residential course is held in Stourbridge,…
It’s Trustees’ Week; and we just wanted to say thank you.
Across Merseyside Scouts, each of our Groups and Districts are supported by an Executive Committee. Members of these committees are Trustees of their relevant charitable entity, through which we deliver life-changing skills for life. Our Trustees work tirelessly to ensure…
Introducing our Unit Leadership Team for the 25th World Scout Jamboree.
Think big. Dream wild. Act together In Summer 2023, more than 40,000 Scouts from all over the world will gather in South Korea for the 25th World Scout Jamboree. We’re so proud that thousands of UK young people aged 14 to 17 and their leaders will be there as part of the UK Contingent….
We’re busy planning events for 2021/22 and we can’t wait to see you there.
It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve made a start on planning the return of some of our events. We hope we’re able to run them, and we can’t wait to see you there. More news will follow on…
Squirrels, our new programme for 4 and 5 year olds.
We’re starting a new provision for four and five year olds called Squirrels, to help young people gain skills for life at a time when it matters most and where it’s most needed. Squirrels is a completely new provision for 4–5 year…
Congratulations to 115 of our volunteers who completed their training over the last 18 months.
Despite the challenges everyone has faced over the last 18 months, 115 of our volunteers managed to complete their leader training, as we moved it online, and received their Wood Badge between March 2020 and August 2021. We wanted to…
Taking part in a World Scout Jamboree. Where do we even start? Sean’s blog.
The 24th World Scout Jamboree, during 2019, was probably the best experience of my life so far. I wish I could relive it again as a participant but I will also be happy to return as IST one day. Three…
What Makes A Good World Scout Jamboree Unit Leader? Carys’ Blog!
We recently caught up with Carys, who attended the last World Scout Jamboree as a Unit Member, to find out what makes a good Unit Leader. Hi there, I’m Carys and I attended the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia…
