Set in the West Lancashire countryside close to the Leeds-Liverpool canal, Tawd Vale Adventure Centre is owned and operated by Merseyside Scouts, for the primary purpose of supporting our members to develop skills for life through outdoor adventure. The Centre…
Congratulations to Alan Seeley, on being awarded the Silver Wolf.
The Chief Scout, Bear Grylls, has recognised Alan’s outstanding contribution by awarding the Silver Wolf – the highest UK award for good service that volunteers in Scouts can achieve. Alan’s involvement in Scouts began in 1989 when Alan took on…
Our County Office has relocated.
We’ve moved our County Office to a new space within Stanley Buildings in Liverpool City Centre. Our new easy-to-access facility provides increased space for both our County Administrators and volunteers, and for collaboration via both face-to-face and hybrid meetings. With…
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…
Return of Summer Camping – A blog from 12th Crosby Scouts
With additional restrictions being eased across England and by The Scouts, a number of Merseyside Scout Groups have returned to camping after nearly 18 months. Tim, from 12th Crosby Scout Group has wrote a blog on his groups recent Summer…
We’re recruiting for a Growth and Development Officer.
Come and help us strengthen existing and create new provision, working as part of a great Regional Services Team in Merseyside. The purpose of the job is to instigate, support, and deliver focused growth projects and plans across the project…
We’re building our Unit Leadership Team for the 25th World Scout Jamboree.
We’re so excited that Merseyside has been allocated a full Unit to become part of the UK Contingent to the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea during 2023. That means we need to recruit 4 adult volunteers to become the…
