The Scout Association Counties Scouting in North West England

1 scout association counties

1.1 cumbria scout county

1.1.1 rawnsley shield


1.2 cheshire scout county

1.2.1 alderley district scout band
1.2.2 cheshire water activities


1.3 east lancashire scout county
1.4 greater manchester east scout county
1.5 greater manchester north scout county
1.6 greater manchester west scout county
1.7 merseyside scout county
1.8 west lancashire scout county

1.8.1 mountaineering
1.8.2 greenland
1.8.3 international

the scout association counties
cumbria scout county

cumbria scout county concurrent political county of cumbria, , provides scouting opportunities young people , adults in area around english lake district, including town of barrow-in-furness, , city of carlisle.

the county divided 9 scout districts:

barrow in furness district
duddon , high furness district
eden district
kentdale district
millom district
reivers district
solway/derwent district
western lakes district
workington district

district badges worn on uniform of scouting members.

rawnsley shield

the rawnsley shield annual competition scouts in reivers district in cumbria scout county. starting in 1920s roots go canon hardwicke rawnsley donated shield scouting. format of competition changes every year , has been: camp, marked on activities; walk talkin tarn gelt wood , activities @ talkin tarn; or, recently, pioneering contest. current winners of rawnsley shield 25th carlisle.

cheshire scout county

cheshire scout county concurrent political county of cheshire, excluding altrincham , sale (greater manchester west) , stockport (greater manchester east).

the county divided eleven scout districts:

alderley district
chester , district
ellesmere port , neston district
knutsford , district
macclesfield , congleton district
mid cheshire district
north west cheshire district*
south west cheshire district
warrington east district
warrington west district
widnes , district*
in 2012, north west cheshire , widnes , district merged form mersey weaver district

district badges worn on uniform of scouting members.

alderley district scout band

alderley district scout band, formed in 1963 1 bugle , drum, traditional marching , display band in based in wilmslow, cheshire. in alderley scout district of cheshire scout county. band takes part in competitions under tymba traditional youth marching bands association (tymba) , british youth band association (byba) rules, winning on 500 trophies including many supreme champions.

in 1984 , 1994 band invited play @ windsor castle in front of respectively majesty queen , duchess of kent. have appeared in royal tournament, on television, in london parade, lord’s mayor of manchester’s parade , toured netherlands in 1992 , belgium in 1995.

by 2000, band has declined under 10 members, 3 of whom under 25, , no longer compete. new members recruited , october 2003 began competing again in competitions within tymba, , @ local parades , fetes . in 2007, centenary year of scouting, band joined 1st syston scout , guide band perform @ national scout st george s day parade @ windsor castle in front of queen. in november 2008 band crowned national champions @ tymba national finals, 10 years since had last won top award.

cheshire water activities

cheshire water activities independent organisation supports scouting in cheshire. activities team provide training of leaders, , supervision of young people, in various water activities including kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, power boating, , offshore sailing.

east lancashire scout county

east lancashire scout county covers industrial towns of east lancashire.

the county contains 6 scout districts:

blackburn
burnley , pendle
clitheroe
darwen
hyndburn
rossendale

the burnley , pendle district formed after merger of burnley district , pendle district in 2013

greater manchester east scout county

map of england highlighting location of greater manchester

greater manchester east scout county 1 of 3 scout counties based in greater manchester. area divided 10 districts,covering city of manchester itself, stockport, tameside, new mills , glossop. both new mills , glossop situated within county boundaries of derbyshire, has been included in area due close geographical position near greater manchester conurbation.

the county contains 10 scout districts:

north manchester , medvale
manchester south
cheadle
stockport
goyt
ladybrook valley
glossop
north tameside
tameside south scout district (denton & hyde)
tame valley

greater manchester north scout county

greater manchester north 1 of 3 scout counties cover metropolitan county of greater manchester, , provides scouting programme towns of bolton, bury, farnworth, heywood, middleton, prestwich , rochdale, amongst others. county headquarters in middleton.

the county divided 6 scout districts:

bolton moorland
bolton south , farnworth
bury & ramsbottom
oldham borough
prestwich, whitefield , radcliffe

greater manchester west scout county

greater manchester west 1 of 3 scout counties cover metropolitan county of greater manchester, , provides scouting programme metropolitan boroughs of salford, trafford , wigan.

the county commissioner greater manchester west andy farrell.

within scout county there 3 scout groups listed among first troops founded in 1908:

1st worsley (originally: 6th eccles)
1st flixton (l avenir)
1st stretford (longford)

the county divided 8 scout districts:

altrincham , district
ellesmere district (formally eccles district , worsley district)
lilford district scouts (formally atherton & tyldesley district , leigh , district)
lowry district (formally salford district , swinton & pendlebury district)
sale , district
stretford district
urmston , district
wigan , district

eccles district , worsley district merged in 2000s form ellesmere district.

atherton , tyldesley district , leigh , district merged on 1 october 2009 form lilford district.

salford district , swinton , pendlebury district merged in december 2015 create new lowry district. new district named after artist l.s.lowry spent of life living in swinton , notably painted industrial landscapes , working-class people of salford many years.

merseyside scout county

merseyside scout county scout county covering 5 metropolitan boroughs of knowsley, st. helens, sefton, wirral, , city of liverpool.

the county divided eleven scout districts:

altside
bebington
birkenhead
crosby
formby
liverpool north
liverpool south
southport
st helens
wallasey
west wirral

on 1 april 2010 bootle, sefton east , kirkby districts merged form altside district, allerton, picton , parts of knowsley districts merged form liverpool south district , fairfield, walton on hill , parts of knowsley districts merged form liverpool north district. followed review of county in 2009.

within merseyside county, crosby district home of crosby scout , guide marina club, offer dinghy , kayak sailing local youth, based @ newly rebuilt crosby lakeside adventure centre opened in october 2009. club runs dinghy section, sailing variety of craft - wayfarer, gp14s, enterprise, rs fevas, herons, gulls, toppers - , kayak section. co-run scout , guide movements, not exclusively scouts , guides, , draws membership local youth aged 10 20 years.

west lancashire scout county

west lancashire scout county scout county covering half of lancashire, other half being covered east lancashire scout county 2 separated m6.

the boundaries of lancashire changed in 1974 part of local government. shortly after, scout counties in lancashire changed reflect these border changes. west lancashire scout county created parts of original north west , south west lancashire scout counties. according 2006 census scout county had 9347 members within 154 scout groups.

the scout county sub-divided following 8 districts:

blackpool
chorley
fylde
lonsdale
ormskirk
preston
south ribble
wyre

the scout county hosts prepared: story of scouting, first purpose-built scout museum in uk.

mountaineering

the scout county regularly runs varied number of trips including training weekends in scotland around cairngorms , smaller ski trips alps scotland.

greenland

the scout county known mountaineering adventure element of program. on last few years 2 trips greenland have resulted in assents of unclimbed peaks. first trip, in 2004 featured link waddecar via sat phone during campsite s birthday celebrations chief scout, second during 2007 ren land featured far larger number of participants , sea kayak element. trips approved young explorers trust , british mountaineering council. mountaineering , adventure side, scientific elements completed

international

away mountaineering county has run in past trips uganda aimed complete multi-purpose building used health promotions, clinics immunisation of local population. county has participant in international jamboree, eurojam , international trips austria, belgium , canada. have attended menin gate memorials during november.