The County’s Day of Excellence | By Kevin The County’s Day of Excellence (Scouts, Explorer scouts and Network). This years Day of Excellence event willd be held at Giant Seat on Sunday 23rd September and involve various challenge and survival bases with the day concluding with a barbecue and presentation of the “Excellence” certificates. The leaders and instructors would use the Saturday to set up the bases and stay overnight. There will need to be traffic control along the access road and a marque would be erected for the weekend. The site has been booked for the weekend. The DCs are to be urgently asked to let the County have the names and details of all the Chief Scout’s Gold, Platinum and Diamond Awards and any Duke of Edinburgh Award gained since the last Day of Excellence event in January 2016 so to give some indication of likely numbers.
The Gaddum Shield Challenge | By Kevin The Gaddum Shield Challenge This will take place at the Prestwich, Radcliffe and Whitefield district headquarters on Sunday 13th May and the themes for the bases will follow last years. It was agreed that one base would incorporate mini pioneering. Download Forms Here:
The Lord Derby Competition | By Kevin The Lord Derby Competition This will take place on Saturday, 9th June at the Waddecar campsite. Greater Manchester North has been assigned the Scouting Skill base
Scout Bivy/Survival Camp 14th – 15th July 2018 | By Kevin Scout Bivy/Survival Camp … Continue reading
District Camp Waddecar | By Kevin District Camp Waddecar 22nd – 23rd June Waddecar A Christmas theme was suggested and a planning meeting for putting a camp programme together was arranged for Saturday 21st April at 13:30 at waddecar scout camp. If you could please let me have the following input from each group as below Approximate numbers please Cubs & Scouts. Ideas for Bases Activities suggestions
Calendar Test | By Kevin This is a test of my new Calendar lots of info can be entered in to this field and when you click it goes into a full page… Try it … Continue reading
Camp Ashworth Valley | By Kevin Potential cub and scout camp depend on interest Ashworth valley possibly. Cost £40 per Cub/Scout activities to include shooting, archery, climbing, cave bus, grass sledges, peddle carts. Please contact me asap with best guess numbers to enable activity booking and camp approx. numbers barry.ratcliffe@baesystems.com. 07979 243019