Beaver Sleepover
2017-05-12 18:00 - 2017-05-14 15:00 UTC
Beaver Sleepover Bramhope Scout Camp

Cub Incident Hike
2017-05-27 09:00 - 17:00
Strinesdale Reservoir
(I know its bank holiday but diary busy and not everyone goes away please let me know if your group will be entering)

Scout Incident Hike
2017-05-28 08:00 - 17:00

Beaver Hike
2017-06-24 - 2017-06-25
Beaver Hike venue to be confirmed

Camp Ashworth Valley
2017-07-14 18:00 - 2017-07-16 14:00
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

Beaver Trip to Crocky Trail
2017-09-23 08:00 - 17:00

Planning Day
2017-09-23 08:00 - 17:00
Scouts route planning day for Expedition challenge

Scouts Expedition Challenge
2017-10-07 - 2017-10-08
Scouts Expedition Challenge Tandle Hill to Dog Hill return

Swimming Gala
2017-11-19
Cub & Scout Swimming Gala Royton Baths

Christmas Craft
2017-12-09
Beaver Christmas Craft Day

The Gaddum Shield Challenge
2018-05-13 | Prestwich, Radcliffe & Whitefield Scout District HQ, Frankton Rd, , Whitefield,, Manchester, M45 7FB, United Kingdom
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:

First Response Course Full
2018-06-02 09:30 - 16:30, 2018-09-08 09:30 - 16:30, 2018-11-10 09:30 - 16:30 | Scout HQ, 380 Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2ST, United Kingdom
First Response Course Dates
Both Initial and Renewal courses
All being run from County HQ, Rochdale Road, Middleton
Initial Training
(0930 to 1630 hours)
24th February 2018
7th April 2018
2nd June 2018
8th September 2018
10th November 2018

Refresher Training
24th March 2018 0900 to 1200
24th March 2018 1300 to 1600
8th December 2018 0900 to 1200
8th December 2018 1300 to 1600

The Lord Derby Competition
2018-06-09 | Waddecar, Snape Rake Lane, Goosnargh, Preston, PR3 2EU, United Kingdom
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

Safeguarding and Safety Courses
2018-06-10 | Scout HQ, 380 Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2ST, United Kingdom
Safety Training
10th June 10:00 – 12:30
Safeguarding
10th June 13:30 – 16:00

Oldham District AGM
2018-06-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Scout HQ, 380 Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2ST, United Kingdom
Oldham District AGM
Oldham Borough District AGM, will take place on Thursday 14th June at 7.30pm. The AGM is being held at County Headquarters can we hope you are able to attend.

District Camp Waddecar
2018-06-22 18:00 - 2018-06-23 16:00 | Waddecar, Snape Rake Lane, Goosnargh, Preston, PR3 2EU, United Kingdom
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

Fast Track Course 6 Weekend 1
2018-06-23 - 2018-06-24 | Scout HQ, 380 Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2ST, United Kingdom
Fast Track Course 6
Weekend 1 – 23rd and 24th June 2018
Weekend 2 – 15th and 16th September 2018
Validation Day – 1st December 2018
COURSE LIMITED TO 30 PERSONS
Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis (No group bookings).

Getting Started Course
2018-06-30, 2018-09-29 | Scout HQ, 380 Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2ST, United Kingdom
Getting Started Courses 2018
We are pleased to announce the below dates for Getting Started Courses arranged for 2018
Sunday 28th January in Bolton
Saturday 28th April at County HQ
Saturday 30th June at County HQ
Saturday 29th September at County HQ

Scout Bivy/Survival Camp 14th - 15th July 2018
2018-07-14 13:00 - 2018-07-15 11:00 | Giants Seat, Giants Seat Scout and Community Campsite Off Ringley Road West Outwood, Radcliffe, M26 1DY, United Kingdom
Scout Bivy/Survival Camp (14th – 15th July 2018)

Venue possibly Giants seat awaiting confirmation from site
13:00 Saturday arrival pick up 11:00 Sunday
No Hammocks its a Bivy/survival camp?
Costs £12 per person

Network / Explorer Camp
2018-08-31 - 2018-09-02
Network / Explorer Camp 31st Aug – 2nd Sept 2018 Bowley Scout Camp

Fast Track Course 6 - Weekend 2
2018-09-15 - 2018-09-16

The County’s Day of Excellence
2018-09-23
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.

Bibby Farm Leaders Weekend
2018-09-28 - 2018-09-30
Bibby Farm leader weekend 28th – 30th September

Grimm Up North 12th – 14th Oct Bradley Wood
2018-10-12 - 2018-10-14

Fast Track Course 6 - Validation Day – 1st December 2018
2018-12-01

First Response Course Refresher
2018-12-08 09:00 - 12:00, 2018-12-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Scout HQ, 380 Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2ST, United Kingdom
