Scouting in Greater Manchester West
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Greater Manchester West is a Scout County and part of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom. It is one of three Scout Counties which cover the political county of Greater Manchester, and provides a Scouting programme to the metropolitan boroughs of Salford, Trafford and Wigan.
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[edit] Organisation
The County is currently divided into tenScout Districts. The divisions within the County are reviewed periodically, with the aim of improving the organisation and provision of Scouting in the region. This has sometimes involved the creation or dissolution of Scout Districts, or simply the redrawing of boundaries.
The Districts combine to provide a number Scout Groups and Explorer Scout Units, each providing Scouting for young people from the age of 6 and up. The County also runs the Scout Network programme for 18-25 year olds.
[edit] Altrincham and District
Scout Groups
- 3rd Altrincham
- 6th Altrincham (St. George's)
- 4th Bowdon
- 1st Broadheath
- 1st Hale (Hale Methodist)
- 2nd Hale
- 4th Hale (St Peters)
- 1st Hale Barns
- 1st Timperley
- 2nd Timperley
- 3rd Timperley
- 1st West Timperley (St Hughs)
Explorer Scout Units
- Panthers ESU
- Phoenix ESU
- Snowdon ESU
[edit] Atherton and Tyldesley
Scout Groups
- 1st Atherton
- 2nd Atherton (St Michael)
- 12th Atherton (Methodist)
- 2nd Tyldesley (Methodist)
- 4th Tyldesley (Holy Family)
- 5th Tyldesley
- 7th Tyldesley (Garrett Hall)
Explorer Scout Units
- Bent and Bongs ESU
- Impeesa ESU
- 12th Atherton ESU
[edit] Ellesmere
Scout Groups
- 1st Cadishead
- 2nd/13th Eccles
- 3rd/1st Eccles (Roman Catholic)
- 10th Eccles (Monton Methodist)
- 2nd Irlam
- 1st Worsley
- The 1st Worsley Scout Group was originally named the 6th Eccles Scout Group, which was one of the recognised "First Troops" in the Scout Association.[1]
- 3rd Worsley (St Paul's Peel)
- 4th Worsley (Christ The King)
- 5th Worsley
- 6th Worsley
- 7th Worsley (St Edmunds)
- 9th Worsley (Boothstown)
- 11th Worsley (Ellenbrook)
Explorer Scout Units
- Merlin ESU
[edit] Leigh and District
Scout Groups
- 1st Astley (Parish Church)
- 4th Leigh (Christ Church)
- 5th Leigh (St Peter's)
- 9th Leigh (St Joseph's)
- 13th Leigh (Bedford St Thomas)
- 15th Leigh (Sacred Heart)
- 18th Leigh (Leigh Parish)
- 26th Leigh (St Pauls)
- 1st Lowton (St Marys)
- 2nd Lowton
- 3rd Lowton (St Catherine's)
[edit] Sale and District
Scout Groups
- 3rd Ashton
- 2nd Brooklands
- 7th Sale
- 9th Sale (St Anne's)
- 11th Sale (St Josephs)
- 14th Sale
- 17th Sale
- Sale Central
Explorer Scout Units
- Magellan ESU
[edit] Salford
Scout Groups
- 1st Salford
- 2nd Salford (Judeans)
- 3rd Salford
- 43rd Salford (Hope)
- 59th Salford
- 88th Salford (Servites)
- 90th Salford (St Joseph's)
- 100th Salford (St Lukes)
Explorer Scout Units
- Salford District ESU
[edit] Stretford
Scout Groups
- 1st Stretford (1st Longford)
- 2nd Stretford (1st Gorse Hill)
- 17th Stretford (1st Lostock)
- 23rd Stretford
- 25th Stretford (Firswood)
[edit] Swinton and Pendlebury
Scout Groups
- 1st Clifton (St Anne's)
- 3rd Swinton (Holyrood)
- 12th Swinton
- 14th Swinton
- 16th Swinton (St Stephens)
- 23rd Swinton (St Mary's)
- 24th Swinton (St Charles)
[edit] Urmston and District
Scout Groups
- 1st Davyhulme
- 2nd Davyhulme
- 3rd Davyhulme (Lostock)
- 1st Flixton (L'Avenir)
- The 1st Flixton Scout Group holds records which lend support to a claim that the Group was one of the earliest groups formed in the United Kingdom. However, this group is not listed in the official document from The Scout Association.[1]
- 3rd Flixton
- 8th Flixton (St. John's)
- 1st Nelson (Nelson Sea Scouts)
- 1st Partington
- 2nd Urmston
- 5th Urmston (Aquilifer)
[edit] Wigan and District
Scout Group
- 1st Abram
- 1st Ashton (Lord Gerard's)
- 1st Golborne (St Thomas)
- 1st Hindley (All Saints)
- 3rd Hindley
- 1st Orrell
- 1st Shevington (Wigan)
- 1st Standish
- 2nd Wigan (St Michaels)
- 3rd Wigan (St Cuthbert's)
- 4th Wigan
- 5th Wigan
- 7th Wigan (All Saints)
- 8th Wigan (Bispham Methodist)
- 12th Wigan (St Andrew)
- 15th Wigan (St Stephen's)
- 16th Wigan
- 18th Wigan (St Anne's)
- 20th Wigan
- 27th Wigan (St Aidans)
- 29th Wigan
- 32nd Wigan (Holy Family)
[edit] Campsites
The County runs a single campsite, Middlewood, which is near the town of Worsley.
It is located near the Bridgewater Canal, allowing easy hiking access to groups.
The site has a mixture of wooded campsites and open fields, as well as indoor accommodation.
Activities run on site include kayakaing, canoing, archery, and angling.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b The First Troops (pdf). The Scout Association (August 2006). Retrieved on February 14, 2007.
[edit] External links
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