If you’re aged 18–30 and involved with South West Cheshire Scouts, we’d love for you to join us at Milldale for our first-ever Fireside Fridays event. Expect a relaxed evening of campfires, music, BBQ and pizza, drinks, optional activities, and…
Our WSJ 2027 Team: Making It Happen Through Fundraising
Our World Scout Jamboree team – Erica, Elsa, Jack, Jacob and Emma – have been incredibly busy raising funds for their trip to the World Scout Jamboree in Poland in 2027! Over the past few months, they have thrown themselves…
Making Waves at Our First Water Activity Camp
Our first Water Activity Camp took place at Tatton Park Scout Activity Centre on the first week-end in June. A few of our more experienced kayakers joined in the full week-end at our campsite close to the edge of Tatton…
District Camp 2027 – Help Create a Place to Belong
Our next District Camp will take place from Friday 30 April to Monday 3 May 2027, and we are now starting to build the team that will help make it happen. District Camp is a chance to give young people across…
Introducing the New South West Cheshire Scouts Monthly Newsletter
You’ve told us that you receive too many emails from us, that not all our communications are relevant to your role, and that it’s not always clear what action is required. To address this, we’re introducing a new monthly South…
King’s Scout Award Celebrated at Windsor Castle
A Day of Celebration and Achievement: The St. George’s Day Parade of King’s Scouts at Windsor Castle, Sunday 26 April 2026 Back in December 2025, Fabio Cura, a member of Fiennes ESU in South-West Cheshire, achieved the King’s Scout Award—the…
Ryan Wright Appointed as District Youth Lead
We’re excited to announce that Ryan Wright has been appointed as the new District Youth Lead for South West Cheshire Scouts! Following a highly competitive recruitment process, we received five outstanding applications from young people across the District. Each candidate…
World Scout Jamboree 2027 Selection Day
In October, South West Cheshire District was proud to host one of Cheshire’s three selection days for the 26th World Scout Jamboree, which will take place in Gdańsk, Poland, in summer 2027. The selection day was held at Milldale and welcomed applicants from Chester &…
Silver Acorn Award Presentation
On 2nd December, during the Milldale Christmas Party, South West Cheshire District was delighted to celebrate the achievements of Carl, who was formally presented with the Silver Acorn Award. The award, which recognises outstanding service to Scouting, was presented by our District Lead Volunteer,…
Celebrating a Legacy of Service: Dave Hollinshead Awarded the Silver Wolf
We are proud to celebrate and congratulate Dave Hollinshead, who has been awarded the Silver Wolf – the highest award made by The Scout Association for services of the most exceptional nature. Dave’s remarkable journey through Scouting spans more than 60 years of continuous,…
