Leaders recognised at Mersey Weaver Awards Event

Posted on 8th June 20198th June 2019 by Ashley Proctor

We’re very proud to announce that a number of our leaders have today received awards in recognition of their excellent contribution to Scouting here at 1st Ince and Elton, at a District Awards Event that was held at Queen Charlotte’s Wood (our local, district-run activity centre).

Three different awards were given out, as follows:

Commissioner’s Commendation – Vicki Serna
Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service:
- Ashley Proctor
- Callum Linger
- Stephen Spencer
Bar to the Award for Merit – Graham Proctor

From everyone here at 1st Ince and Elton, we’d like to congratulate those who have received awards today – but we’d also like to thank ALL of our volunteers for their continued help and support. With their support, we wouldn’t be the group we are today – so once again, THANK YOU.

Not only did today’s event at QCW serve as an opportunity for awards to be presented, but it also celebrated the 25th anniversary of “The Hideaway” at QCW.

There was also an unveiling of a new ‘Laavu’ that had been erected in recognition of an outstanding 63 years of service by campsite manager “Ian Nicholas”. Congratulations Ian!

What we wear when we Scout

Posted on 5th June 20195th June 2019 by Ashley Proctor

As part of our Skills for Life plan, we said we’d review the Scout uniform. This’ll help us understand what Scout members currently wear and explore other options of what could be worn.

The public and all members now have the chance to have their say, and views on variations to suit the needs of Sea Scouts, Air Scouts, faiths and nations are encouraged.

We’d like to ask if you could spare around 15 minutes to give us your views on our uniform. The format is an online questionnaire, run by PopulusLive, and it will close on 7 July 2019.

The link to give your views is: scouts.org.uk/whatwewear

We’re committed to remaining a uniformed movement. If changes are proposed, they’ll include a substantial period of transition. No decision has been made at this stage, and there are no immediate changes to uniform.

Scout Experience Survey 2019

Posted on 21st March 201921st March 2019 by Ashley Proctor

Every year we survey young people and parents/carers to understand:

how young people feel about Scouting and what they gain from Scouting
how supported adult volunteers feel and where we can offer more support
why young people join and leave Scouting
how parents/carers feel about Scouting

This survey helps us improve the impact we have on your children and those to come.

scouts.org.uk/scoutsurvey2019

It should take you around 15-30 minutes and is easier to do on a computer rather than your phone. If your child left Scouting in the last 12 months, we would still like to hear from you. The survey will close on Monday 1st April 2019.

We would also like your child/children to complete the survey, even if they left Scouting in the last 12 months.

If they are under 12, then they will only be asked five simple questions and will not be asked for any contact or personal information. You may want to help or supervise them when answering but please allow them to answer honestly, giving their own opinion.
If they are 12, then we will ask them more detailed questions and information about their background but not their contact details as they are too young to give permission to be contacted again.
If they are 13 and over, then we ask them more detailed questions, information about their background, and permission to contact them again and anonymously link their answers to things like school performance.

Please note: We will never share their answers in a way that allows them to be identified. Any results will be the average of lots of young people and any matching of information to other records will be done anonymously, with the link to them as an individual broken before we look at the results.

As a thank you, everyone taking part will be entered into a draw of £500 to spend at Scout Store or Scout Adventures or a Go-Pro. The two Districts that secure the most responses will also be entered into a similar draw for £1000.

So please remember when you’re entering the survey that ‘Where does your child take part in Scouting?’ should be answered with:

Country: ENGLAND

Region: NORTH WEST

County/Area/Region: CHESHIRE

District: MERSEY WEAVER

If you have any questions, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are available here: scouts.org.uk/frequentlyaskedquestions.

If you still have any questions or concerns, please email info.centre@scouts.org.uk.

Plant Sale 2019

Posted on 14th March 201914th March 2019 by Ashley Proctor

With spring just around the corner many people will be thinking about getting out in the garden again – with that in mind, we’re pleased to announce our 2019 Plant Sale. This is our fifth year selling bedding plants, and after the success of the first four years – it acts as one of our main fundraising activities of the year. The money raised helps to maintain our building, replace and repair kit. It’s organised and run entirely by volunteers, so if you think you can help as part of our team – please get in touch!

How Can I Order Plants?

There are currently three ways that you can place an order with us:

Paper Order Form
Order Form via Email
Our Online Shop

More details about each method can be found below.

Paper Order Form

Order forms have already gone out to customers who have ordered from us previously. These order forms will be collected by members of the Scout Group between 18th March and 12th April 2019. Haven’t received an order from? Don’t worry, you can still order plants using one of the methods below.

Order Form via Email

Just like we did last year – we’ll soon be making the order form available to download from our website. Simply download, print out/fill in and return to us via email by the deadline to place your order.

Our Online Shop

New for this year, we’ve introduced an online ordering system via our ‘online shop‘. Simply browse through the products, add your chosen ones to the basket and checkout – it’s as easy as that.

When Will The Plants Be Available?

Plants will be delivered to your door on Saturday 11th May 2019.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ALL ORDERS:

The deadline for placing orders is Friday 12th April 2019. Any orders placed after this date will not be fulfilled. ALL orders regardless of whether they’re via our paper based order forms, email orders or via our online shop are Payment on Order. Payments can be made bycash, BACS or a cheque made payable to 1st Ince and Elton Scout Group.

Order Form

The 2019 Plant Sale Order Form is now available to download. Please use one of the following links:

Order Form 2019 (Microsoft Word)
Order Form 2019 (Adobe PDF)

Scouts join in UK Parliament Week!

Posted on 16th November 201816th November 2018 by Ashley Proctor

It’s UK Parliament Week and tonight our Scouts took part.

A huge thank you goes out to our local MP Justin Madders who came along to give a talk about Parliament and his job!

During the course of the evening, some interesting topics of discussion naturally came up including Brexit and that banned Iceland advert.

Elton Bonfire and Firework Spectacular 2018 – Thank You!

Posted on 4th November 20185th November 2018 by Ashley Proctor

Another Bonfire and Firework Spectacular has been and gone – and what an event it was this year!

We estimate that we’ve pulled our biggest crowd ever this year as more people from both within the village and outside the village join us to see what all the fuss is about.

To everyone that came along to support our display either by coming along to watch, purchase from our stalls or giving a donation (however big or small), we’d just like to say a HUGE Thank You!

We would also like to express an extra special thanks to the following for their continued support of the years:

Elton Parish Council
Cheshire West and Chester Council (and Ward Councillor Stephen Smith)
Essar
Elton Primary School
Friends of Elton Primary School
Mitchell Brothers (Cheshire Oaks)
Elton SPAR
Encirc and Cheshire Waste
Black Cat Fireworks
Award Computing Ltd

This is currently Elton’s only annual community event! As a community group and registered charity, we invest a huge amount of time and money into staging this event – your continued support is crucial to the success of this event.

Finally, we must also remember to say a huge thank you to the team of volunteers here at 1st Ince and Elton Scout Group. Not are they supporting a weekly programme to each of the sections (that’s Beavers, Cubs and Scouts), they also give up their time for weekend activities and also find more time to stage great community events such as this. So a huge BRAVO goes out to them.

The ‘Elton Bonfire and Firework Spectacular’ returns for it’s 9th year in 2019 on Friday 1st November – save the date!!

Join us for our 2018 AGM!

Posted on 30th April 201810th December 2018 by Ashley Proctor

You’re cordially invited to our AGM. Full details can be found on the event page by clicking here:

1st Ince and Elton Scout Group AGM 2018

Plant Sale 2018

Posted on 15th March 201810th December 2018 by Ashley Proctor

With spring just around the corner many people will be thinking about getting out in the garden again – with that in mind, we’re pleased to announce our 2018 Plant Sale. This is our fourth year selling bedding plants, and after the success of the first three years – it acts as one of our main fundraising activities of the year. The money raised helps to maintain our building, replace and repair kit. It’s organised and run entirely by volunteers, so if you think you can help as part of our team – please get in touch!