Squirrel Scouts

As you may know, Abid Saleh has stepped down from the role of Lead Volunteer (District Commissioner), and I have been asked to lead the search for our next inspirational volunteer to lead the District. I would like to express our sincere thanks, on behalf of the District Trustee Board, to Abid for all his hard work and dedication over the last 5 years in the role.

We are asking for nominations, including self-nominations to be made in confidence to me by Friday 20th October 2023. You can download a copy of the volunteer vacancy pack here and the nomination/application form here.

Please consider people right across the District, and even people not currently involved in Scouting who would be committed to our aims. We want to talk to the widest pool of talented volunteers as possible to lead the District through a period of significant change.

If anyone wants to talk about the role please feel free to talk to myself or Chris Taylor.

Blackburn Scouts are absolutley delighted to welcome Olive Scout Group back into the District. The Group have been closed for a couple of years but now have new volunteers to run the sections.

The Scout Group has opened new Squirrel and Beaver Sections which will meet at the school in Beardwood Blackburn.

We look forward to seeing the group thrive and grow, giving lots more young people opportunities to enjoy Scouting.

We are delighted to support our Scout Groups through 2022 to get our young people accessing the outdoors at this brilliant site. The Activity Center based in Mill Hill, will be free to use for Squirrels, Beavers, Scouts and Explorers from across the District.

Canalside Activity Centre is run by Scouting volunteers for the benefit of young people across #blackburn

Brilliant to see St. Francis Scouts open a brand new #Squirrel Scout Drey. Squirrel Scouts are the brand new section for 4-5 year old boys and girls.

We would like to welcome the new young people to Scouting and congratulate the brilliant work by the team at St Francis Scout Group for starting Squirrels.