Wistaston Scouts have unveiled their new £270,000 base after completing a five-year fund-raising project to move headquarters.
The project included demolishing the old Scout Hut and replacing it with a new building which was formally opened in front of an audience which included many who helped out.
Members of 7th SWC Millfields Nantwich Scouts enjoyed participating in this year’s UK Parliament Week.
UK Parliament Week is an annual festival that engages people across the UK with Parliament, explores what it means to them and empowers them to get involved.
Young members of the 38th South West Cheshire Scouts in Nantwich are celebrating success at the Cheshire Hike.
The group, based at the Davenport Avenue hut off Barony Road, saw eight members complete the hike, which is now in its 52nd year.
Scouts across South Cheshire are preparing to “do their best” in the 80th anniversary Crewe Gang Show.
More than 140 beavers, cubs, scouts and leaders will tread the boards in the “biggest and best” show in the history of the South Cheshire scouting movement.
Wistaston Scouts are to hold “An evening with Steve Leonard” event at St Mary’s Parish Hall in Wistaston on Friday February 16.
Vet and TV presenter Steve has travelled the globe working alongside some of the world’s most iconic wildlife, from whales to flesh eating maggots.
Big-hearted gas engineers teamed up to help bring Wistaston’s Scout hut in from the cold!
Around 20 heating engineers former a group called Heroes of Heat, which installs heating systems for free for charities in need.
By Claire Faulkner
South West Cheshire Scouts have been riding along on the crest of a wave producing theatre for 78 years.
This year, The Crewe Gang Show at The Lyceum had the traditional variety show feel.
Cub and beaver scouts from the 1st South West Cheshire District celebrated their 100th birthday with a cake made by Nantwich bakery students.
The celebration was doubly special for the Crewe-based group, one of the oldest in the country, as it’s also the centenary of the cub scout movement nationwide.
By Kirsty Rollings
New Scouts and Girlguiding groups are being launched near Nantwich to help cope with rising demand.
The latest groups will be based at the newly refurbished Worleston Village Hall in Worleston.
Scouts from Nantwich and Wistaston triumphed in a two-day county event tackling route planning, incident bases, cooking and camping. The Cheshire Hike event sees Scouts set off from different starting points in the county before meeting up at a combined finish a day later.
Three friends from a Nantwich village celebrated their 50th birthdays – by raising vital cash for a local Scout group. Rick Carter, Ade Peever and Giles Semper teamed up to hold a joint party at The Swan Inn, in Wybunbury.
A team of Nantwich fundraisers are setting out to paddle 127 miles down the River Severn for local charities. The group of 12 friends and family, called The Paddlers, hope their four-day adventure will raise £10,000 for five different causes.
Residents, councillors, and members of the Royal British Legion packed into Wistaston Memorial Hall for Remembrance Service. They were joined by members of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from the Wistaston 35th SWC Scout Group.
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