Campsite - Dunham Park Scout Camp

Happy New Year from everyone at Dunham Park Scout Camp! We hope to see at our campsite soon, when restrictions are lifted.

A blanket of snow across the campsite this afternoon!

Tuesday greetings!

Season's greetings from the team at Dunham Park Scout Camp!

At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them!

We remember.

We are aware of the Prime Minister’s announcement on the lockdown in England which is effective from Thursday. We are working with the National Youth Agency to... understand what this means for the delivery of Scouting in England. We will communicate further before Thursday. In the meantime England remains at Amber.

Don't forget you can support the Friends of Dunham Park Scout Camp using EasyFundraising! Click the link for more information.

Sunny Sunday mornings

Click the link for the latest update our readiness level in Greater Manchester West! https://mailchi.mp/074dd0bc213e/countyreadinessleveloct2020

All of our metros are moving back to the AMBER readiness level. Click the link for more information. https://bit.ly/2RUmnsa

Just over 6 weeks until the Co-op Local Community Fund closes on Saturday 24 October. We wanted to let you know there’s still time to support the Friends of Dunham Park Scout Camp!

Good morning! We hope you slept well and have worked up an appetite, as world leading bushcraft experts Ed Stafford and Steve Hanton are here with a virtual wil...derness cooking session. Have a watch below to learn more about the core principles of making, maintaining and using fires safely

Now’s your chance to put some questions to our own County Commissioner, Andy Farrell! Comment them down below and keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming interview! #GMWScouts #MeetTeamGMW

Good luck to all of our young people and volunteers collecting their A-Level Results today. It wasn’t the exam season or results day you ever imagined, but a HUGE Congratulations from everyone in Greater Manchester West on all of your achievements!

Happy #ScoutScarfDay! Throughout the day members of #TeamGMW will be sharing with you some of their most memorable 'scarf wearing' moments from the past year! Please share yours in the comments below! #GMWScouts #SkillsForLife

CHANGE TO COUNTY READINESS LEVEL Please click the link below to view the latest email from our County Commissioner, Andy Farrell on the decision to change the r...eadiness level in our County to RED following the local lockdown restrictions announced by the government for Greater Manchester. https://bit.ly/3gh3xGh

Hopefully you will be able to join us for our virtual Annual General Meeting on Thursday 30th July, at 7.30pm. Please click the link below, complete the form and we will send you the details to access the meeting on Zoom. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

All 500 litres of hand sanitiser have now been distributed to our districts and campsites! Each of our 83 groups will receive 5 litres of hand sanitiser. Thank-...you to the County Executive for supporting our volunteers in preparation for the return of face-to-face Scouting and to all of the Senior Leadership Team for securing a quick turnaround and arranging distribution. A special thanks to Contiquip Commercial Catering Engineers for the use of their vehicle for the weekend and to Safe Sanitiser for the speedy delivery and discount. Here’s a selection of photos from our journey from Bispham Hall to Dunham Park stopping in districts along the way.

This evening members of our Senior Leadership Team loaded a van with 500 litres of hand sanitiser to distribute to DCs for groups across our County! We are ple...ased to provide sanitiser to our groups and campsites to help them prepare for the return of face-to-face Scouting! DCs will be in touch with GSLs in due course to arrange local distribution of hand sanitiser. #GMWScouts #SkillsForLife

Our landlords, the National Trust working to keep the site safe for when we reopen

July 2020