A History Of Scouting In High Legh 1912 to 2010
 
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Scouting Today
In High Legh
Information Gathered From
THE HISTORY OF KNUTSFORD DISTRICT
By R S C Hadfield, District Archivist.

Mike Hosker
Martin Relton
Paul Bates
Compiled by Paul Bates

Scouting Today In High Legh

2005

Scouting returns to High Legh with the formation of a Beaver colony in September 2005. It began with a telephone conversation between Martin Relton and Adam Croft the then head teacher of High Legh School, who was very positive about the idea. Martin had already identified High Legh as having the potential for a new group and outlined the plans at the district AGM in May 2005.
He then put up a stand at the school summer fair on 17th July 2005, Nicky Harris helped out (who was a cub leader at 1st at the time, now GSL).
It was there that he first met Jan who offered to help out. She brought Collete and Duncan to the District Beaver family camp in Aug 2005.
Martin also took a school assembly one Tuesday morning with Debbie Phillips (Asst County Commissioner Beavers) to talk about Scouts to the school children.
Beavers opened with about 9 Beavers, Martin Relton, Trudy, Jan and Emily Johnson helping. Later Jenny Hickson helped out also.
In October / November 2005 Richard Greenwood and Paul Bates came forward as leaders for the Beavers, Richard being the Beaver leader and Paul as his assistant. Soon after Jenny Greenwood also joined the growing Beaver colony as an assistant leader with Trudy.
Early session
Make a mummy session October 05
A High Legh Beaver takes part in a football training session
at Edgerton Youth Club
2006

Cubs started in April 2006 with Martin Jones, Jan Lancaster and Allen Johnson. Paul Bates joined in September 2006 as cub leader.


2007

Beavers attend Centenary Camp summer 2007 with Richard getting very little sleep.

Jenny in April 2007 took part in the Cheshire Hike achieving a first place in the senior plus.

2009

Richard Greenwood & Jenny Greenwood leave the beavers as leaders, they will be both missed also Alan Johnson and Jan Lancaster leave the Cubs as leaders, they will be missed also. All 4 of them have contributed in so many ways to the success of the Scout sections in High Legh, thank you for all your hard work.

New leaders for the Cubs Alison Kirby and Grant Thompson. Paul Bates moves into an unofficial roll as Group Scout Leader as the group being a satellite group of 1st Knutsford has a GSL in Knutsford.

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