Today, Lord Wade of Chorlton who has been the President of West Lancashire Scouts for over 14 years, held his retirement luncheon at Leyland Golf Club where he announced his support and a £1000 financial boost for the Scout’s Entrepreneurial Challenge in WestLancashire.
Lord Wade said he hoped that this would stimulate other local business leaders into supporting this initiative either through funding, provision of mentoring, premises or advice and would help to foster the business leaders of tomorrow that our country needs.
The Entrepreneur Challenge aims to develop Scouts’ nature for enterprise through activities which enable them to set up, or create an idea for, a Scouting enterprise or business.
The Luncheon also marked the start of West Lancashire’s New President, Gail Stanley who is a former High Sheriff of Lancashire who recently took up her role. Gail said “She admired the work that Scouts were doing with young people and that she liked how we offered flexible volunteering and welcomed change because Organisations who didn’t adapt to the current youth culture were less likely to succeed.”
People wishing to join, volunteer with Scouts or offer support for the Entrepreneur Challenge should contact the County Scout Office on 01995 61336 or e-mail fun@westlancashirescouts.org.uk
To follow-up this press release, ring Pete Sturgess on 07792 540560.
Scouting is the largest co-educational youth movement in the UK with a total of 480,896 members
Worldwide, there are well over 28 million members in over 216 Countries. Two thirds of the membership lives in developing Countries.
The Aim of the Association is “To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.
Scouting in West Lancashire has a membership of over 10,000 members in the following 8 Districts: Chorley, Blackpool, Preston, Ormskirk, South Ribble, Fylde, Wyre and Lonsdale.
In May of 2009, TV adventurer Bear Grylls became the UK’s tenth Chief Scout
Today, Lord Wade of Chorlton who has been the President of West Lancashire Scouts for over 14 years, held his retirement luncheon at Leyland Golf Club where he announced his support and a £1000 financial boost for the Scout’s Entrepreneurial Challenge in WestLancashire.
s into supporting this initiative either through funding, provision of mentoring, premises or advice and would help to foster the business leaders of tomorrow that our country needs.
with young people and that she liked how we offered flexible volunteering and welcomed change because Organisations who didn’t adapt to the current youth culture were less likely to succeed.”
