Scouting in North West England
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Scouting in North West England is about Scouting in the official region of North West England. It is largely represented by the Scout Association of the United Kingdom and some Groups of traditional Scouting including the British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association, Baden-Powell Scouts' Association and the Federation of European Scouts (British Association).
The Scout Association in North West England is administered through 8 Scout Counties.
The current Regional Lead Volunteer is Brendan Booth. Nationally, the England Chief Volunteer is Liz Henderson and the UK Chief Volunteer is Carl Hankinson.
The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association is administrated via its national headquarters in Dorset (United Kingdom). Administration is carried out by volunteer leaders, and the association has no paid staff, resulting in no membership fees for youth members of the association.
There are many SSAGO (Student Scout and Guide Organisation) clubs situated in the North West. These include:
University of Central Lancashire SSAGO, Lancaster SSAGO, covering Lancaster University and University of Cumbria (formally St Martin's College); Liverpool Universities' Student Scout and Guide Organisation (LUSSAGO), covering University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Liverpool Hope University and Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA); and Manchester SSAGO, covering the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Bolton and University of Salford; all affiliated to the Student Scout and Guide Organisation (SSAGO), are situated in North West England.
History
Several Groups in the region were founded in 1908.
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