Welcome to our Scout Group, based in Laxey in the Isle of Man. This page is intended to provide general information on our Group.

We currently have two sections:

Beaver Scouts

• For children aged 6 to 8 years.
• The Beaver Colony meet on Wednesdays, 18:30-19:30.

Cub Scouts

• For children aged 8 to 10½ years.
• King Orry Cub Pack meets on Thursdays, 18:30-20:00.

To apply to join one of our sections please use our Joining Form. For any query about joining please contact us.

Adult Vacancies!

• Scouts: We are looking to reinstate our Scout Troop and thus require a team of Leaders - a Scout Leader and at least three ASLs.
• Cubs: We currently require 2 more Assistant Cub Scout Leaders.
• Beavers: the Beaver section is looking for more Assistant Beaver Scout Leaders.
• Executive Committee: the Executive Committee is here to support the Leadership of the Group and is always looking for new members with exciting new ideas. Election to the Committee take place at the AGM, usually held in late April.

Experience is not necessary as the existing team of leaders are here to support you. View the current leadership structure of the Group here. If you feel you can help in any way please contact us.

Our Headquaters - Where We Meet

Our Group does not currently have its own headquaters nor indeed any building. It is a long-term project of the Executive Committee to build or find a 'Scout Hut'. If you think you can help with a permanent purpose-built Headquaters to accomodate the whole Scout Group, or any funding needed to help with this project, please contact us.

Our current meeting place is our local school. For more information visit their website.

This arrangement is not ideal as we do not have enough room to hold some types of actvities. Our only permanent storage facility is our small 'shed', pictured below.

Organisation

We are part of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom. The Association is organised into County, of which the Isle of Man is one. Most counties are then split into Districts and then individual Scout Groups. However the Isle of Man has no seperate districts but consists of around 15 Scout Groups. The head of the Scout Association - Isle of Man is therefore the Island Commissioner, Alan Teare.

Our Island

The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles and lies in the Irish Sea, approximately equidistant between England, Scotland and Ireland. It is approximately 33 miles long and between 8 and 15 miles wide with an area of 221 square miles. The island is home to around 76,000 people and has its own language Manx, although no-one speaks this primarily. Hills in the north and south are bisected by a central valley. The extreme north is exceptionally flat and we only have one mountain, Snaefell, with a height of 2,036 ft. The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. The head of state is the Lord of Mann, HM the Queen and she is represented by the Lieutenant Governor. Our parliament is the Tynwald, which dates from 979 A.D. Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism form key sectors of the economy of the Isle of Man. The Island's symbol is the ancient Triskelion: three bent legs, each with a spur, joined at the thigh. The three legs relate directly to the island's motto — Quocunque Jeceris Stabit.

Our Village

Laxey is a beautiful village on the east coast of the Island, between Ramsey and Douglas. The village lies in a valley, running down from the mine workings on the slopes of Snaefell to the harbour at the north end of a wide bay. It is a popular tourist spot although the the biggest industry the village ever had was the mines. Laxey is also famous for the Laxey Wheel, the largest water wheel in the world and the Snaefell Mountain Railway. The current population is around 3000.

Our History

See the history page.

Local Campsites

Laxey has one campsite located on Quarry Road, Laxey which is 1/2 mile from the beach, convenient for trams and buses. It is open April to September at a charge of £5 per person per night and facilities include toilets, washbasins, hot showers, fridge/freezer, cooker and a mircowave. It is a safe site for children and within walking distance to laundrette, shops, restaurants, pubs and other village amenities. For more information or to book it go here.

Our Website

This Website was created by the then Chairman, Mark Bradley, and Nick Kinrade in September 2004 to give 1st Laxey Scout Group a presence on the internet. The main purposes of the site are to provide current members with information on forthcoming events and the programme, to provide reports on recent events, to attract new members and Leaders by providing general information, and to provide a store for Executive Committee documents.

In order to protect the members of our Scout Group and observe the recommended procedures of the Scout Association, the following are observed by this website:

• No member under the age of 18 is fully identified in a photograph or by name (i.e. Joe Blogs is referred to as Joe B).
• No contact details are published for members under the age of 18.
• Parental permission has been sought for photographs of members under the age of 18.
• Permission has been sought for the right to publish full names, photographs and contact details for those members over the age of 18.

At the beginning of each school year, our members (or parents if under 18) sign a form giving their consent or otherwise to publish photographs on the website. If you wish to know more, or wish to request a photograph of your child is removed, please contact us.

We are registered with the Isle of Man Office of the Data Protection Registrar. Our Notification number is N001371.