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A big Thank You! to everyone who has placed an order.
Plants will be ready on Saturday 23rd May 2026
Collection: from the Scout Hut: 09:00 – 17:00 on Saturday 23rd May 2023.Delivery: will take place during the daytime on Saturday 23rd May for a modest delivery fee (£5). Please let us know a time window that suits you, nearer to collection day.
There will be some ExtraPlants and we welcome any spare plants on the day, from gardening parents/families/friends that could raise additional donations for the group from those collecting their bedding …
There may be an opportunity to share plants from parents at the plant sale, and generate additional donations to the scout group on plant collection day 23rd May.
There are potentially already some New Zealand Flax although two larger plants in photo have already been reserved.
There are also a number of anemone plants that have been potted up that grows in shade or part shade and in good conditions can grow up to approx. 1.2 to 1.5m tall and good for colourful height. They have pink flowers with orange centre from …
We are happy to announce that our annual plant sale is open and the website PlantSale web page is available to:
Download and complete the Printable Plant Sale Form, or
Fill in the online order form
for quality bedding plants, fresh from the grower, at very competitive prices.
Proceeds will go towards maintenance of the equipment that helps us run fun and challenging activities for our beavers, cubs and scouts.
This year we have a new grower since Sue and Rafe, our growers for the last 10 years, have hung up their …
It’s Volunteers Week, celebrating everything brilliant about volunteering and encouraging new volunteers however much (or little) time they can offer, one-off or regular, but also bringing that diverse experience from everyone’s life journey, hobbies and interests.
Why not visit https://volunteeringopportunities.scouts.org.uk/ to find out more and entering a postcode of LA13 0EX and 5 mile radius, or contact any of the group section leaders. Scouting is entirely dependent on volunteers, and our group no less than others, and can be amazingly rewarding.
Plants will be ready on Saturday 17th May 2025 for those who have placed orders. Thank you for supporting our Scout groups – Beavers, Cubs and Scouts sections.
Our annual plant sale is one of our major fundraising efforts and enables us to provide quality activities and #SkillsForLife for the young people right here in our community. So not only are you getting beautiful plants but you’re doing good for your community in the process!
http://www.17thbarrow.org.uk/plantsale/
Ordering is easy and we offer lots of different options to enable you to order – online form, printable form, email, phone or post. All the info is on our website.
LAST ORDER DATE – Monday 7th April
Plants will be ready on Saturday 17th May …
The Scouting association has been nominated as a beneficiary of the Omaze draw for house in the Wirral plus cash prize, with a minimum benefit to Scouts of £1,000,000.https://omaze.co.uk/pages/the-wirralAlternately, for those with an X (formerly Twitter account) https://x.com/scouts/status/1846825960076628355
Last online orders have been taken, and we look forward to delivery of the plants and welcoming you to collect them on Saturday 18th May 2023 or delivering them in the evening, and hope you enjoy the plants in your gardens.
Plants Ready on Saturday 18th May 2023:
Collection: from the Scout Hut: 09:00 – 17:00 on Saturday 18th May 2023.Delivery: will take place in the evening of Saturday 18th May
Thank you to everyone that has placed an order for plants this year, it will make another big contribution to the activities for the group and maintenance costs.
We look forward to delivery of the plants and welcoming you to collect them on Saturday 20th May 2023 or delivering them in the evening, and hope you enjoy the plants in your gardens.
We look forward to our supplier growing your plant orders and delivering them to the Scout Group HQ in time for distribution to all of you who made orders to support the group and transform your gardens!
