Scout Active Support including the SAS Communications Team

Macclesfield District Scout Active Support Section

Macclesfield and Congleton District Scout Active Support Unit

Martin Wheeler SASU Team Manager

The District Scout Active Support Unit (SASU) is a team that supports Macclesfield and Congleton Scout District Scouts in activities throughout the year.

It uses the knowledge, skills, spare time and enthusiasm of the team members to support the District in developing young people’s Skills for Life in a wide variety of roles from single Group badgework activities to assisting at large District events.

The team has members with a wide variety of interests and skills and are able to offer a role to those with a willingness to help but with varying time commitments, all are welcome.

The District SASU can be contacted by email here.

Macclesfield and Congleton District Radio Communications Team

The Scout Active Support Radio Communications Team (SASC) are a team that support Scouting activities (hikes, camps, wide games etc.) with radio communications equipment and services.

Martin Wheeler is the SAS Communications Team Manager

We also provide support to other charities and community groups including the Cheshire Emergency Voluntary Agency Committee who support the emergency services in the event of a major incident.

The primary purpose of the Macclesfield and Congleton Scout Active Support Communications Team is to:

• Give Scouting in the District access to well maintained, high grade, two way radio equipment when it is requested for events.
• To support leaders in the District who are organising events with radio communications advice and to assist in the communications part of the event planning and organisation.
• To provide radio communications services at Scouting events.
• To give the opportunity for Explorer Scouts and members of the Scout Network in the District to develop their communications, teamwork, organisation and leadership skills through working with the Radio Communications Team.

We also:

• Support Groups running wide games etc.
• Support other Scout Communications Teams and the wider Scout movement.
• Support other community organisations and events as the need and opportunity arises.

The SASC Team can be contacted by email here.