Scouting on the Isle of Man Scouting on the Isle of Man Scouting on the Isle of Man is represented by the Scout Association of the United Kingdom. The Scout Association's Island Headquarters are at Cunningham House in Douglas. The association has its own campsite, Mullin ny Carty. Some of the Groups also have their own bunkhouses or campsites, in addition to their own headquarters. The Scout Association's Patron is the Lieutenant Governor Sir Paul Haddacks, and its President is a former Chief Minister, Sir Miles Walker. The 1st Malew Group were the first Scout Group on the Isle of Man. Originally called 1st Isle of
Poor Laws of the Isle of Man An Act of Tynwald established a Home for the Poor in 1889. Ann Harrison Associational Culture, 1830-1914 in A New History of the Isle of Man, vol 5 () Liverpool:University Press, 2000 pp393/406 Poor Laws of the Isle of Man The Poor Laws of the Isle of Man refer to the legislation relating to poor relief passed on the Isle of Man during the 19th century. The Isle of Man, in contrast to neighbouring Britain, did not adopt an English style scheme of poor relief (see Tudor Poor Laws) and instead, prior to the Napoleonic Wars, relied on a system