in the town. Formed in 2002, the club took part in 3 seasons from 2002 to 2004. Youth organisations Scouts The Scout have been active in St Helens since 1907 and the movement has been active continuously since then. The first official Scout Troop opened at the YMCA in 1908. The Group was opened following a visit to St Helens in 1908 by Lord Baden Powell himself. In 2007, the District celebrated its Centenary of 100 Years of scouting across the town with a whole District Camp at the local Bispham Hall Scout Estate. In 2018, the District adopted the new Skills For Life strategy and branding for the UK Scout Movement. The District is Headquartered in Sutton Leach. The District owns a purpose built Scout Hut and surrounding land, open for all members of the District to use. Current Scout Groups and Sections 1st St Helens (YMCA) 1st Knowsley (Earl of Derby's Own) 1st Whiston - Formally 28th St Helens 2nd St Helens (Eccleston Park) 4th St Helens (St Anne's) 5th St Helens (Rainhill Open) 6th St Helens (Parr) 8th St Helens (Sutton Parish) 10th St Helens (Rainford) 11th St Helens (Toll Bar) 13th Knowsley (Huyton Parish Church) 15th St Helens (St Andrews) 16th St Helens (St Thomas's) 18th St Helens (Haydock) 21st St Helens (Newton-Le-Willows) 23rd St Helens (Eccleston) 25th St Helens (Billinge) 26th St Helens (Blackbrook) Scout Groups in development or planning Huyton Quarry - New group 14th St Helens (Clock Face) - Reopening of a closed group 9th St Helens (Carr Mill) - Reopening of a closed group 24th St Helens (Garswood) - Reopening of a closed group Cadet Forces All three military cadet forces have a presence in St Helens; them being: 969 (St Helens) Squadron is the local squadron of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets Merseyside Army Cadet Force, has a troop of cadets based at Jubilee Barracks, that are affiliated to the 103 Regiment, HQ of the Royal Artillery. The Sea Cadet Corps, maintains Training Ship Scimitar, at Mill Street Barracks. Cultural references A famous Punch cartoon based on the painting Napoleon on Board the Bellerophon, exhibited in 1880 by Sir William Quiller Orchardson, had the caption "He's utterly convinced that he's being exiled to St. HELEN'S, poor devil!". This was a pun on Saint Helena, the South Atlantic island to which Napoleon was exiled. Notable people International links St Helens is