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Scouts

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Ages 10½–14 years Mondays · 19:30-21:00

The Scout section is for young people aged 10½ to 14. Scouts take on real challenges — outdoors, in the community, and further afield — developing the confidence, resilience, and skills to make a difference in the world.

Scouts programme — navigation, campcraft or outdoor skills
Every Monday night

What Scouts do

Our troop meets for 75 minutes every Monday evening. Programmes are varied and challenging — Scouts don't just learn skills, they use them. Navigation, campcraft, first aid, cooking on an open fire, coding, community action — and a summer camp every year.

Outdoor skills

Navigation, campcraft, first aid and survival — real skills, really used.

Badges to earn

Activity, challenge and staged activity badges right across the programme.

Camps & summer camp

Weekend camps through the year and a summer camp adventure every year.

Community action

Volunteering and community projects that give something back.

National & international

Big events and adventures across the UK and around the world.

Teamwork & leadership

Working in patrols, taking the lead and making real decisions.

A typical night

What an evening looks like

  1. 19:45 Arrive & opening Scouts arrive, patrols gather and we run through the night ahead.
  2. Skills & main activity The week's focus — an outdoor skill, a project or badge work.
  3. Patrol challenge or game A patrol challenge, wide game or hands-on team task.
  4. 21:00 Closing circle We close together, with notices for the camps and events ahead.
Scouts summer camp or weekend overnight — tents, campfire
The Scout motto

Be Prepared

The Scout motto is Be Prepared. That means being ready for anything — and that's exactly what our programme delivers. By the time a Scout moves on at 14, they have real skills and real confidence.

Gold Chief Scout’s Award

Top award

Gold Chief Scout's Award

The Gold Award is the top award in Scouts — earned through challenge awards, activity badges and pushing themselves on camps and expeditions.

See the badge guide
A proud moment

The Scout Promise

Scouts make their Promise in front of the troop — a milestone that marks their place in the world-wide family of Scouts.

Scouting is open to people of all faiths and of none. Everyone makes a version of the Promise that is meaningful to them, no matter their background or belief.

The Scout Law

  1. 1. A Scout is to be trusted.
  2. 2. A Scout is loyal.
  3. 3. A Scout is friendly and considerate.
  4. 4. A Scout belongs to the world-wide family of Scouts.
  5. 5. A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
  6. 6. A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property.
  7. 7. A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.
Atheist or Humanist

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best to uphold our Scout values, to do my duty to The King, to help other people and to keep the Scout Law.

Christian

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to God and to The King, to help other people and to keep the Scout Law.

Muslim

In the name of Allah, the most beneficent and the most merciful, I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to Allah and then to The King, to help other people and to keep the Scout Law.

Jewish

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to God and to The King, to help other people and to keep the Scout Law.

Hindu

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best to follow my dharma and do my duty to The King, to act with compassion towards all life and to keep the Scout Law.

Buddhist

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best to seek refuge in the Triple Gem, to do my duty to The King, to act with compassion towards all life and to keep the Scout Law.

Sikh

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to Waheguru and to The King, to help other people and to keep the Scout Law.

Good to know

Questions parents ask

What does my child wear?
Scouts wear a teal/jade activity shirt with the group necker. Have a look at the uniform guide for what to buy and where badges go.
How much does it cost?
Monthly subs cover the weekly programme, with camps, summer camp and trips charged separately. See our group costs page for current figures.
How often are camps?
We aim for several weekend camps through the year plus a longer summer camp. There’s always a kit list, and leaders brief everyone well in advance.
What if we miss a week?
No problem — just let the leaders know if you can. Meetings run weekly during school term time.
How do we join?
Add your child to our waiting list using the button above and we’ll be in touch as a space comes up.
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Where they go next

Explorers

14–18 years

At around 14, Scouts move up to Explorer Scouts — where young people plan and lead their own programme, take on expeditions and work towards the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Explore Explorers

Recent Scouts Photos

No recent photos yet — check back after our next meeting.