1st Hampden Park Scout Group

Our Scout Group was first registered as the15th Eastbourne way back on 18th March 1921. We were re-registered on 29th December 1937 as 1st Hampden Park.

Our group is made up of a Beaver Scout Colony, 2 Cub Scout Packs and a Scout Troop. In total as at January 2008 we have a slight reduction to the group membership we now have a membership of 89 this was mainly due to the problems of leadership within the Beaver Scout Colony and if we were going to have any leaders for it. The numbers are now climbing again now that a great new leadership team in place.

In the pages to come you will be able to read and see pictures of some of the things we do in our sections and as a group. I hope you find it interesting and there is also a place if you have young people who would like to join or any adults who would like to offer their services as a leader or part of the group executive.

CUB SCOUTS   

We are in a unique position at the moment where we have a few vacancies in both Cub Scout Packs. So if you are boys or girls aged between 8 and 10 years of age and you wish to know more about joining please email using the Akela Badge link below. If you look at the photos pages on this site using the links under the camera you can see some of the things we do in the group.

AGM 2007   

Our group agm was on 6th July at the HQ. It was attended by members of the group and the guests were the District Commissioner Clive Hatcher and Mr Roger Gibbs Deputy County Commissioner for East Sussex. After the formal business of the night and before the prize giving for the young people Roger Gibbs had some special awards to present to some of our leaders.

Spiky ( Denise ) & Barry ( SL ) both received the Chief Scouts Commendation for Good Services to Scouting and Akela the Leader Link Badge this is for introducing new adults into Scouting these awards come in different stages Bronze, Silver & Gold for introducing 1, 2  & 3 adults.

The District Commissioner also had some awards to present to those who were present. Alain Novis ( ASL ) received the Bar to the Long Service Award for 25 years as an adult in Scouting.     Mark Chessell (ASL) Long Service Award for 15 years adult service, 10 year certificates were also presented to the following people, Vicky Chessell ( treasurer ), Raksha ( Caryn ),Barry (SL) Racoon ( Annitta ) who unfortunately couldn't be present but it will be presented at a later date.

Congratulations to all the above for receiving these awards they are all well deserved for the work you put in.

The awards were then presented to the young people then a short taster presentation was shown to the people who stayed from our recent Kenya trip which the group raised money for new uniforms and other things for the Street Scouts. A date will be set for a full report back after the summer break. It was not possible to put all the photos from the agm on the site but there are some on the group photo page. More may be added if people send them to me

Web Site Contributions

If any member of the group would like to make a contribution to this site then please use the email link below to send me  items to be included. For obvious reasons I will check through anything sent. Please also include your name & section with the email. You can write about an event, the things you do on your section nights if you have pictures to support what you write please send them in.