What’s Going On

1st Cheddington is an extremely active group. As well as the weekly meetings for all of the sections, we have additional activities, camps, outings and competions for the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, and Group activities such as fundraising and social events.

Use this section to find out what is going on currently, what's coming up in the future and to see what the group has been upto over the last few months.

Check out the news section regularly to keep up to date.

Where We Meet

1st Cheddington is extremely lucky as we own our headquarters, along with the surrounding land.

The headquarters dates back to the 1930's and was originally the village hall in Cheddington.  When the new village hall was opened in 1976, the Scout Group continued to meet in the original building and when it was offered for sale in 2001, we took the opportunity to purchase the building and surrounding land. This was only possible following some extremely generous contributions from parents and supporters at the group.

The headquarters consists of a main hall, a small kitchen, equipment stores and a toilet. 

Click here for full image of Scout Hut viewed from East Click here for full image of inside of Scout Hut
Scout Hut viewed from
Station Road looking East		 Inside the Scout Hut

The Scout Hut is located on the right hand side of Station Road between the cross-roads (mini roundabouts) and Church Path. Map Reference: LandRanger Sheet 165 SP918178.

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Who Are We?

Sections operating at the group

1st Cheddington Scout Group runs two Beaver colonies (Endeavour and Discovery), two Cub packs (Tigers and Wolves) and a Scout troop. We also have the Cetendone Explorer Unit which meets at our headquarters in Cheddington. Although the Explorer Unit is officially attached to our Scout District rather than the Scout Group, the Unit is partnered with 1st Cheddington and operates very closely with the Group. After completing the sections at Cheddington, our members are encouraged to continue their involvement with Scouting either by joining the Scout Network or becoming an adult leader.

Who runs the group and the sections?

We have an enthusiastic and dedicated team of adult leaders who organise and run the weekly meetings of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. They also organise such things as activities, sleepovers and camps. The overall running of the group is overseen by the Group Scout Leader (GSL). The sections are managed by the section leaders aided by assistant leaders, section helpers and young leaders. We are also assisted at our meetings and activities by parents as required.

Our leader team is:

General
Ian Hale
Group Scout Leader
Ian Hale


Beaver Sections


Endeavour Colony
Jeanette Barnes Allison Williment Dan Barber
Beaver Scout Leader
Jeanette Barnes		 Assistant
Beaver Scout Leader
Allison Williment		 Assistant
Beaver Scout Leader
Dan Barber


Discovery Colony
Sally Burnhams Naomi O'Neill Tom Hurley
Beaver Scout Leader
Sally Burnhams		 Assistant
Beaver Scout Leader
Naomi O'Neill		 Assistant
Beaver Scout Leader
Tom Hurley


Cub Section


Tigers Pack
Michelle Aulton Anthony Reeve James Lewis
Cub Scout Leader
Michelle Aulton		 Assistant
Cub Scout Leader
Anthony Reeve		 Section Assistant
James Lewis


Wolves Pack
Vacancy Amber Taylor Thea Skeldon-George
Cub Scout Leader
Contact GSL		 Assistant
Cub Scout Leader
Amber Taylor		 Assistant
Cub Scout Leader
Thea Skeldon-George


Scout Section
Nick Russon Louise Lancaster Jo Jones
Scout Leader
Nick Russon		 Assistant
Scout Leader
Louise Lancaster		 Assistant
Scout Leader
Jo Jones
James Flanders Keith Malcolm Pete Marshall
Assistant
Scout Leader
James Flanders		 Assistant
Scout Leader
Keith Malcolm		 Section Assistant
Pete Marshall


Explorer Section
Michelle Masters Julia Ellis
Explorer Scout Leader
Michelle Masters		 Assistant
Explorer Scout Leader
Julia Ellis

How is the group funded?

All members of the group pay subs three times a year. We also hold regular fundraising and social events including the village fete and selling burgers at the village annual fireworks. These events are organised by the Group Executive Committee, lead by the Group Chairman.
 
Our Group Executive Officers are:
Vacancy Thea Skeldon-George Jon Knight
Group Chairman
Contact GSL		 Group Secretary
Thea Skeldon-George		 Group Treasurer
Jon Knight

Replacing Our Headquarters

Our current Scout Headquarters dates back to the 1930s and has been showing its age for a number of years. The hall is also quite small and with the increase in members over the last few years, it is no longer big enough for the numbers attending each evening. The Scout Group is therefore looking to replace it at some time in the future.

We have produced an outline specification for the new building and have received outline planning permission for a initial design; however the cost is estimated to be in the order of £250,000 to £300,000. We therefore need to raise a considerable sum, through fund-raising activities and through gaining grants.

There is also the possibility that a developer may pay for a new building as part of a development of the orchard surrounding our land; however this is not an option favoured within the village.

So currently we continue to fund raise and we continue to watch the potential development of the site.

If you wish to get involved or have any comments, please do contact Ian, or make some comments on the site guest book.