Who we are
Welcome to the 1st Eastleigh Scout Group website. We prepare young people with skills for life.
Each year the Scout Association help over 460,000 girls and boys enjoy fun and adventure while developing skills to succeed. Do more. Learn more. Be more.
Mission Statement
We believe that through adventure we challenge individuals so that they learn and experience new things that enrich their lives.
The Aim of the Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.
The Method of achieving the Aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law, and guided by adult leadership.
Constitution
The 1st Eastleigh Scout Group is an associated Charity of the Scout Association (charity registration 306101).
The Group is a registered Charity number 1035977. The Group owns its own Headquarters located at its site in Chamberlayne Road, Eastleigh.
The Group is constituted in accordance with the Purpose, Organisation, and Rules (POR) of the Scout Association and follows the Governance, Organisation and Structures as defined for a Scout Group.
The purpose of the Group is to provide Scouting opportunities to young people as defined in the POR in central Eastleigh. The Group forms part of the Arrow Scout District.
The Group has no Sponsoring Authority and does not have any formal relationship with any Explorer Group.
Trustee Board Role
The Tustee Board supports the Group Scout Leader and ensures effective administration of the Scout Group. The Trustee Board aims to make sure that the Scout Group has the facilities and resources needed to deliver good Scouting in the Group. This includes:
- The maintenance of the group’s property and equipment
- The raising of funds and the administration of the Group’s finance
- The insurance of persons, property and equipment
- Group public occasions
- Assisting with the recruitment of leaders and other adult support
The Group is always keen to get external people who are able to contribute in the Trustee Role. If you are interested and would like to find out how you can support the adminstration of the Charity please use the contact us or email the Group.
Group History
The 1st Eastleigh Scout Group is one of the oldest Groups in the UK and we celebrated our centenary in 2009. The Group has been on the same site in Chamberlayne Road since just after the first World war.
There have been three different buildings on the site. The “Early History” page includes a note drafted in the early 1960’s that gives a good overview of the early history of the Group and the first two building on the site.
In the early 1960s when the “Old Scout Hut” was first new a history of the Group was recorded by the leadership team. The following link takes you to a copy of that record.
