Attendance at Weekly Meetings

We expect all young people to have full and active participation in our weekly meetings, extra events, and camps. All of this put together is how you’ll get the most out of Scouting. Our Leaders maintain a attendance register every…

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Photography

Like most youth groups, we use photographs, videos and audio recordings to inform parents of what we do. Most images are shared on our section’s private Facebook groups and occasionally to promote 1st St Neots in the press and on social…

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Uniform

Scouting is a uniformed organisation, and you’ll need to provide this for your child. Beavers wear a blue jumper; Cubs wear a green jumper; and Scouts wear a green shirt. This uniform is used to proudly display the badges and…

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Our expectations

For Young People, we expect: For Parents, we expect: It is important to note that all of our Leaders and Supporters are volunteers, giving up their time for free to support Scouting in St Neots. We have a zero tolerance…

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The program, and how we deliver it

The Programme The programme is a seamless progression of adventurous, creative and community activities. It aims to help young people grow in a number of personal development areas. The idea is that they learn by doing rather than just being…

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What is Scouting?

Each week, more than 400,000 young people attend Squirrel, Beaver, Cub, Scout or Explorer meetings across the UK. Scouting is one of the great ‘brands’ of our age – familiar and trusted in households throughout the country. This is an…

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Who runs 1st St Neots?

The Group is very luck to have a willing and enthusiastic team of volunteers that deliver Scouting directly to our young people, offering support when they can, and providing the governance in the background. Our Volunteers come under different categories…

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What is 1st St Neots?

1st St Neots is one of 12 Scout Groups and 4 Explorer Scout Units in the Hinchingbrooke District of Cambridgeshire Scouts. We are one of the oldest Scout groups in existence, having been founded in 1910; just three years after…

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