Slough District

This District supports Scouting for young people aged 6 to 25 in Slough; Cippenham; Langley; Wexham; Britwell; Upton; and the surrounding area

Slough District Centenary 1908-2008

Congratulations to Slough District who are celebrating the Centenary of Scouting in Slough - the first group - 1st Slough opened in 1908.

Slough District Website

Visit the new website for Slough District Scouts at www.sloughscouts.org.uk

Slough Explorer Scouts up 86%

At the Slough District AGM on 17 May, the Slough Mayor, Councillor Mr Latif Khan said "Slough is fortunate to have such dedicated volunteers, Scouting provides a firm foundation for young people to build for future success". The County Commissioner for Berkshire, Hamish Stout thanked all involved with Scouting in the Slough area for another wonderful year, with membership up across all sections by 10%. He particularly congratulated the Explorer Scouts for increasing their membership by 86%.

Jane Lewis, Chief Commissioner for England presented Bob Morris with an award to mark his continued outstanding service to the Scout Movement in Slough and further afield. The Photograph shows Jane Lewis (left), Bob Morris (centre) and the Mayor (right).

The AGM elected Ian Goldswain as District Chairman, Mr K.Clark as Secretary and Mr RS Stiff as Treasurer. The meeting was able to view a presentation from the Discovery Explorer Unit showing the fabulous opportunities for young people in the Slough area. In a continuous whirl of images we were treated to glimpses of international expeditions, local activity camps, trips, developing skills and a whole loan of fun, adventure and challenges. The District Commissioner, Bruce Clark made a presentation to the 3rd Upton Scout Team who had won the County Cooking Competition and come 2nd in the Regional Final. Bruce also reported that there were 11 young people selected from Slough for the Berkshire Contingent to the World Scout Jamboree along with 4 leaders.

After the formal meeting there were refreshments and an opportunity to chat and see more of the great adventure pf Scouting in Slough as the photograph shows.

Young People in Slough

Scouting for 6 to 14 year old boys and girls is based in local Scout Groups. There are 9 Groups in the Slough District offering Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts - To make contact with your nearest Scout Group you should use the 'District contact' given above or follow the links in the list.

1st Britwell

1st Cippenham

2nd Cippenham

1st Langley

4th Langley (Parlaunt Park)

1st Slough

5th Slough (Salvation Army)

3rd Upton

Scouting for 14 to 18 young men and women is based in local Explorer Scout Units. There are two such units in the Slough District

District Explorer Scout Unit

Young Leaders Unit

Scouting for 18 to 25 men and women is based in the Scout Network which is coordinated on a County-wide basis.

Adults in Slough

There are many opportunities for adults to enjoy and support Scouting. Working directly with young people in the Sections includes being a Leader; an Assistant Leader; Colony, Pack or Troop Assistant and so on.

The are also opportunities to help at Group level and in the District in 'management' roles. Tasks at these levels include finance; administration; fund-raising; taking care of equipment; and so on.

Adults in Scouting have fun and are well supported with training and through District and County programme teams.

For further details on how to support Scouting in this District you should contact Slough District or follow these links

Support for Adults in Slough

All Adults in Scouting are supported by both District and County-based Support Teams and by a widely respected training programme which can lead to a qualification from the National Open College Network.

Adults undertaking training in the Slough District are supported by their Local Training Manager

Bob Stiff Contact LTM East

Click here for more details on the Adult Training Programme