Pang Valley

This District supports Scouting for young people aged 6 to 25 in Tilehurst; Burghfield; Pangbourne; Purley-on-Thames; Sulhamstead & Ufton Nevert; Theale; Calcot; and the surrounding area.

Young People in Pang Valley

Scouting for 6 to 14 year old boys and girls is based in local Scout Groups.  There are 11 Groups in the Pang Valley 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 Burghfield and Sulhamstead
1st Purley and Pangbourne
63rd Reading (St Michael's)
79th Reading
80th Reading (2nd Tilehurst)
95th Reading
97th Reading (LDS)
1st Theale and Calcot
Pang Valley ScoutLink Group 

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

District Explorer Scout Unit
Reading-wide Young Leaders Unit 

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

Adults in Pang Valley

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.

Support for Adults in Pang Valley

All Adults in Scouting are supported by both District and County-based Support Teams and by a widely respected training programme.

Adults undertaking training in the Pang Valley District are supported by their Local Training Manager, Margaret Ellison  ltmpangvalley@berkshirescouts.org.uk