36th Melton Mowbray Scout Group

Welcome to our Scout Group Website

Welcome to the Website of the 36th Melton Mowbray Scout Group for all our Adult Volunteers, Families in our Scout Group and the General Public.

Scouting has a massive variety of Activities (or that one Parent Quoted “A bit of everything”) that can be offered by each section in our Scout Group. These are run by Adult Volunteers within those Sections.

Located half a Mile and only a couple of minutes drive from Melton Mowbray past John Ferneley College, the Ironstone Lodge located at Holwell Pastures Scout Campsite is a fantastic facility for our Scout Group. We also have access to a large outdoor space.
Despite being a Town Group and with the unavailability of John Ferneley in April 2021. We was fortunate to have the availability of the Campsite for our regular evening meetings once we could return to face to face after the Covid Pandemic.
In October 2021 seeing the benefits of what the campsite could offer to enable a better Scouting Experience for our Young Members “during this period” we choose to make the Campsite our Regular meeting Place.
Also on occasions sections also meet at different Locations throughout the Year

Latest on Availability: Don’t miss out !, spaces currently available in Beavers, some spaces in the Cub Pack after Easter, Scout Section is at capacity.

Please visit our Cub Pack new Website designed for letting people know what we do and Information for Parents of Current Members New Website

New Emails New Scouting emails have been created for the Group for you to get in touch. They are Beavers Cubs Scouts (Click on the Section you want to message)
Taster Sessions: We offer a free Half Term (Approx 6 Weeks) during which you can to see if your child wants to become a member of our Scout Group before committing to buying a uniform prior to their official enrollment.

Beavers are our youngest members in our Scout Group and Meet on a Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm.

The Core Age for the Beaver Section is 6 to 8 Years Old. Due to flexibility they can start at 5 3/4 Years Old and must leave before they are 8 1/2 Years Old.

Pictured below are some of the Activities that your child will experience whilst being a member of the Beaver Colony.

The Cub Pack is the second section in our Scout Group following on from Beavers and meet on a Thursday from 7pm to 8.30pm.

The Core Age for the Cub Section is 8 to 10 1/2 Years Old. Due to Flexibility they can start after 7 1/2 Years Old and must leave before they are 11 Years Old

The Scout Troop is the third section in our Scout Group, after the Beavers and Cubs and meet on a Wednesday from 7.15pm to 8.45pm.

The Core Age for the Scout Section is 10 1/2 to 14 Years Old. Due to flexibility they can start at 10 Years Old and must leave before they are 14 1/2 Years Old

A Scout Troop is divided into small groups called patrols, each lead by a patrol leader, with a assistant patrol leader. Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme including traditional Scouting Skills, such as camping, Survival and cooking.

Pictured below are some of the Activities that your child will experience whilst being a member of the Scout Troop.

Becoming a Young Leader:

The Young Leader Learning scheme is designed for the Explorer age Group.
The age group is from 13 and a half Years up to 18 Years Old. The “Orange Card” is Guidance for the Young Leaders to follow.

Young Leaders have 2 Options that they can…..

Attend both Explorers and also as a Young Leader.
Attend as a Young Leader only, but they would still need to be registered as an Explorer

All Scout Groups are identifiable by the Colour of their Group Neckerchief. We are one of five Scout Groups within the Melton District who all deliver Scouting Activities for young people to enjoy.

Pictured below are the original colours of our Scout Group from 1997 to 2017 and now showing the change to smaller half borders in 2018 which makes the Sky Blue much more noticeable when folded. (See at the bottom of the Page)

Our Group Neckerchief represents the 3rd and 6th Melton Mowbray Scout Groups. 3rd Sky Blue + Yellow Border, 6th Sky Blue + Red Border. When 1st (2000) + 5th (2018) Melton Mowbray Scout Groups Merged the Neckerchief remained the same.

1997 - 2017

Both Neckers

2018 -