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.

Pre-COVID before (March 2020) our Scout Group main meeting place was at John Ferneley College. 

We now meet at the Ironstone Lodge Community Building, Holwell Pastures Scout Camspite (opened in April 2019) for indoor meetings. The building is Split into 2 Rooms and provides heating that is warm during the Winter months. There is also a big unisex toilet block, and two large fields and concreted area for outdoor Activities. 

Once we were able to return to Face to Face Meetings in April 2021, only the Cubs returned shortly followed by the Scout Section in May 2021. They were very  fortunate to be able to temporary hold their meetings at Holwell Pastures Scout Campsite. In October 2021 prior to when our Beavers started back we decided to make this our Permanent Home. 

Although we are a Town Group our main meeting place is a couple of minutes drive along Scalford Road once you have pasted John Ferneley College where we use to meet Pre - Covid, so very much on the outskirts of Melton Mowbray.

The Campsite offers so much more freedom so enabling us to be able to offer more of a better Scouting Experience for our three Sections.

The Campsite is owned by Melton Mowbray + District Scout Council. Please view the Campsite Website Holwell Pastures Scout Campsite

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.

New to Scouting - When your child first join’s they will have the benefit of a number of free taster nights to see if they enjoy Scouting. Most new Starters do enjoy it and then officially join via an investiture that happens anywhere between 4 to 8 Weeks after.

How will my child benefit from Scouting - Parents tell us their children benefit hugely from the adventures, fun and friendships they experience. It can help develop your child’s social skills and independence, and give them access to some amazing and memorable opportunities.

Try lots of different activities - From archery, camping, climbing, crafts, hiking, making fires plus so much more by being in Scouting gives your child the chance to get stuck into loads of different activities. Some of which they wouldn’t normally get to do.

Make new friends - Going to your Scout meetings is a chance to meet up with your mates and also make new friends. Along the way you we do lots of exciting activities together.

Have fun - Chief Scout Duwayne Fields says life is about grabbing opportunities! We agree! Above everything else, Scouting is all about enjoying yourself, whatever you're doing – and there'll always be plenty to do!

Get outdoors - As a member in Scouting they get to explore the big outdoors and travel to new places and try new things. Our meeting place at the Campsite certainly give our Scout Group this opportunity.

Learn exciting things - Not many people know about the stars at night, or make a sausage stew on a campfire, but you soon will! Scouting helps you learn lots of new and amazing skills – and you get to earn badges and rewards along the way.

Interesting read “why Scouting is the hottest ticket in Town”