First Swindon Sea Scouts

What is Scouting?

Scouting is a global, educational youth movement. In the UK Scouting is organised through the Scout Association and has a clear purpose:

To help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as Members of their local, national and international communities.

1st Swindon Sea Scouts are part of the Swindon North District, which in turn makes up part of Wiltshire Scouts, and all of us belong to the Scout Association.

We have three sections which are open to both boys and girls:

• Beavers Scouts are between 6 and 8 years old, with meetings on a Monday evening between 6:15 – 7:30pm at “The Wick”
• Cubs Scouts are between 8 and 10 1/2 years old and meet on a Thursday evening between 6:30 – 8:00pm also at “The Wick”.
• Scouts are between 10 1/2 and 14 years old and meet on a Friday evening. in the Winter months (October – March) this is between 7:30 – 9:30pm at “The Wick” however in the Summer months (April – October) we meet between 6:30 – 9:30pm Bowmoor Sailing Club.

After Scouts the youngsters can move to Explorers which is run by Swindon North District.

What are We currently involved with?

At the moment First Swindon Sea Scouts are involved with the Swindon Scout Christmas Post. we are selling stamps and have a post box at the Morrisons supermarket (used to be Safeway) on Thames Avenue, Greenmeadow, Haydon Wick.