Northamptonshire Scout County (The Scout Association)
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Northamptonshire Scout County is a Scout County of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom, covering the county of Northamptonshire. The current County Commissioner is John Simmons.
[edit] Organisation
The County is divided into six districts:
Grafton Scout District basically covers the area of South Northants, and has Scout groups in it covering the villages in the east of Cogenhoe to the villages of Middleton Cheney in the west. It covers the major towns of Brackley, Towcester and also supports some Scout groups whose nearest town is Northampton.
The current District Commissioner is Chris Robinson-Smith.
Current Groups are :
1st Cogenhoe
1st Hackleton
1st Houghton
1st Hartwell
Grange Park
1st Roade
1st Yardley Gobion
1st Collingtree and Milton Malsor
1st Blisworth
1st Pattishall
1st Towcester
1st Greens Norton
2nd Deanshanger
5th Brackley
1st Middleton Cheney
Whistley 2000 (Turweston and Greatworth)
- Glendon
- Nene Valley
- Northampton District was created in 2005 following the merger of Northampton East, West and Brixworth districts. When merged it had 27 groups and about 1600 members. By 2007 it had grown to 1800 members. Currently it has 24 Groups and 1700 members.
These groups are:
1st Hardingstone 1st Wootton 2nd St Giles 4th Northampton 5th St Marys 11th Weston Favell 13th Far Cotton 16th Duston 22nd Whitehills 23rd Headlands 24th Abington Church 27th Parklands 30th Abington Avenue 31st Shipman Home 34th Kingsthorpe 36th St. Matthews 38th Moulton 43rd Lumbertubs 46th Overstone 47th Chiltern 48th Great Billing 49th Northampton 50th Hunsbury 55th Little Billing
[edit] External links
- Northamptonshire Scout County
- Kettering District Scouts
- Rockingham Forest District Scouts
- Northampton District Scouts
- Neve Valley District Scouts
- Grafton District Scouts
- Grafton District Scouts - District Calendar
- Grafton District Scout Band
[edit] See also
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