Suffolk Scout County (The Scout Association)
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Suffolk is a Scout County and part of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom. It is concurrent with the political county of Suffolk.
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[edit] Organisation
The County is currently divided into nine Scout Districts, each of which is further divided into a number of Scout Groups.
[edit] Bury St. Edmunds
[edit] Scout Groups
- The 1st Bury St Edmunds Scout Group holds a registration certificate dated to the 5th of February, 1908, and the Group claims to be the oldest surviving Scout Group in England. However, this claim is not currently upheld by The Scout Association.[1]
- 6th Bury St Edmunds
- 10th Bury St Edmunds
- Great Barton
- 1st Honington (RAF)
- 1st Horringer
- 1st Ixworth
- 1st Lakenheath
- Mildenhall
- Stanton and Hepworth
- Thurston
[edit] Deben
[edit] Lowestoft
[edit] Orwell
[edit] Stowmarket
[edit] Sudbury
[edit] Waveney Valley
There are currently 6 Scout Groups in Waveney Valley -1st Bungay Sea Scouts -1st Earsham -1st Halesworth -1st Southwold -2nd Beccles Sea Scouts -5th Beccles Scouts
The oldest Scout group in Waveney Valley is 1st Southwold which was founded in 1908. Other Scout groups did exist such as 1st Reydon and 1st Wrentham.
[edit] Wolsey
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The First Troops (pdf). The Scout Association (August 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
