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Building the headquarters of the 8th Hornchurch Scout Group
This was a project taken on by a group of young men in their early 20’s who were at the start of their working careers and also Scout and Cub Leaders.
John Horrell, Venture Scout Leader. Mick Hasler, Scout Leader. Geoff Mouser, Cub Leader. Also contributing greatly were Venture Scouts, John Summers and John & Mark Richardson, and also Michael Gasper, Scout (12 yrs. old).
It took many years of talking about it, planning and raising money. At the time the Group was spread between St. Matthews church and St. Georges church with the main groups meeting in what was called the Old Boys School Room opposite St. Andrews church; also used was part of an old barn behind the original vicarage and a small hut on the land behind the Old Boys School Room. The vicarage was originally opposite St. Andrews church where there are now flats and the Old Boys School Room was next to it and indeed was an old school room from Victorian days.
The church leased the Group land adjacent to St. Matthews church; money was raised and a 50% grant was obtained from the Dept. of Education. This was done under the watchful eye of Dennis Thorne, the Group’s long-standing treasurer.
On a Saturday morning in 1966 a small number of volunteers turned up to help dig the foundations spade-full by spade-full, weekend after weekend. The construction continued and the building started to rise slowly out of the ground. The only contractors employed were a gang of bricklayers; all the other work was by volunteers. A scout parent, Mr. Evans, supplied the three enormous steel roof beams. One of the parents association, Dan Tracy, was an electrician and Scout Leader, Mick Hasler, was a plumber and heating engineer.
The walls were completed by the brickwork contractor, Mr. Campbell. The steel beams were raised using tripods made from pioneering poles and pulley blocks and ropes; and the roof constructed and weather-proofed. Doors and windows installed; at last the building was up and could be locked up. This was about half-way through the three years that it took to build.
Unfortunately the labour force remained much the same with the original few and only an occasional new face, and at times they became very despondent. Remember, every weekend winter and summer and some evenings month after month and this was of course in addition to running their respective sections, cubs, scouts and venture scouts. But they were determined to finish the project; and work continued with the installation of the plumbing, heating, electrical work and the wall, floor and ceiling boards were fitted.
Then eventually 3 years after started it was finished!
John Horrell
VSL 8th Hornchurch.
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Our HQ is located at Chelmsford Drive, Hornchurch, Essex, RM14 2PH.
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Scout badges and awards
There is a range of badges and awards available to young people in the Scout Section.
Many of the badges available are activity badges, which allow Scouts to show their progress in existing pursuits, but also to try all kinds of new things and form new interests.
Gaining a challenge badge involves accomplishing a number of more ambitious tasks within the Troop or community. There are several challenge badges across a number of themes, from the physical and outdoorsy to challenges dealing with the local community or issues connected with the Scouting world.
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Cub Scout badges and awards
There is a range of badges and awards available to young people in the Cub Scout Section.
Activity badges & Staged badges
Many of the badges available are activity badges, which allow Cub Scouts to show their progress in existing pursuits, but also to try all kinds of new things and form new interests.
Staged Activity Badges are available to young people from Beavers to Explorers, and cover a range of topics and skills. The stages have increasing levels of difficulty, and a Beaver can begin at whichever stage offers them an appropriate level of challenge.
Challenge awards & Core badges
Gaining a challenge badge involves accomplishing a number of more ambitious tasks within the Pack or community. There are several challenge badges across a number of themes, from the physical and outdoorsy to challenges dealing with the local community or issues connected with the Scouting world.
In addition, there are a number of special badges, obtained upon joining or moving on from the Pack, or for time spent in the Scouting movement.
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Hornchurch District Scout Shop
Located at 8th Hornchurch HQ Chelmsford Drive Upminster RM14 2PH.
Open Monday evenings 5pm till 7:45pm (term time only).
All uniforms in stock Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Leaders.
We also stock Blue Scout Shirts (Air & Sea Scouts).
Badges also stocked.
We can order anything for you.
All profits go to Scouting.
Cash, Cheques Cards we can accept a bank transfer .
07802458972
Bob Wallace
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The last day of the Scout Shop this term will be this Monday 11th December. We will then be closed untill 15th January 2024.
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