Welcome to our website.

We are part of the Greenwich District

in the Scout County of Greater London South.

We have three sections in our Group:

Beavers    ← Follow links Cubs Scouts

We are sponsored by St. Michael's Church in Blackheath and meet in their halls.

Group News    ↓ Follow links

• Joining
• Subscriptions
• CRB
• Uniforms wanted

Purpose of Scouting

The purpose of Scouting is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

The scout method provides an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training based on the Promise and Law,  It's best seen when young people are:

• Enjoying what they are doing
• Learning by doing
• Participating in varied and progressive activities
• Making choices for themselves
• Taking responsibility for their own actions
• Working in groups
• Taking responsibility for others
• Taking part in outdoor activities
• Sharing prayer and worship
• Making and living their promise

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Joining Scouting

Scouting is open to all young people aged 6 to 25 of every faith and background. However, our group is currently full so if you would like your child to enjoy the Scouting experience please consider joining another Scout group near where you live. Apply here via the Scout HQ website.

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Membership Payment (Subscriptions)

The Spring term's subscription of £30 is due at our first meetings in September. Please remember this is a membership fee NOT an attendance fee. It is due whether your son or daughter attends regularly or not. The Group Executive committee have agreed that if for some families this is too big an amount in one go that we can accept ½ at the start of term with the second ½ immediately after the half-term break.

Please make cheques to "40^th Greenwich Scout Group" with subs and name on the back or cash in an envelope marked subs with the name on it. It means that we do not need to hold you up while we make a note of who is paying what and for whom.

For details of how to Gift Aid the subscrition and more about our general Fund Raising see link

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Uniforms wanted

We have requests from time to time for second hand uniform items.

We all know that children grow out of their clothes often before they are worn out. It is good to recycle these if we can so can we ask that any outgrown uniforms be passed to our leaders and we will make sure that good use is made of them.

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CRB and Disclosure Applications

Any adults (over 18's) who want to join us on outings, at camp or even to help regularly at meetings must have completed a Scout Association CRB disclosure form and been cleared before doing so. Please speak to our Group Scout Leader, Conway if you need a form.

More about the CRB & completing a Disclosure Application Form see link