We meet on Tuesdays: 7:00pm – 8:30pm.
Age Group is 10 ½ – 14
Scouts is the time when young people take on even bigger challenges and adventures while building confidence, self-esteem and independence.
We provide a wide range of activities designed to be fun, challenging, and rewarding. Working in patrols, they learn leadership, teamwork, and responsibility while earning badges and awards along the way.
Outdoor adventure is at the heart of the Scouts programme. From camping and hiking to learning survival skills and trying new activities, Scouts are encouraged to push themselves, discover new interests, and develop important skills for life.
Alongside adventure, Scouts also get involved in community projects, competitions, and events with other groups, making new friends and gaining experiences that help them grow into capable and confident young people.
Recent Activities
Outdoor Adventure
- Weekend and activity camps
- Navigation, hiking and expedition training
- Backwoods camps, pioneering, cooking and fire lighting
- Climbing, kayaking, ice skating, rafting, sailing, archery and caving
Skills and Personal Development
- First aid, safety and emergency skills
- Map reading and navigation
- Survival and outdoor skills
- Cooking and campcraft
- Leadership and teamwork activities
Challenges and Competitions
- Patrol challenges, wide games and night games
- Obstacle courses and problem-solving tasks
- District competitions, hikes and activity days
Community and Volunteering
- Community service projects
- Environmental conservation work
- Supporting local events and charities such as the Barton Carnival
- Fundraising activities
We challenge young people, encourage adventure, and help them develop confidence, resilience, and skills for life.
Scouting is a man’s job cut down to a boy’s size” Robert Baden-Powell
Where do the badges go on the Scout shirt?
We need help right now! Always willing to hear from anyone who can help our busy leaders on a flexible basis to suit you.
Our Scout Troop consists of small units of Scouts called a Patrol, led by a Patrol Leader. Outdoor activities feature prominently, with the highlight being various camps throughout the year.
Parent Rota
Please look out for our PARENT ROTA, it’s a great way to get involved with your Scouts and see what goes on.
You never know, you may like it and feel you fancy volunteering on a more regular basis.
If you’d like to get involved with the section please let us know
If you would like more information then please email the Group Lead Volunteer, gslbarton@yahoo.com
‘As a society, we do tend to get bogged down with ‘you can’t do this, you can’t do that’ and I think it’s a shame – kids lose out on so much of the magic of the outdoors. I want kids to learn how to start fires without matches, build camps, climb mountains. Our ancestors had these skills for generations and now we are in danger of losing them.’ Ex Chief Scout, Bear Grylls.
‘We would like to thank the Scouts very much indeed for their help at this year’s Butleigh Church Fete. They understood what they were asked to do and did it with no fuss. They responded promptly to calls to do something and were willing, reliable, polite and efficient.They were a credit to the Barton St David Scouts.’ Butleigh Church Fete Committee. June 2019
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