Group History
A Brief History of 3rd Reading (St Peter’s Caversham) Scout Group:
1909
The Group was formed just 2 years after the foundation of the scouting.
1919
Our first Cub pack opened. So who came first – Hounds, Wolves or Tigers? We can’t remember either!
1933
The group closes down 🙁
1958
The group re-opens 🙂
1972
The Groups acquires the land on our existing site and our current headquarters are opened.
2007
One of our Explorers has the honour of attending the centenary world jamboree & our Scouts & Explorers enjoy a trip to Belgium and France. Including them all scaling the Eiffel Tower
2009
Our centenary, sees a years worth of celebrations, with the Scouts and Explorers taking a trip to the top European Scout campsite in Switzerland
2011
Our international trip sees us heading to Dublin, for a week of Irish culture.
2012
The Grounds at the hut are extended up to Highdown school, with an impressive new fence around all our grounds.
and so the story continues …
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