History of 1st Scriven

Dec 1968

Started life as The 2nd Knaresborough Scout Group.
Meetings were held in Park Grove Methodist Church Hall

Feb 1969

Cubs and Scouts camped on the Isle of Man - Cost £10 7 Shillings each!
NO CUB LEADER

1969 First Patrol Tent purchased
Mar 1969 9 Scouts
Oct 1969 New Group name: 1st Scriven
Mar1970 Start Friday Night Meetings
1971 Cub 'B' pack starts
Mar 1972 Cub 'C' pack starts
Sep 1972 Acorn necker badges are introduced
1972 St. Georges Day flag purchased
Jun 1973 Moved to Old Castle Girls School
1973 Second Patrol tent purchased for £47!
1973 Desks and chairs purchased for £3
Jan 1974 Serious shortage of leaders, closure a possibility
Mar 1974 No Cub Leader
15 Scouts, 6 Cubs
Jan 1975 No Scout Leader
Nov 1975 Canoe being built by Scouts and Ventures nearing completion
15 Sep 1975 Canoe tested and named "Acorn"
Sep 1976 Toilets built on mezanine floor
May 1977 First display in Library window
Nov 1977 Serious need for Scout Leader
1978 Orders for Webb Ivory totalled £448
Jan 1979 Fox cub head presented to Troop by Mr. Wood of Little Ouseburn
Jan 1980 First mini-bus purchased
Mar 1980 Reassurance by Council that parking in the yard would never be allowed!!
June 1980 Wolf Cub badge presented to Cubs by Nigel Addy
Nov 1980 First Cub Cub Flower Show held
Jan 1981 New fire escape built
Sep 1981 New racking in store room for equipment
Oct 1981 New football kit for cubs
Oct 1981 Problems again with lack of Scout Leaders and no Cub assistant for a year now
Nov 1981 Roof rack for mini-bus
Nov 1981 Council turned down our application to use our canoe on the river
Feb 82 75th Anniversary of Scouting
Mar 1983 Barn Dance at Knaresborough House
Jun 1983 Parents decorated HQ rooms
Jun1983 Took part in "Year of the Scout" relay
Jun 1983 6 new tressle tables
Aug 1983 Camp at Watson, Cleveland
Oct 1983 Jamboree on Air
Aug 1984 Camp at Watson
Aug 1988 First camp at Keilder
Jul 1990 First camp at Waddecar
Jun 1992 First camp at Gosforth
May 1993 Camp Raywell Hull
Jun 1993 First camp at Raywell
June 1993 Sixers camp Raywell Hull
1994 New Patrol tents purchased
1994 New Mess tents purchased
Jul 1994 Summer Camp at Waddecar
1994 New mini bus purchased
Jun 1995 Camp Raywell Hull
Jul 1995 Summer camp Waddecar
May 1996 Camp Raywell Hull
Jul 1996 Summer camp Waddecar
May 1997 Sixers camp Bramhope
Jul 1997 Main camp Bramhope
May 1998 Sixers camp Bramhope
Jul 1998 Summer camp Waddecar
Jul 1999 Summer camp Waddecar
Sep 1999 Forced to sell mini bus, no funds
May 2000 Millenium camp Bramhope
Jun 2000 New Cubs camp Bramhope
Jul 2000 Summer Camp, Waddecar
May 2001 New Leaders Tent
May 2001 Sixers and seconds camp Bramhope
Jun 2001 New Cubs camp Bramhope
Jul 2001 Summer Camp Waddecar.
Met Chief Scout
Sep 2001 CountyQuest Thirsk
Sep 2001 Invested Tina Harper as Assistant Cub Scout Leader
Nov 2001 Sponsored Swim for Asthma
Nov 2001 Rememberance Parade
Nov 2001 Won the Mowgli Cup
Jan 2002 Pantomime visit
Mar 2002 Purchased new tentage donated by the Lions
April 2002 Group Hike
May 2002 Group Camp, Bramhope
Jul 2002 Group Camp Waddecar
May 2003 Scout Camp Great Tower
Jul 2003 Cub Camp, Waddecar
Sep 2003 Elizabeth Hewick celebrates 25 years with 1st Scriven
Sep 2003 Martin Hoyle invested as Assistant Scout Leader
Oct 2003 Sponsored swim for Asthma