About Us

We’re Scouts and everyone is welcome here. Scouts is the UK’s biggest youth organisation. 1st Burnham and Hitcham is a large Scout Group based on Almond Road in the heart of the village.

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life.

We encourage young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, we help about 100 young people aged 6 to 18 enjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed, now and in the future.

We’re talking about teamwork, leadership and resilience – skills that have helped Scouts become everything from teachers and social workers to astronauts and Olympians. We help young people develop and improve key life skills.

We believe in bringing people together. We celebrate diversity and stand against intolerance, always. We’re part of a worldwide movement, creating stronger communities and inspiring positive futures.

What Scouts Do

Young people in the Scouts take part in an exciting programme of activities from kayaking to coding. They develop character skills like resilience, initiative and tenacity; employability skills such as leadership, teamwork and problem solving; and practical skills like cooking and first aid. And research proves it really works. A 2018 report says Scouts are 17% more likely to show leadership skills and work well in teams. They’re a third more likely to support their communities too.

The Team

Martin Day – Chair
Vicky Palmer – Group Scout Leader
Jennie Phelan – Deputy Group Scout Leader
Keyur Kanabar – Treasurer
Vacant position – Secretary
Marcus Comfort – Scout Section Leader
Lynda Kelly – Greybrother Cub Leader
Richard Palmer – Jacala Cub Leader
Jo Ford – Maple Beaver Leader
David Brind – Wolverine Beavers Leader