Celebrations Events
To help celebrate 1st Cookham’s Centenary they will be holding a Weekend of Celebrations over the weekend of the 8th – 10th October. This consists of:
Friday 8th - A get together for our ex members and friends round a campfire , a chance for them to swap memories and have a get together.
Saturday 9th – a Centenary Dinner at the Odney Club, this is for all our friends, parents, leaders and former members, a great chance to catch up with the friends they made at Cookham Scouts. There will be a presentation to our two longest serving members of the Scout Group, Brenda and Denis Boothman who have both been members for nearly 50 years
Sunday 10th - The last event is a Family BBQ for our young members, leaders, parents and former members to celebrate our Groups achievement on being 100 years old and looking forward to the next 100 years of adventure, challenges, and fun with 1st Cookham Scout Group.
1st COOKHAM SCOUT GROUP Centenary Celebrations
1st Cookham Scout Group is celebrating its Centenary this year after it was first registered in 1921 meeting in the Kings Hall now the Stanley Spencer Gallery.
In the 1950’s the Scout Group consisted of 4 Scout Leaders, 12 Wolf Cubs and 18 Scouts. By the late 50’s, 1st Cookham had overgrown their headquaters due to the demand for Scouting in Cookham The old British Legion Hut off of Grange Road became available to rent and 1st Cookham started to use this as their new HQ.
40 years ago the Odney Club first allowed 1st Cookham to use Formosa, and we are very grateful that this continues to the present day, even after the change of ownership.
1st Cookham have always been at the centre of the community. In the 1980’s 1st Cookham took control of the annual village Bonfire event from the Odney Club and opened it up to the village, and also took control of the annual Cookham Summer Village Fair.
Over the years 1st Cookham has gone from strength to strength and has sent 18 young members to various World Jamborees and overseas events
Today the Group has over 200 active Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers, all supported by the highly-committed ranks of the volunteer Leaders. There is a long waiting list of Young People wanting to join, all waiting to start their Scouting experience and be part of the next 100 years of adventures, challenges and fun within 1st Cookham Scout Group.
Group website -
www.scoutscookham.org.uk
