The 17th Nene (The Hamptons) Scout Group opens a second Cub Scout Pack at Hampton Vale Primary School. Both Cub Scout Packs become named after the Scouting founder and first Chief Scout - Lord Baden-Powell with the;
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The 17th Nene (The Hamptons) Scout Group on the 7th June 2022 open the brand new Squirrel Scout Drey for 4 - 6 year old, named after our 8th Chief Scout George Purdy and named Purdy Squirrel Scout Drey at Hampton Lakes Primary School. Our Squirrel Scout Drey was the 1st Drey to open within Peterborough. |
History of our Group Scout Leaders
Each Scout Group is headed up by a Group Scout Leader (this will be called Group Leader Volunteer from November 2024), over the 17th Nene (The Hamptons) Scout Groups history, the Scout Group has had different people volunteering in this role; we have also had Assistant or Deputy Group Scout Leaders during our history as well;
History of Peterborough District Scouts
The 17th Nene was launched as the newest Group in Nene District. Even though Scouting only started in 2002 in Hampton, Scouting in Peterborough started back in 1910 with the 1st Soke of Peterborough King's School Troop in the District of the Soke of Peterborough, in 1966 the District was renamed to Peterborough District and in 1968 the Peterborough District was split into two Districts, creating Peterborough North and Peterborough South Districts. In 1977 the two Districts were moved round to create three Districts within Peterborough; Fitzwilliam, Hereward and Nene District (in 1999 Fitzwilliam and Hereward Districts had the same District Commissioner, and in 2000 they were merged to create Medehamstede District). From 2000 the City of Peterborough had two Districts within it Medehamstede in the North and Nene District for the South. On the 1st October 2017 Nene and Medehamstede Districts were merged together to create one Peterborough District again.
Civic Honours
On the 11th October 2006, the 17th Nene (The Hamptons) Scout Group along with all the other Scout Groups from Peterborough, within Medehamstede and Nene District, were given the highest honour from the City when we were given the Freedom of the City of Peterborough. This is the first time that any Scouting Group/District/County has been so honoured in this way.
The Freedom of the City was presented to Martin Hall (Divisional Commissioner - Medehamstede & Nene District 2005-2007) on behalf of Peterborough Scouting at the Annual St. George's Day Parade and Service on the 22nd April 2007 by Councillor M. Todd (Mayor of the City of Peterborough 2007-2008). To mark this historic event a tree was planted in Peterborough City Park and each District added the freedom of the City to their District Badges. Since 1st October 2017 members of the Peterborough Scout District hold the Freedom of the City of Peterborough after the merger of the two Districts. |
Freedom of the City badge from
11th October 2006 to 1st October 2017 Freedom of the City badge from 1st October 2017 onwards
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