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7thA Rochdale Scout Group

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Hi, welcome to the Group History page of 7thA Rochdale Scout Group.

The group was established in 1943, 7th of December to be exact as a part of the Sunday School at Spotland Methodist Church. It was originally a Cub pack and was sponsored by the church, the sponsorship continues to the present day

The group originally met in the chapel buildings before moving to an upstairs room just off Mitchell Street. The group made another move to the current location when the headquarters at Spotland Bridge were built by the members and opened in the autumn of 1962. In the boom times of the early 80's an extension was built to accomodate the increased numbers . Sadly the numbers declined in the 90's and the extension was closed. The actual building was sold on to a another Scout Group.

During the history of the group all four of the currently available sections Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Ventures have been active at some time. The group currently has two active sections, a Cub Scout pack and a Scout troop.
The group was the first in Rochdale to go co-educational when five female Scouts and one female Cub Scout were invested into the group in October 1999. This investiture took place at a special open evening for parents which was attended by Ian Kay the District Commissioner.

This short history bring us up to the present day and we look forward to celebrating our 60th anniversary in 2003.

If you have any information or anecdotes to add to this history please e-mail them to me the webmaster.