Groups:8th Portsmouth
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8th Portsmouth | |
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File:8thNecker.svg The Group's Purple Neckerchief, worn for almost 100 years | |
Type | Scout |
Sections | Beavers, Cubs, Scouts |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit |
District | Portsmouth |
Country | United Kingdom |
Continent | Europe |
Date Founded | 1909 |
Website | [1] |
The 8th Portsmouth Scout Group is the oldest group in the District of Portsmouth at 99, and will celebrate it's 100th anniversary in 2009.
The group is famous in Portsmouth as the "Glorious 8th", as it has had a tradition of winning competitions all over Hampshire.
There have only been 4 GSLs (Group Scout Leader) in the 100 years of the group, Les Robinson, the second, turned 100 in 2008.
Leaders
- Julian Wright - Group Chairman
- Ken Snell - 4th Group Scout Leader
- Alan Burgess (Skip) - Scout Leader
- Tony Shervill - Cubs Akela
- Teresa Ginn (Mole) - Beaver Leader (is also Hampshire's Deputy County Commissioner for Beavers)
Along with various other Beaver, Cub and Scout leaders.