The Sea Scout Troop meets on a Tuesday evening between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm.
Sea Scouting is a branch of Scouting, and is based on the same fundamental Scouting aims and methods as the Land Scouts. Sea Scouts follow the core balanced programme (see below) but then add a nautical twist to the programme and activities.
For information on how to join please visit our How to Join page.
If you would like to contact the Scout group then please email info@kidlingtonscoutgroup.org.uk
Meeting Times
From September to April we meet at our Scout Centre in Blenheim Road, Kidlington from 7pm to 9pm. Directions
From May to August we meet at our boating base at Kings Lock, Wolvercote, Oxford from 6.45pm to 9pm.
Online Scout Manager (OSM)
OSM is an online system that manages our administration, payments, tracks progress of badges and allows parents to sign up for activities and camps. It’s also where you can find out what we are doing each week and find any additional activity/ meeting information.
Subs are £4.50 per week and charged by the term via a direct debit set up through OSM.
Uniform
Once our new members are certain of joining (after a few weeks), you can purchase uniform. We sometimes hold a few used items (mainly trousers & caps) available for a donation. Please ask a leader on any troop night.
You can purchase uniform shirts, activity trousers and a leather Scout belt & buckle from the online Scout Store or The Scout and Guide Shop.
A Sea Scout Cap (£30), Necker (£5) & Woggle (£2.50) can be ordered through the troop.
Balanced Programme
Both Sea Scouts and Land Scouts take part in a balanced programme which is split into six different programme zones (beliefs and attitudes; community; fit for life; creative expression; global; and outdoor and adventure). The programme is delivered using ten different methods. Over a period of time Scouts will take part in activities which cover all of the zones and make use of all of the different methods, but with approximately 50% of the programme falling within the outdoor and adventure zone.
When a young person joins the Scout Troop he or she will start by working towards the Scout Membership Award. This involves learning about the Troop and knowing the Scout Promise and Law and other rules of the Troop. The young person will also need to show that they know about Scouting more generally and that they know the Scout Motto, Sign, Salute and Handshake. He or she will usually attend several meetings before being invested as a Scout.
After a Scout has been invested they can start working towards the nine Challenge Awards which complement the balanced programme. If a Scout completes eight Challenges (six core challenges plus two additional outdoor based challenges) they earn the Chief Scout’s Gold Award, the highest award available to Scouts.
Scouts can also work towards sixty-nine different activity badges and six different staged activity badges as well as three awards in association with other sections in the Group.
Scouts can also earn Joining In Badges to show how long they have been a part of the Scout Movement and a Moving On Award when they continue to Explorers.