Leagrave & Lea Scouts Investiture

It is true what they say about scouts and what they get up to in the wood. During a recent camp at Harmergreen Woods, just outside of Welwyn, members of the newly re-opened Leagrave Scout Troop and members

of Lea Scout Troop were invested as Scouts. Pictured above, the scouts hold their troop flag and prepare to make the Scout Promise in front of the 17 cub scouts and assembled leaders.

This marked a historic occasion as not only has it been just a year since the cub pack re-opened at Leagrave, it is also the Scout Groups 50th Anniversary.

Group Scout Leader John Rees said: "It is amazing that this has ever happened. 18 months ago we just had a Beaver Colony keeping the group alive. We now have beavers, cubs and scouts, a shining example of how Scouting's Adventure is still alive in the community. We couldn't have achieved this without the support from both the leaders in the group or without the district support team, a huge thank you goes out to them all."

Graham Stone, scout leader for Leagrave, invested 7 "new" scouts during the weekend camp, where they also learned some valuable scouting skills like: camping skills, fire building & lighting, axe skills and pioneering. 

The Scouts also enjoyed a camp fire and when the cubs were safely tucked up in bed, sat around telling ghost stories.

Harmergreen Wood Scout Activity Centre