8th Holborn Scout Group is a mixed youth organisation with a membership of about 80 young people aged 6 to 18+, supported by a team of volunteer leaders and assistants.
What do Scouts do?
Scouting is about fun and friends. The programme varies with age, so we slowly build up to advanced camps, expeditions and adventurous activities.
There are six personal development areas that underly the Scout programme: body, mind, faith and beliefs, relationships, community and surroundings.
Where is 8th Holborn?
We are a central London group, based in Holborn WC1. Contact us for further information on meeting times and locations.
Volunteers
8th Holborn is run entirely by volunteer leaders, helpers and parents.
The Scouting Year
8th Holborn follows the school year from September to July, with 40 Thursday evening section meetings during the year. Activities are to be found in the Holborn Herald, our regular newsletter.
Awards and Badges
Participation and achievement in Scouting is recognised by a scheme of awards and badges. Scouting’s own awards are often linked to widely recognised schemes including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award as well as specialist qualifications from the British Canoe Union and the Royal Yachting Association.
Why 8th Holborn?
8th Holborn was one of the first Scout Groups, established within a couple of months of the founding of the Scout Movement by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. In recent years, as well as many camps in Britain, we have been on camps and expeditions to France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Poland.
