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Delivering #SkillsForLife to 300 Children and Young People in York

About Us

We are Dringhouses Scouts, based in the south of York, bringing fun and adventure to more than 300 children and young people between the ages of 4 and 18 years old. We are one of the largest of the 14 Scout Groups in the York Ebor District which supports more than 1000 Scouts.
The Group has been running since 1929, for more than 60 years in its current form, and we are incredibly grateful for all the support we receive from the local council, St Edward the Confessor Church and the local community as a whole.
We’re run entirely by volunteers who give their time in many different ways, from being leaders running the meetings and events, to supporting the Group as trustees, or just helping out occasionally. All our volunteers receive the training they need to fulfil their roles, giving up their own time for the benefit of our community.

The Sections

All our sections are open to everyone read a bit more about each age group below:

Squirrels Section
Squirrels

New for 2022, Squirrels is for children aged 4-5. We have two Squirrels Dreys who meet on a Monday or a Friday

Beavers Section
Beaver Scouts

For children aged between 6 – 8 years, Our three popular Beaver colonies meet on Tuesday’s, Wednesdays and Friday’s

Cubs Section

Cub Scouts

Cubs is for children between the ages of 8 and 10½ years. Cubs is our largest age group and we have nearly 90 Cubs meeting each week during term time on Tuesday’s, Thursday’s and Friday’s

Scouts Section

Scouts

We have three Scout troops meeting every week on Tuesday’s, Thursday’s and Friday’s. Scouts is for young people between the ages of 10½–14.

Explorers Section

Explorer Scouts

Our two Explorer Scout Units (Yorvik and Nordic) meet on Monday’s and Wednesday’s. Explorer Scouts is for young people aged 14-18.

Our Team

Meet the management team
Annie Bennett, Group Chair
Annie Bennett

Group Chair

Scouts Section

Vacancy

Scouts Group Team Leader

David Thorne- Group Lead Volunteer
David Thorne

Group Lead Volunteer

Andy Elliott- Explorers Group Team Leader

Andy Elliott

Explorer Scouts Group Team Leader

Vacancy

Beavers Group Team Leader


Chris Rundle- Squirrels Group Team Leader

Chris Rundle

Squirrels Group Team Leader

Cubs icon
Vacancy

Cubs Group Team Leader

Tina Brill- Training Team Leader

Tina Brill

Training Team Leader

Latest News

Our latest updates
Friendship knot (Dringhouses Necker)

The Friendship Knot

You typically see older Scouts and Explorers tying their neckers with a friendship knot rather than …

AGM

2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Our 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at our HQ Building on Saturday 13th Jul…

Join the Trustee Board

Apply to Join our Trustee Board

We are inviting applications to join the Group Trustee Board The most worthwhile thing is to try to …

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07719 079567

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The Scout Hut, Tadcaster Road, York

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