The 1st Stockton Scout Group has a long history in the village, dating back more than 50 years.
It currently caters for around 70 children from Stockton and surrounding villages through its Beavers, Cubs and Scouts groups and meets weekly at the Scout hut on the old football field in Stockton.
It is run completely by volunteers and provides young people with skills for life and fun activities ranging from outdoor survival skills, to coding and modelling, while helping in the community by getting involved in initiatives including litter picking, participating in the Remembrance Day parade and distributing flowers in the village.
However, as some of the group’s equipment was dated, organisers decided to apply to The Wigley Community Fund to purchase a new mess tent used for activities and camping trips across Warwickshire, and was successful in receiving £1,605.
Rebecca Mitchell, who is chair of the group, said, ‘A lot of our equipment is getting old now and we’re a big group with more scouts than ever, so we really needed some fresh new equipment. We looked at ways to get funding locally and The Wigley Community Fund was an excellent place to start. We are so lucky and grateful that they have been able to help fund the new mess tent. Without this money, it would have taken longer to raise the amount necessary and potentially would have meant we missed out on the children having the tent for camping this summer.’
For more information about the group, search ‘1st Stockton Scouts’ on Facebook.