We are part of the 1st Cheriton Scout Group from Folkestone & Hythe District, Kent. Explorer scouts were meant to be run at a district level in the scouting movement, but the units within Folkestone & Hythe District work better within their groups.
We meet on a Tuesday, between 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. at 1st Cheriton Headquarters.
Britannia and 1st Cheriton has a very good history of our group members attending the World Jamboree's
J J Fowler went to Chile in 1999.
P & D McCarthy went to Thailand in 2003.
D White & S Bailey were at the Jamboree here in the UK in 2007.
D. Kedwell, T. Evans, C. Campbell-Mackenzie, and A. Poole attended the Jamboree in Sweden in 2011.
M Phillips attended the last Jamboree in Japan 2015.
G Lock attended the Jamboree in USA 2019.
I Garlinge and I Quinn Went to the Jamboree in Korea in 2023.
A Hazell and E Smith Went to Norway for Roverway 2024.
• Full uniform to be worn for meetings at the start and finish of the evening (Black, navy, or khaki trousers, black shoes/boots) no jeans or trainers. Unit Neckers to be rolled correctly.
• Arrive at meetings and events before 7 pm, ready to be on parade by 7 pm
• All newly issued badges are to be sewn on by the next meeting.
• A change of clothes must be brought to change into activities.
• Please show respect for your leaders. They give up their free time to run the explorer meetings FOR YOU.
• No smoking or vaping is permitted in any scouting activities.
• No bringing or consuming of alcohol on any scouting activities.
• No participating in the use or possession of any illegal substances.
• No bullying (Examples: Cyber, Physical, Verbal, Sexist, Homophobic)
• You must show respect to all property in and out of the hut. If anything is damaged or destroyed you may be charged for it.
• No swearing will be tolerated in the unit. If it persists it will be considered as a strike. This includes your leadership team as well.
We are bringing in a 3-strike policy. Where if you are warned 3 times during an evening for any break in any of the rules above, your parents will be contacted, and you will be asked to leave the premises. Strikes start fresh every weekly meeting. If you persistently get 3 strikes, you may be asked to leave the unit for some time. This may include any future scouting activities. (Leaders vote on the time of absence)
We are also implementing a four-week absence rule. Whereby if you are absent for four consecutive weeks with no attempt made to contact a leader in charge, either by phone or the Britannia ESU Facebook page, you will be removed from the register and presumed that you have left the explorer group.
At 1st Cheriton, we work with Standing Orders for Subscriptions
Whilst your child is an Explorer (new young person) for the first four weeks you can pay for 4 weeks in cash @ £3.50 a week allowing you to see if your young person likes coming to our meetings.
The weekly payment will cover your young person's insurance while on the premises, payment must be done in attendance or non-attendance, and the child will not be insured and would break our insurance terms if we're not receiving subs for the complete period a child is with us.
After 4 weeks could I please ask you to set up the Standing Order for £15 per month at your earliest convenience or on your payday this will be collected monthly.
Once you have set up the Standing Order if could let the leader know and we can advise the Treasurer who checks the bank statements and confirms back to us it is all been done.
We do have two options:
Full annual subscription of £180.00 by cheque or cash
Or
12 monthly continual payments by standing order of £15.00 per month
(Until your child no longer attends the Group)
Scouts coming up to Explorers, information is given to the treasurer by the sectional leader and subs are transferred.