A Little Bit of History

In 1913 the 1st Hixon Scout Troop was formed. They rented a small cottage where they would hold their meetings and in the 1st year attracted over 40 scouts.

In 1918 a Record of Honour was produced for members of the Hixon Scout Troop of the Boy Scouts Association, who served in His Majesty’s Forces during the First World War.

In 1920 the Scout Troop moved to a new hut and after 1923 there are no further records of the troop until 1969 when it reformed again and met in Weston Methodist Church Hall. A Cub Pack was formed in 1970 followed by a second Cub Pack (1st Haywood) in 1971.

1972: The Group changed its title from 7th Stafford (1st Weston) Scout Group to 7th Stafford Scout Group to reflect the expansion to other surrounding villages.

1975: The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Bath Lane, Hixon. was purchased on 29th October and the leaders and committee members spent over 6 months to transform and refurbish the building by removing the altar and laying a new wooden floor.

1976: The new Scout Headquarters was opened (April 1976) in Hixon by the Stafford Mayor Mr Bill Bowen.

1976: The Mayor of Stafford at the opening ceremony of the new Scout Headquarters in Bath Lane.

1978: The 7th Stafford Scout Group now consisted of two Scout Troops and three Cub Packs with a total membership of over 120

1988: The first Beaver Colony in the Group opened in Hixon, shortly followed by a second Beaver Colony based in Great Haywood.

1990: The Shugborough Scout Troop closed due to lack of leaders.

2001: The Chartley Scout Troop closed due to lack no leaders and a low number of members.

2010: The Great Haywood Beaver Colony closes.

2014: A Fundraising and Refurbishment project is started to improve and modernise the Scout Headquarters.

2016: Akela retires from the Cub Pack and Group after 26 years of service..
A new Akela is appointed and a GSL is appointed. The Groups first GSL since 1991.

2017: Following a concentrated recruitment campaign the Shugborough Scout Troop restarted in February with 8 Scouts after an absence of a Troop for 16 years.

2019: The Cub Pack changes its name to “Hurricane”. (A link with Hurricane Fighter aircraft stationed at Hixon RAF Airfield during WW2)

2020: The internal refurbishment of the Scout Hut Kitchen, Toilets etc, was completed.
During March the Coronavirus Pandemic interrupted our normal programme and we moved to home based online activities.