Nene District Scouts

The history of groups in the City is complex and due to the number of re-organisations, re-locations and other changes it is easier to show a list of all groups that have been active in the city.

The information is based on a resource produced in 2007 by Ron Ward (Assistant County Commissioner – District Support) called “Scouting 1907-2007″.

Due to the limitation of the software and the complexity of some of the changes, I have listed groups using their registration number e.g. Soke of Peterborough 1, 2, 3 etc, with the more recent additions which have just been Nene Groups included at the end of the list.

For each group, the first registered and where appropriate last active date have been included. Virtually all the groups have been inactive for even a short period of time, and I haven’t tried to record this but more than happy to supply the information by email.

Groups

1st Peterborough – Kings School – First active 1910 – Last Active 1954

2nd Peterborough – All Saints – First Active 1913 – Last Active circa 2005

2nd West Soke Association – Barnack, Bainton and Ufford – Active between 1910 and 1914

3rd Peterborough – St Pauls – First Active 1914 – Currently Active in Medehamstede

4th Peterborough – St Marks (Cromwell Road) – First Active 1911 – Last Active 1974

5th Peterborough – Castor Ailsworth (latterly Sutton and Upton) – First Active 1911 – Last Active 1942

6th Peterborough – St Marys – First Active 1912 – Last Active 1988

7th Peterborough – Helpston (and initally Etton as well) – First Active 1912 – Currently Active in Medehamstede

8th Peterborough – St Botolphs (Longthorpe) – First Active 1912 – Currently active in Nene District

9th Peterborough – St Johns (City Centre) – First Active 1913 – Last Active 1981. Became 14th Nene on re-opening in 1990.

10th Peterborough – Deacon School – First Active 1913 – Last ACtive 1965

11th Peterborough – Barnack St Johns – First Active 1949 – Last Active 1954

12th Peterborough – Eye – First Active 1913 – Last Active 2008

13th Peterborough – Thornhaugh and Wansford – First Active 1914 – Last Active 1939

14th Peterborough – All Souls – First Active 1914 – Inactive

15th Peterborough – Wothorpe – First Active 1914 – Last Active 1917

16th Peterborough – Wesleyan, Wentworth Street Group – First Active 1914 – Last Active 1954

17th Norman Cross – Elton – First Active 1912 – Last Active 1912. Reopened as 13th Nene in 1990 and closed in 1998.

17th Peterborough – Park Road Baptist Church – First Active 1914 – Last Active 1957

18th Peterbrough – Paston and Dogsthorpe (Changed to Paston and Walton/Paston and Werrington) – First Active 1915 – Merged with 25th Peterborough in 1927.

18th Peterborough – St Barnabas Group – First Active 1934 – Last Active 1961

19th Peterborough – Harris Street Baptist Group – First Active 1919 – LAst Active 1983

20th Peterborough – Belverdere Works – First Active 1919 – Last Active 1923

21st Peterborough – St Michaels (Newark) – First Active 1920 – Last Active circa 2001

22nd Peterborough – Barford and Perkins – First Active 1920 – Last ACtive 1937

23rd Peterborough – Westwood Works – First Active 1920 – Last Active 1923

23rd Peterborough – Peterborough City Group – First Active 1931 – Merged with 9th Peterborough in 1932. New Group active between 1934 and 1936

24th Peterborough – Robin Hood (City Centre) – First Active 1921 – Last Active 1927

24th Peterborough – Lincoln Road Council – First Active 1930 – Last Active 1936

25th Peterborough – Paston – First Active 1920 – Currently active in Medehamstede

26th Peterborough – London Road, Wesleyan Troop – First Active 1925 – Last Active 1926

26th Peterborough – Trinity Congregational Church – First Active 1932 – Last Active 1936

27th Peterborough – Primitive Methodist Church – First Active 1929 – Last Active pre 1932

27th Peterborough – British Legion – First ACtive 1932 – Last Active 1937

28th Peterborough – Castor and Ailsworth – First Active 1934 – Last Active 1935. Re-opended as 63rd Peterborough (Castor and Ailsworth) in 1981, closed in 2000 and re-opened in 2010 in Medehamstede District.

29th Peterborough – Cobden Street Methodist Church – First Active 1934 – Last Active 1937

30th Peterborough – Toc H Rover Crew – First Active 1936 – Last Active 1938

31st Peterborough – Open Group (Westgate) – First Active 1938 – Last Active 1945

32nd Peterborough – Woodston (Latterly St Augustine/woodston and Fletton) – First Active Active 1911 – Last Active 2009

33rd Peterborough – Boroughbury – First Active 1938 – Last Active 1954

34th Peterborough – St Peters – First Active 1939 – Renamed in 1990 as 2nd Nene. Merged with 61st Peterboorugh in 1990.

35th Peterborough – Open Group (Eastholme School) – First Active 1940 – Last Active 1943

36th Peterborough – London Road Methodist – First Active 1942 – Last Active 1943

37th Peterborough – St Marys Farcet – First Active 1943 – Last Active 1950. Previous group active in Norman Cross around 1912.

38th Peterborough – Peakirk – First Active 1944 – Last Active 1958

38th Peterborough – Glinton – First Active 1960 – Currently active in Medehamstede District

39th Peterborough – Stanground St Johns – First Active 1945 – Renamed Peterborough Sea Scouts in 1984 and became 3rd Nene in 1988. Merged with 45th Peterborough in 1988. A number of different Stanground Groups were active pre WW2 in Norman Cross.

40th Peterborough – New England – First Active 1945 – Closed

41st Peterborough – Salvation Army – First Active 1945 – Last Active 1954

42nd Peterborough – Farcet – First Active 1949 – Last Active 1991

43rd Peterborough – Arthur Mellows Village College – First Active 1950 – Last Active 1954

44th Peterborough – Dogsthorpe – First Active 1950 - Merged with 54th Peterborough in 2004 to form 1st Medehamstede.

45th Peterborough – Stanground Southfields – First Active 1951 – Merged with 39th Peterborough in 1988.

46th Peterborough – Yaxley St Peters – First Active 1951 – Currently active in Nene District. A number of Yaxley Groups were active in Norman Cross and Huntingdonshires pre WW2.

47th Peterborough – Thorney Abbey – First Active 1954 – Currently active in Medehamstede District. Previous group active between 1912 and 1920.

48th Peterborough – Werrington – First Active 1961 – Currently active in Medehamstede District.

49th Peterborough – Northborough – First Active 1962 – Transferred to Deeping St James

49th Peterborough – Ismaili – First Active 1995 – Last Active 1997

50th Peterborough – St Judes (Westwood) – First Active 1965 – Last Active 1990. Group merged with 14th Nene in 1990.

51st Peterborough – Latter-Day Saints (Westwood) – First Active 1965 – Closed

52nd Peterborough – Gunthorpe – First Active 1966 – Last Active 1993

53rd Peterborough – Newborough – First Active 1971 – Last Active circa 2005

54th Peterborough – Christ Church – First Active 1981 – Merged with 44th Peterborough in 2004 to form 1st Medehamstede

55th Peterborough – Stilton – First Active 1973 – Merged with 66th Peterborough in 1988 to form 12th Nene. Two Stilton groups active pre WW2.

56th Peterborough – Bretton (1st) – First Active 1974 – Currently active in Medehamstede District

57th Peterborough – Dogsthorpe Methodist – First Active 1974 – Inactive

58th Peterborough – Westwood and Ravensthorpe – First Active 1974 – Currently active in Medehamstede District.

59th Peterborough – 2nd Bretton – First Active 1975 – Inactive

60th Peterborough – Northborough – First Active Unknown – Last Active 1999

61st Peterorough – Orton Malborne – First Active 1979 – Merged with 34th Peterborough in 1984

62nd Peterborough – Orton Goldhay – First Active in 1978 as part of 34th Peterborough, left 34th in 1979 to form 62nd Peterborough. Group renamed 10th Nene in 1990 and closed in 1994. Re-opened later in 1994 as 16th Nene (Orton Centre) merged with 2nd Nene in 1998.

63rd Peterborough – See 28th Peterborough

64th Peterborough – Welland – First Active 1983 – Last Active 1990

64th Peterborough – Barnack – First Active 1992 – Inactive

65th Peterborough – Honeyhill – First Active 1989 – Last Active 1999

66th Peterborough – Folksworth – First Active 1983 – Merged with 55th Peterborough in 1988.

67th Peterborough – Fox Covert (Werrington) – First Active 1985 – Merged with 48th Peterborough 1999.

15th Nene – Eastgate – First Active 1992 – Last Active 2001

17th Nene – Hampton – First Active 2002 – Currently Active in Nene District

Venture Scouts Units

From 1967 through to 2003 Venture Scout Units could operate as part of groups or the districts. The known District Units are listed below;

Nene Valley VSU – 1970 to 1974
Northbrook VSU (Glinton) – 1968 to ????
Eaglescroft – ???? to 1991
Hereward VSU – 1991 to ????