September 1933 | Laurie Baker (‘Com’) and Michael Jerrom (‘Skipper’) started the 24th Hastings (Grammar School) Troop. |
November 27th 1933 | The Troop was formally invested. Three Patrols formed: Ravens, Swifts and Otters |
Whitsun 1934 | First camp at Humphrey’s Farm, Guestling |
July 1934 | First summer camp: two weeks at Shopham Bridge, Petworth |
December 1934 | First Troop Concert |
June 1935 | Fourth Patrol: Lions |
Spring 1936 | Fifth Patrol: Bulldogs |
January 1937 | First Pantomime (‘Robinson Crusoe’) |
April 1937 | First King’s Scouts attended Windsor Parade. |
Summer 1937 | Seniors began meetings unoffically. |
Spring 1938 | First sailing boat: “Why Worry” at Rye Harbour. |
September 1938 | Second sailing boat “Pelican”. Ronald Byrom (‘Bish’) and Harold Bowmer (‘Cox’n’) joined. |
August 1939 | Troop helped evacuees from London and acted as messengers. Scouts continued through the blackout. Paper salvage began. |
21st July 1940 | School was evacuated to St. Albans. Camping continued throughout the war in camouflaged tents. Sixth & seventh Patrols: Seagulls and Eagles |
6th November 1944 | The Troop meetings began again in Hastings. |
May 1945 | Eighth Patrol: Badgers. 66 Scouts and 9 Seniors in the Troop. |
September 1946 | Tommy Cookson (‘Cookie’) joined. |
30th June 1947 | First Senior Scouts officially invested. |
23rd October 1950 | 24th Hastings Rover Crew was inaugurated. |
Summer 1956 | The Troop won the County Camping Competition |
June 1957 | Group Executive Committee formed |
January 1961 | Last of 27 Troop Shows (‘Dick Whittington’) |
March 1961 | Three Rovers gained the First Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards in Hastings |
July 1963 | Cox’n and Cookie retired. Troop reduced to 4 Patrols: Bulldogs, Lions, Ravens and Swifts |
September 1963 | Dave Thompson joined. |
July 1964 | Com retired. Bish in charge. Seniors’ continental cycle tour. |
September 1964 | The School moved from Nelson Road to Parkstone Road. The Troop occupied its first Scout Hut, by the Copse. Roger Plumb joined |
1966 | Dave became Scout Leader. The Advance Party Report was published. New uniform and training programme phased in. The age range for Scouts was extended to 16th birthday. Seniors and Rovers were replaced by Venture Units for 16 – 20 year-olds Venture Unit visit to Scandinavia. |
1969 | Formation of Group Supporters’ Association |
1973 | Dave retired. Roger Scout Leader |
1977 | New Scout Hut opened |
May 1983 | First Chief Scout’s Challenge expedition to the Lake District |
1984 | Visit of the Chief Scout, Major-General R. Walsh, to celebrate the Troop’s 50th anniversary |
1986 | Launch of 2nd Troop ‘Gilridge’; ran until 1998 |
January 1993 | Cub Pack started |
November 1994 | David Carter Scout Leader |
September 1999 | Group moved into new building. Beaver section started. Neil Mackrell Scout Leader (until 2002) |
2002 | Venture Units replaced by Explorer Units – no longer section of Scout Group. New training programme and uniform. |