Dorset Scout County

Dorset Scout County

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Dorset Scout County is concurrent with the political county of Dorset, and provides Scouting opportunities for young people and adults in the area.
The County is currently divided into 8 Scout Districts:
* Bournemouth
* Christchurch
* Dorchester& West Dorset
* East Dorset
* North Dorset
* Poole
* Wareham and Isle of Purbeck
* Weymouth and Portland
The Largest District for Numbers of Groups is Bournemouth, with a total of 22 Scout Groups, the Largest for Area Covered is Dorchester & West Dorset, and the Most Historic is Poole District, with 3 Founder Groups included, (1stHamworthy, Broadstone & 1st Parkstone)
Brownsea Island Camp Site is Run in Partnership between Poole, & Wareham and Isle of Purbeck Districts together with the National Trust.
The County runs its own Adult Training Section - Dorset Adult Training Team, Has a Full County Team of Scout Commissioners and also has its own Scout Active Support Unit and Scout Network Unit. It also has its own Head Quarters at Buddens Farm in Wareham, which is also the County Scout Camp Site.
District Group Lists
Each District is Split in to a number of Scout Groups, and each district also run a number of Explorer Scout Sections and Scout Active Support Units. Each District is under the direction of a District Commissioner and number of Assistant and Deputy Commissioners. Some districts may also run their own Scout Network Unit.
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Bournemouth

10th Bournemouth (St.James)
11th Bournemouth (St Christophers)
12th Bournemouth (St Barnabas)
17th Bournemouth (Talbot Village)
1st Bournemouth (Epiphany)
20th Bournemouth (Hillview) Scout Group
21st Bournemouth
24th Bournemouth (St Lukes)
28th Bournemouth
2nd Bournemouth St Michael's
30th Bournemouth(St John's)
32nd Bournemouth (Southbourne Methodist)
34th Bournemouth (St Francis)
35th Bournemouth (Bournemouth School)
37th Bournemouth (R.C.)
38th Bournemouth (Winton Methodist)
43rd Bournemouth (Victoria Park)
49th Bournemouth (St Katherine)
5th Bournemouth (Sutton Road)
6th Bournemouth (St.George's)
8th Bournemouth Kinson Methodist
9th Bournemouth (St Thomas')
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Christchurch
10th Christchurch (Mudeford)
1st Christchurch (Town)
20th Christchurch (1st Somerford)
2nd Christchurch (Scoutlink)
3rd Christchurch
5th Christchurch (Highcliffe)
6th Christchurch (Bransgore)
8th Christchurch (Burton)
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Dorchester & West Dorset
1st Beaminster
1st Bradford Abbas
1st Bridport
1st Charminster
1st Charmouth

1st Dorchester
1st Maiden Newton
1st Martinstown
1st Mosterton
1st Puddletown
1st Sherborne (St Aldhelm's)
1st West Bay
1st Yetminster
Bride Valley
Broadmayne
Central Dorchester
Cerne Valley
Crossways (and Moreton)
Milborne St Andrew
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East Dorset
1st Alderholt
1st Colehill
1st Ferndown
1st Heatherlands
1st Longham
1st St Leonards and St Ives
1st Sturminster Marshall

1st West Moors

1st Wimborne Minster
1st Witchampton-Crichel
1st Woodcutts
2nd Corfe Mullen
2nd Verwood
2nd Wimborne
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North Dorset
1st Charlton Marshall

1st Shaftesbury
1st Sturminster Newton
Blandford

Bourton

Motcombe
St Mary of Gillingham
Stalbridge
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Poole
1st Parkstone (Lady B.P's Own)

3rd Poole
All Saints, Branksome Park
Branksome St Aldhelm's

Broadstone
1st Hamworthy (inc Turlin Moor)
1st Lilliput

Parkstone St Peters
Poole North (inc Oakdale and Canford Heath)
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Wareham and Isle of Purbeck (Formally known as Mid Dorset and South Dorset exc Weymouth)
1st Corfe Castle
1st Lytchett Matravers
1st Lytchett Minster (inc Upton)
1st Sandford
1st Wareham
2nd Swanage
4th Swanage
Bere Regis
Langton Matravers
Wool & Bovington
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Weymouth & Portland
1st Portland
2nd Portland
Chesil Beach

Upwey
Weymouth East
Weymouth North
Weymouth South
Weymouth West
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General Scout Info
More information on Scouting in General can be found by visiting www.scouts.org.uk, and more Scout Information for Dorset is avaialbale at www.dorsetscouts.org.uk

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