About Us
The 1st Bishopston Scout Group was formed in 2005 with the official merger of the 61st and 104th Bristol Scout Groups.
Our History
The 61st Bristol Scout Group was started in 1912. It originally met in “˜the Den’ at St Michael and All Angels Church but moved to their current headquarters in King’s Drive after buying the land from the Church for £1. The land had been used for many years by the Scouts and had a small tennis clubhouse which is where the gas store is now.
The Scout Group collected building materials from local companies and eventually raised enough money to build on the land. Most of the work was completed by Group members and their friends and the current Scout Hut was opened in 1982. The Group was awarded Lottery grant funding in 2000 and this paid for a new roof.
The 104th Bristol Scout Group first started in 1961 and consisted of members from St Bonaventure’s Church. They used a former classroom from St Bonaventure’s School which remains on site at the King’s Drive headquarters and is known as the top hut.
The two Scout Groups ran side by side for a while before meeting for joint activities and then merging to become the 61st/104th Bristol Scouts. For some years the 61st/104th Bristol Scouts continued to wear their original Group neckerchiefs with half of the young people in white and the other half in brown neckers with a yellow border.
Finally, in 2005, the two Groups were officially united with a new name and a uniform identity. The 1st Bishopston Bristol Scout Group was born and all members now wear the blue neckerchief with a gold border.
The Group celebrated its Centenary Year in 2012.
