Our History

In this section you will be able to explore the groups history, from the humble beginnings of our first Wolf Pack in 1945 through to the present day.

The meeting places.
The people.
The memories.

Peruse at your pleasure and take yourself back in time to the black and white days and continue the journey right up to the modern age.

Who do we think we are?

It’s not known exactly when 1st Great Sutton Scouts came into being (yet!). This archive material looks into our history at some of the people who in those early days created the solid foundations upon which we now build upon and also those who took their ideals forward. Remembering these people and the things they did is central to ‘who do we think we are?’. Locating good quality photographs of Leaders (so a face can be put to a name) is proving difficult, particularly early in our history, as camera film was not to be wasted and many people did not possess a camera, unlike today in the era of the smartphone. Also Leaders were either behind the camera or hiding!! So, we have some images and stories about each person. It’s as accurate as possible, mainly from personal memories and some old photographs/documents.

Of course, upon reading these stories, if you can provide corrections and/or information about the people mentioned or indeed others we would love to hear from you. Just have a word with any Leader or Committee Member or contact us via our contact page. These stories must be seen as a work in progress as important snippets of information are coming to light continuously. It is very often that insightful ‘gems’ of recall that provide human colour and personalities are revealed.