Truro District
Scouting for the Heart of Cornwall
Registered Charity No.300742

The District Badge shows the Truro Cathedral which is situated in the District boundary, and a Carrick Knot (Which was the local Council).

The History of Closed or Amalgamated Groups

1st Baldhu

(Situated between Wheal Jane & Tomperrow, and ran at Baldhu Primary School))

1st Chacewater
Opened 19/06/81 & Closed 1989
(Registration Number: 43813/45018)

1st Kenwyn

(Ran at Kenwyn Church)

1st Ladock / Tresillian
Opened 19/03/65 & Closed after 1992
(Regisration Number: 37301)

1st Perran-ar-Worthal
Opened 19/03/1965 and closed after 1992, Reopened before 1999 and closed again before 2005
(Registration Number: 37302)

1st Probus
(Opened 27/08/1989 & Renamed to 1st Grampound Road from 01/01/2007)

1st Roseland /Porthscatho
Opened 01/12/1971 & Closed approx 1996
(Registration Number: 40352)

2nd Truro (Town)
(Opened 01/10/1910, closed and then re-opened in 1935)

2^nd Truro were based at St. Johns church and were formed in 1935, there effectivally re-opening, that was previously known as 2^nd Truro (Town). The brief history also records that, in 1935, there were 2 other scout troops in Truro being at St. Johns church and Kenwyn church and that this group wore navy blue uniform,  but were not sea scouts.

3rd Truro (Truro School)
Opened 01/02/1911 as the 3rd Truro, closing before 1939 & Reformed as a dedicated Truro School Group in 1945, closing after 1976)
(Registration Number: 24236)

Scarf: Yellow with Green Border

The first Scout Troop at the school was the 1^st Truro College and first met on 7 October 1927. It filled a gap left by the Cadet Corps which had been disbanded in the early 1920s. The first Scout-Master was R.P. Ayres, one of the school's teachers. Within a year there were 88 members of the troop. In March 1928 a Wolf Cub Pack was formed under the leadership of Mrs Jervis, followed by a Junior Troop under Assistant Scout-Master R. Whittle and later a Rover Crew. Camps were held in the summer holidays and the Troop took part in and won the Heard Challenge Bowl, a county competition testing various scouting activities and abilities. The Rovers built themselves a log hut and the Scouts used the old rifle range as there headquarters. The Troop colours were dedicated on 21 October 1928. One of the founder members of the School's Troop, John Fitzherbert, was the first scout from the school to be awarded the King's Scout honour in 1929. When the school changed its name in 1931 the name of the Scout Troop changed to 1^st Truro School Group. Spring Term 1932 saw a couple of 'drastic changes' to the formation and organisation of the Troop - Seniors were now 6^th and 5^th forms and juniors were the lower forms, the scouting timetable had to be reworked as well to accommodate the reintroduction of rugby to the school - and the introduction of grey flannel shirts instead of the old khaki jerseys. The Rovers were reformed in 1933 after a few years without any activity. Scouting activities lapsed during the 1939-45 War, and the school troop was reformed in 1945 and renamed the 3^rd Truro (Truro School) Troop under the leadership of Leonard Penna. Among their other activities they produced Ascent, their own magazine.

4th Truro (College)
(Opened prior to 1920)

5th Truro (Trewithian)
(Opened prior to 1921)

6th Truro (Perranporth)
Opened 02/04/1926, Closed and Re-opened 02/01/46 and closed after 1997, in 1992 it had 115 members recorded on the census.
(Regsitration Number: 24225)
(Registered Charity Number: 1048768)

7th Truro

8th Truro

9th Truro

10th Truro (St.George The Martyr)
Opened prior to 1953, Closed and then Re-Opened 07/05/69 & Closed 04/06/82, Re-opened and then Closed after 1989 following Amalgamated with 18th Truro.

Winners of the 'Crowder' Trophy in 1953
(Registration Numbers: 39312/44411)

11th Truro (St.Marys)

13th Truro (St.Pauls)
Opened 21/04/1949 & Closed in April 2006 thereafter re-opening as 12th Truro (Highertown). Last GSL was David Rudd
(Registration Number: 27259)
Started as a sponsored Group, until changed of status to 'open' Group in 1968. It was always understood that the now closed 13^th Truro (St. Paul’s), was the first group established in Truro although it closed during the war. Certainly its early existence must be correct because of Rev. Kerr’s involvement with the original committee in 1910 (he was at St. Paul’s Church at that time).
Wore Grey with a Red Border which was transfered to 12th upon re-opening.) The scarf however was retained by the ESU as their scarf with the addition of a St.Pirans Badge to the rear to provide a difference between the two, as the ESU was the 13th's prior to becoming the District ESU.


14th Truro (Pencalenick) Extension Group
Opened 18/12/52 and Closed 1981
(Registration Number: 30291)
Group Started as a 'closed' Group attached to the School and listed as a 'Handicapped' Group. A Change of status in 1968 saw the Group renamed as 'Extension' Group,with a further change of staus to an 'open' Extension Group in 1971.

15th Truro (Cathedral School)
Opened 04/01/79 & Closed 1979
(Registration Number: 43023)
Sponsored Group by Prep School.

Scarf: Turquoise

16th Truro (St.Clements)

(Group ran from St.Clement Methodist Church, now the business premises of Laymont & Shaw Wine Importers)

1st Truro School

Opened 07/10/27 & Closed in 1931

When the school changed its name in 1931, the name of the Scout Troop changed to 1^st Truro College Group.

1st Truro College

Opened 1931 & Reformed as 3rd Truro (Truro School) in 1945. The Group was initially was created when the school changed its name in 1931 the name of the Scout Troop changed from the 1^st Truro School Group.

1st Veryan
Opened 18/06/80 & Closed before 1989 census
(Registration Number: 43509)

Scarf: Emerald Green with White border

Truro Distict VSU (Lander)
Opened 23/06/69 & Closed 1982
(Registration Number: 39358)

Unit ran by Jim Goss

Unit wore Brown Ties and had no Unit Scarf

Grateful thanks to David Rudd for several pieces of the above information on closed groups.

History of the 1^st Truro Scout Group

The history of scouting in Truro district is very much tied up with that of 1^st Truro (Methodists). The local paper contains the 2 following entries:

a). West Briton Newspaper - Monday 3^rd October 1910 - Boy Scouts – Four patrols of the Baden-Powell Boy Scouts have been formed in Truro and, to discuss the formation of a committee to control the patrols, a meeting is to be held in the Municipal Buildings on Thursday evening.

b). West Briton Newspaper - Thursday 13^th October 1910 - Boy Scouts – A meeting was held in the Municipal buildings, Truro, on Thursday to consider the formation of a committee to control the four patrols of Boy Scouts in Truro. The Rev. W.G. Kerr presided. It was decided to form a local association, and the following were elected to a committee:- Capt. Morrish Baine, J.E.Webb, F.T.Downing, E.J. Lodge, A.M.Bluett, W. J. Lean and G. Williams – Lord Falmouth will be asked to become president.

c). The Rev. W G Kerr was vicar of St. Paul’s church in Truro until about 1932, and there are photograph’s around with him and cub scouts from the group. When 1^st Truro reached their 75^th anniversary, a small booklet was produced and that gave a brief history of that group. According to that brief history, BP attended a rally of Falmouth Boy Scouts in May 1910 when a dozen scouts from Truro attended. Local information says that the 1^st Truro were not associated with the Methodist church until 1934 and may have been based at Truro School (a Methodist foundation) until then.

History of the 12th Truro (Highertown) Scout Group

The Group was started by Ada Alvey in 1948, with a maroon coloured scarf, attaining their Pack flag in 1950. In 1951 the Pack reached 36 Cub Scouts, and in at it's peak in 1963 had 107 Cub Scouts between two Packs 'A' and 'B' when Cub Age was 8-12 years . In 1973 the group added a Gold border to the scarf. The two Cub Packs were later called 'Daniell' (Leader Rex Bray) and 'Lemon' (Leader Goug Ruse), and they reduced to one pack in 1989/90, and the group as a whole closed in Approx 1995, before being re-opened in April 2006 with the movement are re-nameing of the 13th Truro (St.Pauls) to the original location of the 12th Truro (Highertown)

News from the Truro District!

£22k - wow !!!

The 18th Truro (St.George's) Sea Scout Group have received really good news for the start of the year. Having seen the most recent Headquarters write up saying they had a pot of £400k for building upgrades accross the Country; they put together a bid towards work at the Boscawen Park Headquarters. They have now heard that they have successfully secured £22,000 towards upgradeds to the building to bring it up to satisfactory standards; excellent news. (08/02/09)

St Georges Day Communion

Members of the Scout and Guide Movements in Truro District have a tradition of attending Communion to celebrate St George’s Day.  Whatever District you are in, you are invited to come along and join members of Truro District.  The Communion is followed by a Breakfast together.  If you have Uniform, please wear it.
This year it is being held on Sunday 26th April 2009 at St John’s Church, at top of Lemon Street, Truro.  Communion Service starts promptly at 8am and Breakfast follows in nearby Church Hall from approx. 8.45am.  There is ample parking in Lemon Street, in nearby Strangways Terrace and at St John’s Church Hall off Strangways Terrace.  An Offering may be collected during the Service and there will be a small charge, eg. £2.50 / £3.00, by the Fellowship to cover breakfast catering costs and use of Hall.  If you are to attend, will you ‘phone Jim Goss before Monday 19th April 2009 because numbers are required for catering purposes. 
Contact number is 01872 279407.

Change of Name

Carolyn Matthews having married, is now known as Carolyn Stanley.

Truro District Calender Launched

The Truro District are to be the first District in Cornwall to trial the latest website gadget.  The District Calender which is able to be added to by the DC and District Web Administrator, please keep your eyes peeled for new events.

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Cornish Explorer returns from Arctic Expedition
Nancy, an Explorer from the Truro area, has just returned from a once in a life time expedition. She has been luck enough to work with others from all over the UK, working to collect statistics on climate change from the Arctic.
Nancy has kindly written a report for Cornwall Scouts - click here to view it.
Congratulations to Nancy

St Agnes Group Centenary

St Agnes Group will be celebrating their Centenary in 2011. Preparations are well under way. If you would like anymore details please contact one of the groups leaders, contactable through the district email address.
truro@cornwallscouts.net

Website of 1st Truro (Methodist) Scout Group

http://uk.geocities.com/scouts_1st_truro/

Website of St Agnes Scouts
http://www.stagnesscouts.co.uk/

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