A New HQ for 1st Kennington

Our existing headquarters, the Brenchley Hall was opened in 1959 and the Harden Extension was opened in 1974. They have served us well ever since. The interior of Brenchley hall was extensively refurbished in the mid to late 90's.
The buildings are now beginning to show their ages.................

On 6 March 2003 the Group took the major decision to start planning for a new HQ. Mike Harvey had drawn draft plans over a number of years and these were eagerly discussed. Mike H had also looked into different forms of construction. The Group decided to create a "Hut Rebuilding Committee" to take the plans further.

Naturally, none of the plans in the world will be able to bring the project to fruition without funding! The Group is now looking to set up a Fundraising Committee to liaise with the Rebuilding Committee and enable us to achieve our goal.

All who can help are welcome to join the Fundraising Committee - you may be a good motivator, a great "ideas person" or a quiet person who just gets on and does things.

You may be an old 1st Kennington Scout who wants to put something back into your old Group.

You may know of funding sources we could use. You may wish to make a donation.

Whatever help you can offer, please feel free to contact Mike Harvey

January 2005 Update

Success! After much hard work, December saw us achieve planning consent for the new HQ building.

Now we are able to proceed with fundraising for the project. The plans are being put out to tender so we have accurate figures for grant applications and budgeting. We will soon be establishing the Fundraising Committee to assist us in another 93 years of Scouting in Kennington.