| History of the Wivenhoe
Scout & Guide Association In 1958, a Committee of Leaders and parents was formed with the aim of raising sufficient money to build a headquarters for the Scouts and Guides of Wivenhoe. Mr William Cracknell was elected Chairman of that Committee. A plot of land lying behind the Council offices was sold to the Committee in 1959 for £30 by Mr Arthur Worthington (click here for more about Arthur Worthington). By 1964, the Headquarters Committee had raised over £1,900 through fetes, jumble sales and other fund-raising events. Work on the building was started early in that year. Some materials were donated, like the metal girders for the original flat roof which came from J. Cook's, the shipbuilders in Wivenhoe. The Hall was opened on the 10th April 1965. Surplus money was retained in a central fund to be used for maintenance. At this stage, each Group meeting in the Hall had its own Committee of Leaders and parents, each raising its own funds for equipment.
In 1968, it was suggested that all Groups and Committees should join to
together with the Headquarters Committee to form one Association for
management and fund-raising. A Steering Committee was formed to work out a
constitution and the present Wivenhoe Scout & Guide Association was
born on 16th January 1969. |
