Chorlton is the largest scout Group in Manchester, with 250+ members and multiple different sections. As a Sea Scout group all of our sections are are named for or linked to something nautical.

Squirrel Section (4-6 years)

Nelson Drey (Mondays)
17:00 – 17:55
Section Leader – Shiieanne Oletkett

Named for: Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, famed Royal Navy commander from the Napoleonic Wars.

Drake Drey (Tuesdays)
17:00 – 17:55
Section Leader – Beverli Turner

Named for: Sir Francis Drake, A Sailor best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580

Socrates Drey (Wednesdays) – Opens January 2022
17:00 – 17:55
Section Leader – Chris Wildman

Named for: Jeanne Socrates who at 77 broke the world record for being the oldest woman to sail solo around the world.

Beaver Section (6-8 years)

Atlantis Colony (Mondays)
18:00 – 19:00
Section Leader – Jonathan Allerton

Named for: Atlantis, a mythological lost island.

Neptune Colony (Tuesdays)
18:00 – 19:00
Section Leader – Chris Allerton

Named for: Neptune, Roman God of Water

Albion Colony (Wednesdays)
18:00 – 19:00

Section Leader – Jen Lee

Named for: 9 ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Albion

Calypso Colony (Fridays)
18:00-19:00
Section Leader – Caroline Hardie

Named for: Calypso, Greek Mythological Water Nymph from Homer’s Odyssey

Cub Section (8-10 years)

Poseidon Cub Pack (Mondays)
19:15 – 20:30
Section Leader – Mark Collier

Named for: Poseidon, Greek God of the Sea

Aegir Cub Pack (Thursdays) – Not Currently Open
18:00 – 19:15
Section Leader -VACANT

Named for: Aegir, Norse God of the Sea

Triton Cub Pack (Fridays)
19.15 – 20:30
Section Leader – Mario Guttadauro

Named for: Trriotn, Greek God of the Sea, son of Poseidon

Scout Section (10-14 years)

Victory Sea Scouts (Tuesdays)
19:15 – 20:45
Section Leader – Lenny St-Jean

Named for: HMS Victory – Royal Navy Flagship at the battle of Trafalgar

Endeavour Sea Scouts (Wednesdays) (due to resume November 2022)
19:15 – 20:45
Section Leader – Jen Lee

Named for: HMS Endeavour – Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Australia and New Zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771

Explorer Scout Section (14-18 years)

Nautilus Explorer Sea Scouts (Tuesdays) (currently meeting as a patrol within Victory Sea Scouts)
19:15 – 20:45
Section Leader – Lenny St-Jean

Named for: HMS Nautilus of the Royal Navy and the fictional submarine from Jules Verne’s novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea