Become a Scout

Scouts is all about fun, friendship and everyday adventure. We provide great opportunities for young people and adults from a range of different backgrounds.

Chorlton Scout group is an extremely popular and successful group, and it is normal for each of the Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Sections within the group to run at full capacity. As a result, entry numbers to all sections have to be managed by a waiting list to ensure an even spread of age groups within each section, and to avoid creating surges in pack or troop numbers at a later date. Places are allocated in accordance with our membership policy.

September 2025 Update: Please note we now have in excess of 400 children waiting to join. Wait times could be extensive. New places at Squirrels level (age 4) come up each January, Easter and September, places in older sections will only come up when an existing member chooses to leave.

Waiting List

Please note, we operate a single waiting list not one per section. Places are offered based on the evening that has space at the time. To request a specific evening please contact us. Please note requesting a specific evening may mean a longer wait.

Use the below link to add a child to the waiting list:

Squirrel Section (4-6 years)

Nelson Drey (Mondays)
17:00 – 17:55
Section Leader -Chris Allerton

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

Drake Drey (Tuesdays)
17:00 – 17:55
Section Leader -VACANT

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

Columbus Drey (Thursdays)
17:30 – 18:25
Section Leader -Bev Turner

Named for: Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration of the Americas

Beaver Section (6-8 years)

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

Named for: Atlantis, a mythological lost island.

Neptune Colony (Tuesdays)
18:00 – 19:00
Section Leader – Rosey Hughes

Named for: Neptune, Roman God of Water

Avalon Colony (Thursdays)
18:30- 19:30
Section Leader -Bev Turner

Named for: Avalon, a mythological island in Arthurian legend.

Cub Section (8-10.5 years)

Poseidon Cub Pack (Mondays)
19:15 – 20:30
Section Leader – Conkers (Chris Allerton)

Named for: Poseidon, Greek God of the Sea

Triton Cub Pack (Wednesdays)
19:15-20:30
Section Leader – Rikki (Daniel Noble)

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

Aegir Cub Pack (Thursdays)
18:30 – 19:45
Section Leader – Rama (Jen Lee)

Named for: Aegir, Norse God of the Sea

Scout Section (10.5-14 years)

Victory Sea Scouts (Tuesdays)
19:15 – 20:45
Section Leader -Jonathan Allerton

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

Discovery Sea Scouts (Tuesdays)
19:15 – 20:45
Section Leader -Jen Bennett

Named for: RRS Discovery – Royal Navy Research Vessel famous for taking Scott and Shackleton on the British Antarctic Expedition

Endeavour Sea Scouts (Thursdays) 
19:15 – 20:45
Section Leader – Lenny St Jean

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 (Thursdays) 
20:00 – 21:30
Section Leader – Scott Hall

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