8th Darlington (Cockerton Green) Scouts

8th Darlington (Cockerton Green) Scouts An independent Scout Group based in Cockerton, Darlington. We provide Scouting for ages 6-24 through Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and beyond.

(See 'About' for more information) The 8th Darlington Scouts was founded in April 1915 and has met in a variety of locations in and around the Cockerton area during it's 90 years, we have been meeting at our current Headquarters (The Den) since the 1960's. There are currently over 100 members in the group including our Leaders and lay Committee members, who preside over fund raising and day to day

running of the Headquarters. Both Leaders and Committee are all volunteers, many having passed up through the Group themselves. We are a registered charity and all our funds are received through either charitable donations or at various fund raising events throughout the year.

Today at June camp the Scouts and Seniors have been out on hikesThe Scouts have walked from camp, down through Deepdale ...
13/06/2026

Today at June camp the Scouts and Seniors have been out on hikes

The Scouts have walked from camp, down through Deepdale and back up through Lartington to via the play area, completing about 6 miles in total.

The seniors completed a 9 mile hike from Greta Bridge, down along the river and back via Brignall and Barningham.

Everyone in camp has had a bit of time to relax before tonight’s BBQ and games.

12/06/2026

Cockerton Green Garden Fete – Join the Fun! 🎉

The 8th Darlington Scouts invite you to our biggest fundraiser of the year! Saturday 4th July from 1pm on Cockerton Green.

🎯 Games galore: Splat the Rat, Hook-a-Duck, Speedway Races, Tombola & more
🍔 Hot dogs, ice cream, refreshments
📚 Book & plant stalls, bric-a-brac, raffle prizes!

Support local Scouting. Bring the whole family!

May Group Camp Report.We had a very busy weekend camp with our Cubs and Beavers visiting on Saturday. The Cubs and Beave...
18/05/2026

May Group Camp Report.
We had a very busy weekend camp with our Cubs and Beavers visiting on Saturday. The Cubs and Beavers had a busy day playing games and bivvi building in the woods. The Scouts took on a compass course and some tenderfoot training on Sunday.
Due to the weather changing on Saturday we spent the evening playing charades and learning a great new campfire song about Penguins!!
Fortunately the weather was dry and bright on Sunday meaning we could get our tents down dry.

We have a change of date for our next camp which will now be on the 12th-14th June, details will be sent out later this week.

☀️🏕️ A lovely sunny morning at camp as we prepare for the Cubs and Beavers coming to visit. If you are visiting, please ...
16/05/2026

☀️🏕️ A lovely sunny morning at camp as we prepare for the Cubs and Beavers coming to visit.

If you are visiting, please remember we are meeting at Croft Community Centre at 10am. Also make sure you have everything listed on the supplied kit list, especially a waterproof coat. Fingers crossed for this weather to keep up all day 🤞🏼

26/04/2026

Just a reminder that we have a few events on today.

Firstly our group AGM is at 2pm in the HQ.

Then at 3:45pm will be our St. George's parade, meeting at the HQ then walking over to St. Mary's at 4pm. Family and friends are welcome to join.

20/04/2026

Reminder that section meetings restart this week.

Cubs - Monday at 6:30pm
Beavers - Wednesday at 6:00pm
Scouts - Thursday at 7:00pm

Also our St. George's Day parade is occurring on Sunday, meeting at the HQ at 3:45pm before heading over to St. Mary's at 4pm. Before the parade is our AGM which is starting at 2pm. This is open to everyone and gives you the opportunity to shape the future of the group.

Easter camp, Hexham, day 3 reportFollowing a scrumptious breakfast of bacon grill, eggs and mushrooms, campers headed ov...
05/04/2026

Easter camp, Hexham, day 3 report

Following a scrumptious breakfast of bacon grill, eggs and mushrooms, campers headed over to the marquee for a Scout's Own.

For the uninitiated among you, a Scout’s Own is a theologically syncretic, non-denominational service that characteristically fuses elements of Native American cosmological tradition and eschatologically ambiguous prayer... with singing the word ‘refrain’ whenever it’s mentioned on the hymn sheet.

Scouts then partook in a woodcraft trail where Easter eggs were, of course, the reward for completing it.

Ham and cheese wraps were dry fried for lunch before packing up camp.

Reflecting on the weekend, one Scout said: “The food was amazing. It was very cold. I like the daffodils.” Another Scout added: “The weather was ok but it could have been better.” A final Scout said: “I liked the charismatic sheep.” Reader, no further information about this sheep was divulged.

Easter camp, Hexham, day 2 reportStorm Dave? Didn't blow us away. On Saturday, after a day of Scout training, a game of ...
05/04/2026

Easter camp, Hexham, day 2 report

Storm Dave? Didn't blow us away.

On Saturday, after a day of Scout training, a game of rounders, and sneaking up on sheep (well, attempting to), the Scouts had a tea of bangers and mash. One Scout described it as "bangin'."

Leaders then formed a hack search and rescue squad to source and return the farmer's dog who had gone for a solo walk. In no time, canine was returned to carer.

Everyone then retreated into the marquee for a game of Herd Mentality where we found out what campers considered the best school subjects, fizzy drinks, pizza toppings and qualities of John.

Breezy Dave blew through camp on Saturday night, leaving some platewarmers misplaced and billy lids askew.

Campers were awoken on Sunday morning by the bleating of sheep... presumably returning the favour and sneaking up on Scouts (well, attempting to).

HAPPY EASTER! ✝️

Good morning 🤩
05/04/2026

Good morning 🤩

East camp, Hexham, day 1 report A group of 10 Scouts, 1 Senior and some leaders arrived at Hexham in good time on Frida...
04/04/2026

East camp, Hexham, day 1 report

A group of 10 Scouts, 1 Senior and some leaders arrived at Hexham in good time on Friday morning and quickly erected tents and kitchens between spouts of glorious sunshine, lashing rain, glorious sunshine and then even more lashing rain.

The afternoon was spent wood collecting and having free time in the woods before repitching the marquee and leaders’ tents out of the pre-gale jetstream of Storm Rodney (er, shouldn’t that be Dave?)

For tea, there was pasta bolognese. One Scout described it as: “Pretty good,” another Scout said: “It was excellent,” and one harsh critic said “It was alright but I didn’t like the mushrooms”.

There was time for a quick game of quick cricket, and a quiz where one category was ‘Leading Men and Ladies’ before bed.

Scouts arose very very early this morning (Saturday) before a breakfast of eggs, bacon and mushroom. One Scout said: “I still didn’t like the mushrooms.”

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80-82 Cockerton Green
Darlington
DL39

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Monday 6:30pm - 8pm
Tuesday 6:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday 6pm - 7:15pm
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 7pm - 9pm

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