12th Forest Hill - St William of York Scout Group

28/03/2026

not one, not two but 3 Chief Scout Bronze Awards finished since Christmas. Well done to Leo, Oscar and Tristan 🤩🤩🤩

With thanks to our volunteer team - Viper Mary Tom Steve and Oliver, and to the parents too.

Lets get going on those Silver Awards...
Akela x

28/03/2026

This week we had another visit from Graeme, that could mean there's more awards

28/03/2026

Well done to Max - not only did he earn his Bronze Chief Scout Award, he earned all 23 Activity Badges 🤩

With thanks to our volunteer team - Viper, Mary, Tom, Steve, Oliver.

How, lets get going on those Cub awards
Love Akela x

06/03/2026

We have a few spaces for new members who are turning 6 to join our Beaver Colony. Check out our website http://www.12thforesthill.scoutsonline.co.uk/ and get on the waiting list now.


Adults - if you have a skill you could share with us, please get in touch. We all love learning. Could you be one of our volunteers with Beavers, Cubs or our Scout Troop which re-opened October? Could you be a group Trustee? Training and support provided.



Get in touch if you would like to find out more [email protected]



Akela/Antonietta Hesketh

Lead Volunteer

12th Forest Hill (St William of York) Scout Group: Beavers, Cubs and Scouts in the Forest Hill area of London, SE23. We prepare young people with skills for ..

29/11/2025

29/11/2025

Congrats to our new Scouts 🎉⚜️
Invested on the Scout Troops 50th anniversary (53rd for the group)

29/11/2025

Here’s something we don’t do often enough, we invested 2 leaders as Scout Team Volunteers.
Thank you Oliver and Steve for re-opening our Scout Troop 🎉⚜️

07/11/2025

Without aging myself, I was awarded my overdue 30 year long service award 🎉