The scout troop meets every Friday at the Den between 19:15 and 21:30. The 3rd CB scout section is one of the most popular scout troops in Essex, with a long waiting list - many parents put their son down at birth!

The scout section have managed to have a fairly active programme. Over the last couple of years there have been a lot of activities, such as sailing expeditions, walking training weeks in Snowdonia and Derbyshire, summer camps and patrol camps. A number of smaller activities have also been enjoyed by the scouts such as joint sailing with the ventures including a ray day, rocket launching, a cyclo-cross, night hikes and an astronomy observation evening, a Friday night hike back to Belchamps, pioneering and camp craft evenings.

There are generally up to 65 members in the Troop split into eight patrols: Stormy Petts (STP), Puffins, Seals, Merlins, Gannets, Curlews, Seagulls and Penguins. Each patrol is run by a Patrol Leader (PL), and his assistant (APL), who are senior boys responsible for training, discipline and general welfare of the scouts in their charge. There is also a Senior PL (SPL), who is responsible for the day to day running of the Troop, and chairs the Patrol Leaders Council (PLC).