Sea Rangers is for young girls aged between the ages of 10 and 21, and takes place on a Monday night at the Den between 1900 and 2130. The crew has three different uniforms , a winter one which consists of a navy blue jumper, navy blue skirt black tights and black school shoes, a scarf and lanyard and a hat. This is worn between 1st of October and 1st of May. Then there is the summer uniform which basically the same as the winter except for the blue jumper it is a white collarless shirt, and flesh tights. Then in the summer depending on the evening activities we wear a boating rig, or non uniform.

We do lots of activities like fashions shows using only rubbish, video nights and loads of fun stuff as well as badge work and sailing training. During the summer they go on camp with the scouts for a week, and to Rose Cottage on the River Thames which is especially used by Sea Rangers. You also get the chance to go on a sail training project with Docklands Scout Project (DSP). During the weekends the crew have full use of the Groups fleet of boats for sailing on the Thames Estuary.

Solebay is named after the warship HMS Solebay, whose name in turn comes from the Battle of Solebay, the third Dutch war (28th May 1672), off the Suffolk coast. 65 British (under the Duke of York) and 36 French ships at anchor in Sole Bay off Southwold. Scots did not see the enemy and De Ruyter with 90 Dutch ships took the Allies by surprise. Allied ships cut their cables and put to sea leaving many officers and ratings ashore. Fight lasted about 14 hours with the French taking very little part. Honours about even - three Dutch ships sunk and two taken: four British ships burned. Casualties very heavy on both sides.

The Sea Ranger crew meets at the Den on Monday evenings between 19:00 and 21:30, for more information please call Skipper Karen Cruiks the Den on 01702 476890 between these times.