Each Christmas we host a carol service at The Den with New Road Fishermen's Chapel, and collect toys for troubled and needy families in the Southend area. We're again collecting toys for those less fortunate on behalf of the Marigold Centre. We ask for donations of gifts of toys and children's books, these can be new,...
Parade Service to New Road Fishermen’s Chapel in Old Leigh. Meet at The Den at 10:30 in full uniform. We parade through the Old Town with colours flying to the chapel, returning to The Den on completion. We are normally finished by 12:15. Family and friends are welcome to join us in the chapel for...
Renewing our Scouting promises to Do Our Best for the upcoming year, and commemorating those Scouters that are not longer with us. Meet by the cockle sheds, under the flyover into Old Leigh in full uniform. We'll march to Strand Wharf where we will gather to renew our promise together as a group, then march...
Joining Southend's celebration of the contribution of the UK's armed forces community as the annual parade returns to the city centre. We're very proud of our Royal Navy Recognition and links to His Majesty's Armed Forces, and have been invited to represent Scouting at Southend's Armed Forces Day Parade on 24 Jun, along with armed...
Merchant Navy Day is observed on 3 September each year, honouring the sacrifices made during war and conflict by merchant seafarers in two world wars and since. As this year's event falls on a weekend, we've been asked by Leigh Town Council to provide a guard of honour and colour party for the town's ceremony...
Parade Service to New Road Fishermen’s Chapel in Old Leigh, celebrating and giving thanks for the Harvest. Meet at The Den at 10:30 in full uniform. To celebrate the harvest, for October's Church Parade we'll be collecting donations of tinned, dried and long-life food, snacks and toiletries, which will be donated through our friends at HARP Southend...
Each year the Group represents the Scouting and the youth of our city at Southend Cenotaph for the annual Service of Remembrance. All Sea Scouts and Explorers are expected to attend this service (one of only two events a year we place a greater emphasis on all members attending), to pay our respects to those...
