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Batchworth Sea Scout Group Headquarters Our present Headquarters was built by the then leaders parents & lads. Fund raising started in 1965, site clearance in February 1967, the opening ceremony was 28th September 1968.
Entry gate and front door. Boathouse doors & slip ramp to the river Address: Riverside Drive, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England Map showing our local area. Our old headquarters was just a few meters away from our present one, the old HQ had to be demolished to make way for a road and roundabout. The site was very heavily wooded, with many willow trees. John Fay, the then Group Scout Leader, borrowed a large winch which they used to pull the trees down. Site clearance took about one year, every week-end for about a year they felled trees and burned them on massive bonfires. The headquarters is on the bank of the river Colne, and the Grand Union Canal, the ground there is very soft. The Batchworth team under site foreman Dennis Fewster (parent) using a pile driver put down concrete piles 14 inch square and 14 feet long. On top of these they cast concrete beams to support the brickwork. The brickwork was done by a contractor, however things like fitting the roof girders were done by our team, with lads of 15 doing much of the work.
We look forward to seeing you soon at Batchworth Sea Scout Group.
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2nd Rickmansworth and Chorleywood Sea Scout Group No. 2007 (Open) - Registered Charity Number 302621 - Scarf Navy Blue |
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