We’re excited to announce that we’re hoping to start a Squirrels section this year! Squirrels are the Scouting section for 4–6 year-olds and was started in the UK in 2021. Please do share the link below with anyone interested in…
2nd Beeston are national champions… Again!
We went to HMS Raleigh with a title to defend, and our incredible Sea Scouts and Explorers didn’t just meet the challenge, they crushed it! For the second year in a row, the prestigious Otter Shield is coming back to…
New lease secures a bright future
We have recently signed an extended lease for our Lilac Grove site with Broxtowe Borough Council. Group trustees Peter Treagus, Morgan Field and Leigh Silvester were pleased to sign the lease at the Beeston Office of Ellis-Fermor and Negus. The…
Generous donation of £50,000 to the Big Build
A former member of 2nd Beeston Sea Scouts from the 1960s who had previously donated £20k has made another generous contribution towards our Big Build project by donating an additional £50,000. We are extremely grateful to Mr D for thinking…
AGM September 2025
Hi everyone, Our group AGM is being held on Friday, 26th September. We are pleased to share with you the following documents, which are below. As a reminder, the AGM is held at our land base on Lilac Grove, starting…
Chair’s Spring Newsletter 2025
2nd Beeston Makes History at the Royal Navy Swimming Gala! We don’t go every year, but this year we attended the Royal Navy swimming gala at HMS Raleigh. The 2nd Beeston team did incredibly well and took the overall top prize…
Legacy Tiles – a new way to support the Big Build
Be part of the 2nd Beeston legacy by helping us to build our new headquarters for the group and the community. By sponsoring a Legacy Tile you will be securing the future of 2nd Beeston Sea Scouts into our second…
Another generous donation of £10k to the Big Build
A former member of 2nd Beeston Sea Scouts from the 1960s has made another generous contribution towards our Big Build project by donating an additional £10,000. With the addition of Gift Aid the value of this donation rose to £12,500….
Project management company on-board
After several years of trying to get various building and project management companies interested, we are pleased that a local company have commuted to helping us with this project. We look forward to working with Hofton project Management. For more…
Planning permission granted
On the 29th September 2023 we were granted planning permission for the rebuilding of our main building and the construction of a boat shed. The details of the planning permission are on the Broxtowe planning portal – 23/00468/FUL For more…
