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1950

Group founded - Scout Troop and Cub Pack started, meeting at Homewood Road Church

1953

Senior Scout Troop founded (forerunner of Venture Unit)

1966

Senior Scout Troop become Venture Scout Unit, which continues until 1999, with several names, but longest as Omega

1967

Official opening of original Group Scout Hut

1978

Second Cub Pack started - Packs became named Homewood and Douthwaite. Douthwaite continues until 1995

1989

Second Scout Troop (Tyler) started and ran for five years

1991

Our first Beaver Colony started

1993

Second Beaver Colony started and named Homewood Beaver Colony. The original Colony becomes the Tyler Beaver Colony and continues until 2000

1998

Old Scout Hut burnt down

1999

New Group Headquarters completed and opened

2005

Douthwaite Cub Pack restarts

  2007   Tyler Scout Troop restarts. The original Troop becomes  the Aquila Scout Troop.
  2009  A second Beaver Colony restarts - meeting on Fridays - becomes the "Wick Wood Beaver Colony".

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