Offering skills for life for over 50 years and still going strong!
From our large HQ in Calmore, north of Totton, we cover Testwood and the surrounding area. From Beaver scouts to Bingo, we’re home to hundreds of scouts and community members each week.
Headquarters
The 5th Testwood Scout group is based at:
Garland Lodge
Blackwater Drive
Calmore
Southampton
SO40 2QJ
Group Lead Volunteers: Max Simes and Sarah Challis
Who meets when?
Rowan Squirrels Drey – Monday evenings
Blackwater Beaver colony – Tuesday evenings
River Test Beaver colony – Wednesday evenings
Endeavour Cub pack – Tuesday evenings
Discovery Cub pack – Wednesday evenings
Garland Scout troop – Thursday evenings
Cerberus Explorer unit – Monday evenings.
Testwood in the news:
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Our first District Squirrels Scout sleepover
Squirrels from Copythorne, Fordingbridge, Lyndhurst, Ringwood and Testwood attended their first New Forest District Squirrels Camp
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Tails of the New Forest – 31st March 2025
It’s the end of another fantastic term and lots has happened, keep and eye here on what’s coming up with County events, the District expedition, opportunities and latest updates.
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Tails of the New Forest – 28th February 2025
Jump to: | What’s Coming Up? | Reminders, opportunities and notices | What’s been happening? Welcome to Edition 37 of Tails of the New Forest. It may be the shortest month of the year, but we’ve learned enough skills and had enough adventures for us. Let’s look back and think ahead to the spring and…
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Tails of the New Forest – 31st January 2025
Jump to: | What’s Coming Up? | Reminders, opportunities and notices | What’s been happening? Welcome to Edition 36 of Tails of the New Forest. Boom! A fantastic start to 2025 with lots achieved, more on the horizon and plenty of opportunities to share and get stuck in with. What’s coming up? Join us for…
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Tails of the New Forest – 31st December 2024
Jump to: | What’s Coming Up? | Reminders, opportunities and notices | What’s been happening? Welcome to Edition 35 of Tails of the New Forest. Just like that, another calendar year draws to a close and there’s been plenty of amazing activities on offer this month. From all of us, we hope you had a…
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Tails of the New Forest – 30th November 2024
Jump to: | What’s Coming Up? | Reminders, opportunities and notices | What’s been happening? Welcome to Edition 34 of Tails of the New Forest. From the fabulous stories we’ve heard at the end of this month, you’ve all been busy and we can’t wait to hear about them next month when their tales comes…