Douglas & St. FinBarresScout Group – 2nd 6th 47th 93rd Cork

Announcement to the parents & members of
2^nd Cork St. FinBarres Cathedral and the 6^th/47^th Cork Douglas Scout Groups

As you may already be aware the 2^nd Cork St. FinBarres Cathedral Scout Group recently moved from their hall in Dean Street to the John Slye Scout Hall in Douglas. The reason for the move was a lack of potential members in the Dean Street area, while Douglas Scout Group has a long waiting list.

St. FinBarres Cathedral Scout Group was set up in 1930 to provide Scouting for the Boys in the Cathedral Choir. Since then the group has maintained its link with the Cathedral and has used St. FinBarres Hall in Dean Street as its base. Douglas Scout Group was formed in 1951 and has been operating from its base in the John Slye Scout Hall Douglas since they began.

Following several months of discussion between a committee of council members from both groups, we are pleased and very proud to announce that an agreement to merge the 2^nd Cork St. FinBarres Cathedral and the 6^th/47^th Cork Douglas Scout Groups has been reached.

The long heritage of both groups will remain an important part of the new group going forward and we are confident that by completing this merger we can gain from the experience of both sets of leaders to create a strong group to provide Scouting for a larger number of youth members.

Over the summer we have been finalising our plans and will be holding a meeting towards the end of August to formally merge the two groups and to launch a new era of scouting in Douglas.

While all three section numbers (2^nd, 6th and 47^th) will be maintained the new group will be known as
‘The Douglas and St. FinBarres Scout Group’

The new group will have 3 Beaver Colonies, 3 Cub Packs, 3 Scout Troops, a Venture Unit and a Rover Crew active in Douglas. We will take in a number of new members from the Douglas waiting list starting in September to bring all our Sections up to strength.

These are exciting times for scouting and we hope that you will join us and support us in the adventure that lies ahead. We will keep you informed as we progress, we will also require setting up a Parent and Friends support group to help us manage and resource the new venture.

Yours in Scouting,

Conor Crowley                            Declan O’Shea
Group Leader                                                  Group Leader
Douglas Scout Group                                     St. FinBarres Cathedral Scout Group