About Us

Join

Information on our sections can be found at the relevant section pages.

When you use the joining form below you will be sent an automated email – please check your junk. If you don’t receive an email you have likely incorrectly entered your email address and we won’t be able to get in touch!

Please note if your child joins the waiting/joining list before they are aged 6 they are likely to get a space. Joining after this age it is unlikely a space will come available as young people filter through to the older sections and spaces become available often.

Volunteer/General Enquiry

Use the contact form to get in touch.

Where are we?

We run our section nights from our own hall in Bute Street, Whifflet. Please note our hall is not available for hire by external parties.

History of 2nd Coatbridge

2nd Coatbridge Scout group was founded over 110 years ago, in 1907. We are located in the Whifflet area of Coatbridge and our scout group meet in our own hall.

In the past the Group has been located on Gartsherrie Road and then we were in Burnbank Street (now a dance studio). In the early 2000’s we took up home in our current hall that previously belonged to 1st Coatbridge Scout Group.

Our group includes all four sections, beaver, cubs, scouts and explorers. We currently have a team of voluntary adult leaders and an executive committee ensuring that 100 girls and boys get the opportunity to learn practical skills for life and help them be responsible citizens as members of their local, national and international communities.

Why Join Scouting?

Joining Scouting is on of the best experiences a young person could be part of! Scouting is a great thing to get involved in and if you’ve already had a look around our website you’ll see we are a very active Scout Group with a lot going on – so you can be safe knowing you have picked the right group to join! Remember Scouting is open to both Boys and Girls.

If you are interested in any of the sections listed below feel free to get in touch with us via the form at the bottom of this page. Sections times and ages can be found in the individual section pages. Hopefully this page will clear up any questions you might have had but any other questions also feel free to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Some Scouting Facts

  • In May of 2009, TV adventurer Bear Grylls became the UK’s tenth Chief Scout.
  • In 2007 Scouting celebrated its 100th anniversary. The UK hosted a World Jamboree at Hylands Park, Chelmsford in Essex with 40,000 Scouts from around the globe.
  • There are 640,000 members in the UK.
  • In 2nd Coatbridge we have over 100 young people.
  • Scouting is open to people of all faiths.
  • 29% of our total movement is female.
  • There are 60,000 young people waiting to join Scouts