Royal Navy Recognised Sea Scouts


There are 105 Sea Scout Groups in the United Kingdom and one group in Gibraltar who are affiliated to the Royal Navy in order to foster a close relationship between the Royal Navy and young people in the Scout Association by making naval facilities and equipment accessible. It is seen as a mark of great honour by the Groups holding RN Recognition.

History

Sea Scouting in the U.K. began in 1908, one year after the establishment of Scouting itself. During World War I Sea Scouts performed duties as coastal lookouts and messengers and, in recognition of these deeds, were formally recognised by the Admiralty Board in 1919, this allowed them access to Naval equipment and facilities whilst still remaining independent of any Naval control.
During World War II the scheme was converted so that Sea Scout groups who show themselves able to reach certain levels of proficiency could apply for stores and grants to help train young men in basic seamanship before entering military service. The scheme has been running since then, overseen by Second Sea Lord / Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and regulated by a Memorandum of Agreement between the Ministry of Defence and the Scout Association.
Although there are some 425-450 Sea Scout groups throughout the U.K., the MoD recognises a maximum of 105. In order to remain in the scheme groups must maintain high standards. Any Sea Scout group can apply for recognition subject to certain criteria laid down in the MOA.
Unlike the Sea Cadet Corps, Sea Scouts are not financially supported by the MoD, apart from an annual capitation grant to the Scout Association. The driving force behind groups applying for and remaining in the Royal Naval recognition scheme is the kudos and associated pride.

Privileges

There are a number of privileges afforded to Groups that make it into the 105, including:
Groups are inspected every 18 months - 2 years by an RN Officer, This is a formal inspection, usually alternating between water-borne and land based, where the Groups can show off their skills and worthiness to be recognised by the RN.

Recognised groups

RN NumberGroupWebsite
014th Gillingham Sea Scoutshttp://www.4thgillingham.co.uk/
023rd Portchester Sea Scoutshttp://www.3rdportchester.uk/
031st Oulton Broad Sea Scoutshttp://1stoultonbroadseascouts.org/
0413th Ipswich Sea Scoutshttp://www.13thipswich.co.uk/
054th Epping Forest South Sea Scoutshttp://www.4thefsscouts.org.uk
06Newbold-on-Stour Sea Scouts
07Guernsey Sea Scouts
083rd Wallsall Sea Scoutshttp://www.killock.co.uk/
092nd Cowes Sea Scoutshttp://www.isleofwight-scouts.org.uk/Groups/WestWight/Cowes/Overview.aspx
101st Batchworth Sea Scoutshttp://www.batchworth.org/
111st Lytham St Annes Sea Scoutshttp://www.1stlsa.co.uk/
1215th Macclesfield Sea Scouts-
135th Barry Sea Scoutshttp://www.5thbarryseascouts.org.uk/
142nd Warwick Sea Scoutshttp://2wk.org.uk/
152nd Reading Sea Scouts-
1636th Epping Forest Sea Scoutshttp://www.36efsscouts.org.uk/
1718th Inverness Sea Scoutshttp://www.invernessseascouts.org.uk/
184th Dovercourt Sea Scouts-
191st West Bay Sea Scouts-
204th/6th Leigh-on-Sea Sea Scoutshttp://www.4th6thleigh.org/
218th Faversham Sea Scouts-
224th New Forest East http://www.hytheseascouts.org.uk
233rd/5th Lancing Sea Scoutshttp://www.3rd5thlancingseascouts.org.uk/
241st Hertford Sea Scoutshttp://www.hertfordscoutsappeal.org.uk/
2525th Southampton Sea Scoutshttp://www.25th-southampton.org.uk/
268th Norwich Sea Scoutshttp://8thnorwich.org.uk/
2764th Birkenhead Sea Scoutshttp://www.birkenheadseascouts.org.uk/
282nd Abingdon Sea Scout Grouphttps://2ndabingdon.co.uk/
296th Torbay Britannia Sea Scoutshttp://www.6thTorbayBritannia.org.uk
30Leander Sea Scoutshttp://www.leanderseascouts.co.uk/
3114th Tonbridge Sea Scoutshttp://14thtonbridge.org/default.aspx
323rd South Shields Sea Scouts
http://www.3rdscouts.org//
333rd Shoreham Sea Scouts-
349th Stafford Sea Scoutshttp://www.staffordseascouts.org.uk/
353rd Frodsham Sea Scoutshttp://www.cheshire-scouts.org.uk/index.php?option=com_uhp2&task=viewpage&Itemid=9999999&user_id=1422
361st Kings Norton Sea Scoutshttp://1stkingsnorton.org.uk/
376th Shoreham Sea Scouts -
3811th Torbay Sea Scoutshttp://www.11thtorbay.co.uk/
394th Streatham Sea Scouts http://the4thstreatham.net/
403rd Bingley Sea Scoutshttps://sites.google.com/site/3rdbingley/
411st Tyne Sea Scoutshttp://1sttyneseascouts.co.uk/#
4210th Christchurch Sea Scouts-
431st Corsham Sea Scoutshttp://www.corshamscouts.org.uk/
444th Heswall Sea Scoutshttps://www.4thheswallseascouts.org.uk/
451st Lilliput Sea Scoutshttp://www.lilliputseascouts.co.uk
462nd Beeston Sea Scoutshttps://www.2ndbeeston.org.uk/
4735th Bournemouth Sea Scouts-
481st Southbourne Sea Scouts-
494th Allerton Sea Scouts-
50Holy Trinity Sea Scoutshttp://www.rn50.org.uk/
511st Felpham Sea Scouts-
5217th Colchester Sea Scouts-
536th Itchen South Sea Scoutshttp://www.hambleseascouts.org.uk/
5412th Halifax Sea Scouts-
551st St Peter in Thanethttp://www.1ststpetersseascouts.co.uk/
56Petersham & Ham Sea Scoutshttp://www.pandhseascouts.org.uk/
571st Clifton Sea Scoutshttp://www.yorkseascouts.org.uk/
581st/10th Sutton Coldfield Sea Scouts http://www.suttonseascouts.org.uk
598th Worthing Sea Scoutshttp://www.8thworthing.org.uk/
604th Thames Ditton Sea Scoutshttp://www.ajax.org.uk/
612nd Durrington Sea Scoutshttp://www.2nddurrington.org.uk/
629th New Forest South Sea Scouts-
631st Watchet Sea Scoutshttp://www.watchetseascoutgroup.org.uk/
6419th Exeter Sea Scouts-
651st Bungay Sea Scouts-
6621st Sunderland Sea Scouts-
676th Ramsgate Sea Scoutshttp://www.6thramsgate.org.uk
681st Blofield & Brundall Sea Scoutshttp://www.1stblofieldandbrundall.org.uk/
691st Luton Sea Scouts-
7011th Norwich Sea Scoutshttp://11thnorwich.ukscouts.org.uk/
711st Thorpe St Andrew Sea Scoutshttp://www.firstthorpescouts.org.uk
7219th Tynemouth Sea Scoutshttp://www.19tynemouthseascouts.org.uk/
733rd Chalkwell Bay Sea Scoutshttp://www.3rdcb.org.uk/
741st Molesey Sea Scoutshttp://www.jaguarseascouts.org.uk/
754th Knowle Sea Scout Grouphttp://www.4thknowleseascouts.org.uk/
762nd Deal Sea Scoutshttp://2nddealseascouts.org/
771st Cleethorpes Sea Scouts-
7830th Norwich Sea Scouts-
791st Cogenhoe Sea Scouts-
8027th High Wycombe Sea Scouts-
81Dartford Cambria Sea Scoutshttp://www.CambriaSeaScouts.org/
825th Gosport Sea Scoutshttp://www.5thgosportseascouts.org.uk/
831st Reading Sea Scouts-
843rd Poole Sea Scoutshttps://www.3rdpoole.org.uk/
8517th Sutton Coldfield Sea Scouts-
8633rd Lancaster Sea Scouts
871st Barry Sea Scouts-
881st Warsash Sea Scout Group
899th Itchen Sea Scouts-
9029th Glasgow Sea Scoutshttp://www.29thglasgow.org.uk/
916th Newark Sea Scouts-
922nd Fareham Sea Scoutshttp://2ndfareham.org/
935th Woodbridge Sea Scouts-
9415th Long Eaton Sea Scouts-
951st Cuddington Sea Scoutshttp://www.warspite.org.uk/
964th Canvey Island Sea Scoutshttp://www.4ci.org.uk/about/rn-recognition/
976th Barry Sea Scouts-
981st Standlake & Cokethorpehttp://group.rn98.co.uk/
994th New Forest North Sea Scoutshttp://www.elingseascouts.org.uk/
1006th Falmouth Sea Scoutshttp://www.6thfalmouth.org.uk/
1015th Gibraltar Sea Scoutshttp://gibseascouts.terapad.com/
10233rd Oxford Sea Scoutshttp://www.kidlingtonseascouts.org.uk/
1031st Hampton Hill Sea Scouts http://www.hamptonseascouts.org/
1041st Park Gate Sea Scouts
10531st Itchen North https://amazonseascouts.org.uk/