We are currently fundraising to build an accessible toilet and wet room with outdoor toilet and showers. Please visit this page to find out more.
As volunteer leaders, we welcome the support of parents and carers in the running of the Scout Group. There are many ways you can get involved, and it doesn’t have to be a regular commitment. Other adult relatives are also welcome to come and join in the fun.
You can never have too much help and we’d like to invite you to have a conversation if you think you could find some time to support us. Please email chair@mildenhallscouts.org.uk in the first instance to find out more.
We’re looking for…
Group Trustees
The Group Trustee Board meets four times a year with activity in between. The purpose of the board is to support the Group Scout Leader in the smooth running and administration of the Scout Group. This includes elements of fund raising, applying for grants, scrutinising and approving requests for significant expenditure, monitoring risk assessments and progress of the group development plan and ensuring efficient and transparent financial practices are in place. We’d need to complete a DBS check for you and you’d need to complete our Charity Trustee e-learning, which takes no more than an hour. Volunteering is often a useful addition to a CV and we’d welcome individuals who want to play an active part.
The Trustee Board at Mildenhall Scout Group currently consists of:
Chair (until May 2027): Dan Griffiths
Treasurer (until May 2026): Andy Doogan
Group Scout Leader (ex-officio): Leigh Foster-Green
Appointed (until May 2026): Erin Tackett, Phil Prior
Appointed (until May 2027): Alfie Foster-Green, Jase Peters, Kevin Drane, Nick Foster
Co-opted (until May 2025): Karen Pettitt
Non-Trustee Administrator: Jenni Liles
Occasional Helpers
If you would like to help with one of the youth sections on an occasional basis; once or twice a month or less, then you can become an Occasional Helper. There is no requirement to wear a uniform and we’ll need to complete a DBS check for you. We’d also ask you to complete the Scout Association’s safety and safeguarding e-learning, which takes about an hour, to ensure young people are kept safe.
Section Assistants
This is a role you might take up if you want to help more regularly with one of the youth sections. You can choose whether or not to wear uniform with this role and we’d need to complete a DBS check for you. This role requires some training, which will take 3-5 hours over your first 5 months and will be a mix of e-learning and on-the-job activity.