After St Marks are we the oldest organisation in Biggin Hill?
Scouting in Biggin Hill started in Cudham CofE School in Old Jail Lane. The official registration was on 21 February 1924 and recorded as 1st Cudham. At this time, it was just 12 boy scouts led by GJ Walker. A cub pack was started shortly afterwards on 26 January 1926. This time it was based in St Marks Church Hut. There were 14 boy cubs and Clara Emma Marsh of Sutherland Avenue was the leader. Within a year numbers had grown to 25 cubs but still only one leader. By 30 September 1928 there were 16 scouts, 28 Wolf Cubs and 3 Rover Scouts. Leaders had increased to 3 and now also included William J Marsh and L Burton.
On 19 March 1934, the address for the Group Headquarters was registered as the Scout Hut, Biggin Hill. We presume this was the scout hut which was located on the footpath between Main Road and Sutherland Avenue.
The name was changed to 1st Biggin Hill on 14 June 1935 and the Group scoutmaster was Sidney Rex Morgan and aided by James Etteridge. Numbers in the Group had dropped to just 10 scouts.
By 29 June 1945 there were 35 scouts and 3 leaders. This also saw the change from Kent as the County to Greater London South East.
By 1950 the cub pack was functioning as they were the winners of Orpington and District Cub Sports. 
We think this next photo was taken around 1973 and shows the cubs on Main Road (at the end of the alleyway before Tudor Court was built?) ready to go to camp.
The modern-day 1st Biggin Hill Scout Group continues to flourish in our newer headquarters located between Tudor Court and Smiles the dentist. We currently have nearly 150 young people (boys and girls) and 32 leaders in our 7 sections covering the ages 4 to 18. This will increase in April when we open a second squirrel drey for boys and girls aged between 4 and 6.
So, we are about to start our second hundred years. A lot of changes have taken place in the first 100 years, and I am sure there will be many more in the next 100 years.
Further information about the Group can be found on our website. www.1stbigginhill.scoutsonline.co.uk or you can contact us on bhsg1@hotmail.com if you have any memories, photos, or other information about our past.