38th/40th Cork – Ballinlough Scouts

Welcome back to Ballinlough Scouts for the 2026/27 scouting year. This year we will continue to operate three age sections

All sections are currently full with waiting lists in place. New member should registered via the Join Us link on this website

Each member will receive a Green coloured Consent Form to be completed and returned to the leaders on your childs meeting night.

Fees for 2026/27 have been agreed by the Group Council as follows:

Fees are Per Term (2 Terms per annum)

• Individual Youth Member  €105
• Family (2 Youth Members) €160
• Family (3 Youth Members) €215

For more information on fees and to pay click here

Repairs to our Scout Hall have commenced in the first week in August with the doors, wall and window sections being demolished and rebuilt and are expected to be completed by the end of the month. It is planned that the hall will be back in use by September for the beginning of the new scouting year. Some photos of progress are included below.

The Group Council at its meeting on 13th May 2026, resolved to adopt a new Constitution for the Scout Group. This is the governing document for how our group is run and is provided in a prescribed format by Scouting Ireland. It replaces the existing constitution in place since 2017.

A copy of the new Constitution and current Group Charter which governs the relationship between our group and Scouting Ireland have been uploads toa new Governance section of our website.

A number of polices were also discussed and approved. This work is part of our Groups preparation to register as a charity.

Our AGM will take place on Thursday 11th September from 7.30pm to 8.30pm in the Scout Hall.

Our AGM is open to all Parents and Leaders and you attendance is greatly appreciated.

As well as routine reports and the accounts for 2024/25 this year’s AGM will focus on:

We are conscious that as a voluntary organisation we depend on support from parents and other adults in the community to provide a programme for our youth members. This does mean that parents need to provide some level of support, be it as a leader on a regular or occasional basis, or to help with the administration of the groups or maintaining our hall and looking after equipment.

The Cub are planning to recommenced on Tuesday 9th September 2025 at 7pm until 8.30pm in the Scout Hall.

The Section is open to new members.