The gathering will be in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. It will be based in a Scout HQ in the Scartho area of the town.

If you put the "Scartho Fork, UK" (post code DN33 2LX) into Google Earth and zoom in onto the roundabout, you will see a driveway leading westward off the south-west entrance to the roundabout. The Scout hut is an L shaped building with car park in the top right hand corner of a square plot, behind the houses which line the road. The grassed area behind and to the side of the building is available for tents.

As I explained above, this was not my first choice but:

The new venue does not have as good facilities as the first one. There are no showers, I'm afraid, but there are toilets and a kitchen. Whereas the kitchen at the first site could be used to prepare meals for groups of around 40 people, this kitchen is fairly basic. It has a small cooker, fridge, microwave oven and sink but is normally used to make tea and coffee. There are, however, shops and a selection of different types of take-away food outlets just across the road.

Although there is not as much room as at the campsite, there is a garden where tents can be put up and a car park and additional hard standing for camper vans and the like. A public car park is available a short distance away for any overspill from day visitors who may care to join us.

As before, there are no beds but indoor floor space is available. There are 3 rooms available separate from the main hall for those who like their privacy or who want to sleep while others sit up talking late into the night.

There are neighbouring residential properties so we would have to limit the noise late at night.

I will PM contact number to anyone who requires it.

DC