When you join any club you expect to pay a Membership fee - Scouting is just the same

Subscriptions

Subscriptions are not paid until the young person feels that Scouts is right for them, and they are invested. The combined Group Subscription and Scout Association Annual Membership fee is collected monthly by Standing Order - a copy will be given to you when your child joins the Group (download a copy now) - please pass the completed form to your bank, so that they can apply it. The current monthly subscription is £10.  This pays for:

• the day-to-day cost of running the Section that your child is in
• the running expenses of Wedmore Scout Group, including the upkeep of the Scout Hut and equipment
• support from Sedgemoor Scout District, and Somerset County Scout Association
• the Scout Association’s annual membership fee, which includes insurance cover for individuals, while on approved Scout activities.

GiftAid

Parents are encouraged to participate in the Gift Aid Scheme, as this allows tax to be reclaimed by the Group. A Gift Aid declaration is not a legal document and does not ask you to commit to paying the membership subscription for a set period. It can be cancel at any time. However, by completing a Gift Aid declaration the Group is able to recover tax from your child’s subscriptions. This declaration is on the Group’s Consent Sheet (download a copy now)