New scout hut opens after community raises £280,000 to replace building destroyed by flooding
A scout hut in Leighton Buzzard has been rebuilt thanks to more than £250 000 in donations from the local community. The Church Riverside Scout group lost their previous hut after it was flooded in 2024, forcing them to spend 18 months using a neighbouring space. Reaching out for support from the local community, £280 000 was raised and today scouts and scout leaders, and locals gathered for the grand reopening. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Paul Casey, Chairman of Church Riverside Scouts,
A scout hut in Leighton Buzzard has been rebuilt thanks to more than £250 000 in donations from the local community. The Church Riverside Scout group lost their previous hut after it was flooded in 2024, forcing them to spend 18 months using a neighbouring space. Reaching out for support from the local community, £280 000 was raised and today scouts and scout leaders, and locals gathered for the grand reopening. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Paul Casey, Chairman of Church Riverside Scouts,
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