New Centenary scout group

February 14, 2007

Over 100 people attended the launch of the 2nd Chilton Scout Group, the first new group to open in 2007, Scouting’s Centenary Year.

Chilton is a growing rural Oxfordshire village that has been without a Scouting presence for the past 10 years and so far over twenty children have joined the Scout, Cub and Beaver packs.

The opening ceremony was held at Chilton Village Hall, and attendees included: Julie Mayhew-Archer, Chair of VWHDC; John Flood, Chair of SODC and Didcot Mayor, Mike McNulty.

There were also representative from Chilton Waste Services and UKAEA who, on behalf of the NDA, generously sponsored the group.

Rob Vaines, Didcot Scout’s district commissioner, said: “It is great the young people of this community can now take part in all the adventurous activities that Scouting offers”.

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Note to Editors:

  • The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is a world-leader in managing nuclear decommissioning and environmental restoration. UKAEA has reached a significant milestone in the decommissioning of the former nuclear research site at Harwell in Oxfordshire.
  • UKAEA’s task at Harwell is to manage its environmental restoration programmes on site. This includes the decommissioning of redundant nuclear facilities, the management of radioactive wastes from past programmes of work and decommissioning projects, the remediation of any contaminated land, and the management and development of land and property assets on site.
  • One million square feet of buildings and nuclear research facilities, an area approximately the size of 21 football fields, have now been demolished since decommissioning work started in 1991. The UKAEA, which owns and operates the site, has put in place a comprehensive plan to develop Harwell as an international business centre so that it can provide quality accommodation and facilities for all sizes of companies working in the fields of science and technology – from start-up companies to fully developed international organisations. The 750-acre (296 hectares) site has an overall development ceiling of 2.5 million sq. ft of new and existing space.
  • The site currently houses organisations such as the Medical Research Council, AEA Technology, NUKEM, SERCo, Harwell Dosimeters, Scientifics, Oxford Drying Restoration Services, G E Healthcare, and REVISS Services (UK). Adjacent to the site is the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory as well as the Diamond synchrotron facility, the largest scientific facility to be built in the UK for 30 years.

For more information please contact: Lesley Cox, Harwell Communications Team (+44(0)1235 436902)