1. The History 1929 to 2014

2. Lilliput Sea Scouts formed in 1929 with a small group of friends who met regularly under a lamp-post on the brow of Lilliput Hill. A resident in the area took pity on them and allowed the group to use the local Mission Hall. The group expanded and became the 1 st Lilliput Scout Troop. Gradually, the group turned to the sea and by 1936 the 1 st Lilliput Sea Scouts were in existence. During the war the group performed coastguard duties at Shell Bay. The boathouse was in Pearce Road, Parkstone and sailing was allowed on Poole Park lake.

5. The original four members who used to meet under the lamp post Tony Greeny, Phil Dutfield, Ted Brackstone and Les Heyward. At the end of the war the group paid £100 to the Harbour Commissioners for an area of mud flats in Parkstone Bay. After some reclamation work a pier was built and a fleet of boats appeared with small boat-houses. By the end of the 1950s Lilliput Mission Hall and the boathouses had become too small and in 1962 the wooden hall and boathouse was built. The wooden hall was donated to the Group and was a 1st World War Wrens sleeping accommodation.

7. 1951 drawing of the Lilliput Scouts

9. Launching Gulliver 1951

10. 1953 drawing of LSS

11. 1958 photo of yard at LSS

12. 1962 the old hut before it was pulled down

13. News paper cutting 1963

14. New Scout hut completed 1963

15. View of Scout site 1965

16. In the mid 1960s the Lilliput Sea Scout Group formed with the Parkstone Cub Pack of the Ashley Cross Congregational Church. We had a cub pack each and their cub pack joined us. In 1988, a Beaver Colony was formed and in 2011 Gulliver Explorer’s unit was created. Today the group has two sea scouts units, 2 cub packs and 2 beaver colonies

17. In 2002 the old hut was replaced due to is bad condition, the new Scout hall was completed, and will be with us for many years to come.

19. 2010 the old jetty had got to a point where it was dangerous to use, over 3 weekends the old jetty was removed and a new jetty rebuilt in its place. The old one had lasted over 50 years.

22. What do Sea Scouts do ?

23. Centenary of Scouting, 100 years of Scouts. Lilliput Sea Scouts take the flame to Brownsea Island

24. Centenary of Scouting, 100 years of Scouts. Lilliput Sea Scouts take the flame to Brownsea Island

25. Camps and activities

26. HMS Cattistock visit, our ship !!

28. Visit to Tenacious

29. Camping Snowdon

31. Shipwreck weekend camping

35. Dartmoor weekend every February

37. 1st Lilliput Sea Scouts Our aim is fun and enjoyment !!!