Community boost for Scouts’ hall

By Andy Hubbert
Published 11th Feb 2020, 14:03 BST
Updated 11th Feb 2020, 16:04 BST
Some of the damage done by the vandals at the Scout hut. EMN-200202-163653001Some of the damage done by the vandals at the Scout hut. EMN-200202-163653001
Some of the damage done by the vandals at the Scout hut. EMN-200202-163653001
After vandals damaged equipment at village Scout hut, a generous business and community organisations have rallied to help restore leaders’ faith in human kindness.

Over the Christmas and New Year period, boozed-up yobs lit a bonfire, smashed and burned a plastic table and chair, attempted to break into a secure container and scattered their empty beer bottles and cans around outside the Horbling and Billingborough Scout hut, based on Sandygate Lane in Horbling.

Group Scout Leader Helen Robinson was disappointed that she had been left to clean up the mess left behind and wished they could have maybe joined in with the huge range of activities the group offers.

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She said: “Over Christmas young people have clearly had nothing to do. It makes me proud of what we do and it is a pity we cannot offer that 365 days a year.

Outside the new door, from left - (back) Nick Hawridge - customer service manager of Four Seasons Windows, Daniel McCormack - Cubs Section Leader, Sally Howley - Headteacher of Browns Primary School, Helen Robinson - Group Scout Leader, Gordon and Margaret Lack of Bourne Lions, Matthew Rossetti - owner of Four Seasons, Trevor Watson - District Commissioner of Stamford and Bourne Scout Council, Chris Adkins - window fitter, (front) Scout Thomas Wilson, Cub Amelia McCormack - Cub and Beaver Lily McCormack. EMN-200202-163615001Outside the new door, from left - (back) Nick Hawridge - customer service manager of Four Seasons Windows, Daniel McCormack - Cubs Section Leader, Sally Howley - Headteacher of Browns Primary School, Helen Robinson - Group Scout Leader, Gordon and Margaret Lack of Bourne Lions, Matthew Rossetti - owner of Four Seasons, Trevor Watson - District Commissioner of Stamford and Bourne Scout Council, Chris Adkins - window fitter, (front) Scout Thomas Wilson, Cub Amelia McCormack - Cub and Beaver Lily McCormack. EMN-200202-163615001
Outside the new door, from left - (back) Nick Hawridge - customer service manager of Four Seasons Windows, Daniel McCormack - Cubs Section Leader, Sally Howley - Headteacher of Browns Primary School, Helen Robinson - Group Scout Leader, Gordon and Margaret Lack of Bourne Lions, Matthew Rossetti - owner of Four Seasons, Trevor Watson - District Commissioner of Stamford and Bourne Scout Council, Chris Adkins - window fitter, (front) Scout Thomas Wilson, Cub Amelia McCormack - Cub and Beaver Lily McCormack. EMN-200202-163615001