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The 6th Renfrew and Inverclyde were first registered on the 25th June 1909.

CDO?, that refers to Colonel Darrochs Own which is in recognition of the support over the years from the Darroch Family. The first meeting place for the Troop was the stable block of Gourock House which was owned by the Darroch Family, now used by the local art club.

As with many Scout Troops regards are patchy for the war years, however we do know that 11 died in Service during the First and Second World Wars.

Whilst researching for this centenary year we unearthed some interesting facts and stories.

The old Scout Hat that the Group has was originally worn by Joe Collins, a former group member and personal friend of Baden Powell, serving under BP at the relief of Mafeking. The hat is complete with bullet hole, the result of a skirmish with Boers.

In February 1921, Henry Ellis, Firth View, Gourock edited “The Patrol Call” the magazine of the 6th Renfrewshire Boy Scout Troop. Copies are held in the Watt Library in Greenock for the period 1921 -23; latterly the magazine became an Area one. Patron of Greenock District at this time was Sir Hugh Shaw Stewart. One issue includes an article by Neil Munro (Para Handy) which praised Boy Scouts as a “social communal asset”. At this time Colonel Darroch was Patron of the Troop (see above); A Marnoch was Wolf Cub Master, H.Beck Assistant Wolf Cub Master and Mr Lamb, Scout Master.

From this period we jump to old Cub records for the 1930’s onwards which record the membership of Lawrie Sinclair (now MD of Caledonian Macbrayne). In the late 1930’s the total annual expenditure for the section was £2 2s 2d.

After the Second World War the Scout Troop was rejuvenated by former members returning from military service to run the Troop, the most memorable being Donald King. Donald was instrumental in strengthening ties with the local Ashton Church. He managed to persuade former Scout Jimmy Logan to open the 1956 variety show which raised £100 for the troop.