AFTER a 12 year gap, the 1st Hursley Scout Group is back.

Its new members were invested at All Saints Church in the village on Saturday (May 19).

The revival of the group has started with the Beavers, who are aged six to eight, but others could soon follow.

The Beaver Colony will be led by Marie Carter and Jackie Norman along with several other adult volunteers.

The group contains 12 youngsters who were invested by District Commissioner Carolyn Darbyshire.

She said: “I am delighted to have 1st Hursley in the district and looking forward to an exciting time with the group expanding. There is such good support from the parents, the village and the school.”

The first Scout group in Hursley was launched in 1909 but closed in the early 1960s.

It was revived in 1981 but was unable to continue by 2000 owing to a lack of adult volunteers.