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Chief Scout Handover to take place at "Gilwell 24," an Adventure Camp for Explorer Scouts on July 11th.

 

Changes are planned for the way water companies charge Scout Groups for the disposal of rainwater.

In the past, organisations like Scout Groups and places of worship have not been charged for the surface water which runs into sewers.

Groups have reported an increase in water costs of between £60 and £600 a year. This represents between 1% and 25% of their overall budgets

For example, 1st Weston and Weston Point Scout Group in Cheshire are now being charged £564 each year. When added to their metered water charges this accounts for around one third of their total annual budget.

The changes are not universal but will affect Scout Groups who own or lease their Meeting Place. At present only some of the water companies have implemented the charges but Ofwat, the water regulator, is determined to see all water companies introduce them by 2010.

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