The Group The Oxford Road Scout Group is One of the newest Scout Group in the Reading Central District. Our catchment runs either side of Oxford Road between Chatham Street and the Norcot roundabout; north of the Tilehurst Road and south of the railway line. The "Big Cat" Beaver Colony and "Orion" Cub Pack and "Thames" Scout Troop meet once a week during school terms.Some times extra events are run at weekends during half-terms and holidays.

 The Oxford Road Scout Group Neckerchief

The settlement of Reading was founded at the junction of the River Thames and River Kennet in the 8th Century as Readingum. The name is the most likely Anglo- Saxon for “(Place of) People”, or possibly the Celtic Rhydd-lnge, “Ford over the River”. It was listed in the Domesday Book in 1068 as containing around 600 people thereby qualifying it as a borough. Reading has always been a major trading crossroads owing to its location on the London to Bath/Bristol road and the rivers Thames and Kennet. In 1723 the Kennet Navigation opened the River Kennet to boats as far as Newbury. The later opening of the Kennet and Avon canal in 1810 made it possible to go by barge from Reading to the Bristol Channel. Reading is the county town of the Royal County of Berkshire. Reading is a major interchange for railway traffic for the southwest, Wales and the northwest. Although Reading was famous for the “3Bs”, Beer Bulbs and Biscuits these are now bygone industries. The town currently hosts major national and international companies, particularly those specializing in information Technology. The Oxford Road Scout Group Neckerchief colours have been chosen to represent both the county and the town. The imperial crimson/purple is a colour associated with royalty and represents the Royal County of Berkshire. The doubled blue border represents the two rivers, The Thames and The Kennet, which brought wealth to Reading during the 18th and 19th Centuries.