Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan (CATVOG)

East and South district falls under the control of CATVOG area. Area exists to support the districts, is responsible for delivering Adult Training and administering permits and works alongside district teams to support groups. CATVOG has 5 districts with over 50 groups in its area.

The Hub
The Hub is the area headquarters situated on Maitland Street in Whitchurch, Training sessions and Open Validation sessions take places here as well as other several other meetings. Any of the rooms in The Hub are free to book out for the use of Scouting, making it a good place to hold leaders or exec meetings. Rooms vary in size and exact specifications can be found here. To book out the Hub email office@catvog.org.uk or phone 0845 094 8987 or 02920 210 119.

Scout Shop
The Scout Shop runs on Saturday in Term Times from 10am - 12pm, in the Hub. They stock a variety of items which are available for immediate purchase and through the shop anything from the national ScoutShop website can be ordered and delivered for collection to the Hub free of postage costs. Scout groups will earn a 10% commission on Scout Shop sales. Unfortunately at this time the Shop can not take cards, but will accept cash or cheques. To contact the Area Scout Shop telephone 07982 560 810 or email Scoutshop@catvog.org

East and South
East and South contains 21 Scout Groups, 5 Explorer units and a Network, covering the areas of Roath, Cathays, Pentwyn, Splott, Adamsdown, Cardiff Bay, Grangetown, City Centre, & Pontcanna. Membership in East and South is nearly 1500. East and South District website can be found here.

Afon
Afon contains 16 Scout Groups and 4 Explorer units and covers the areas of Birchgrove (Heath), Creigiau, Caerau, Ely, Llandaff, Llanishen, Lisvane, Pentrebane (Fairwater), Rhiwbina Tongwynlais and Whitchurch. Their memberships stands at just shy of 1200. More information about Afon can be found on their website.

Penarth & District
Penarth & District contains 7 Scout Groups, 2 Explorer units and a Network covering the areas of Penarth, Dinas Powys and Llandough & Cogan with a membership of over 500. More information about Penarth & District can be found on their website.

The Vale
The Vale District covers the largest geographical area within CATVOG and is home to 4 Scout Groups and one Explorer Unit, covering St Athens, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major and St Brides Major with a membership of nearly 200.

Barry
Barry contains 7 Scout Groups, of which 2 are Sea Scout groups, and 3 Explorer units. The district covers the areas of Barry, Rhoose and Wenvoe with a membership of 540. More information about Barry District can be found on their website.