The hut in Sandhurst Memorial Park, home of 3rd Sandhurst Scouts, was closed since January after heavy rain caused water and raw sewage to burst up out of manholes and completely flood the entire hut.

The deluge destroyed the kitchen, flooring, equipment and two small side rooms, with the raw sewage making the group’s home hazardous for both children and adults.

In total, more than £25,000 was raised to redo the kitchen, flooring, buy new equipment and redecorate the whole hut.

Scouts had to use alternative venues to carry on meeting on a weekly basis, using Sandhurst Day Centre during the winter months and New Scotland Hill Primary School during the summer.

But after nine months, the hut was officially reopened on Wednesday with a ceremony attended by councillors, dignitaries and Scouts.

Diane Schadenberg, the group’s Beaver leader, said: “I can’t put into words how amazing it is to be back in our home – it is just perfect.

“On so many levels we are just relieved to be back after such a long hard road. We were never sure if we could raise enough money to make it all possible but we have had many people helping us out and we are very grateful. This is definitely an icing on the cake moment.” The damage sparked the group to start their own campaign for the repairs, named 'All Hands To The Pump’, organising several events over the course of the year to contribute to the cause.

Bracknell Forest borough councillors Andy Blatchford and Nick Allen also both decided to donate their members’ initiative fund – a combined pot of about £10,000 – while a mystery donor also contributed a sizeable sum. To reduce costs, Scout leaders also spent their spare time ripping up the damaged flooring to save paying a private company to carry out the operation, before the new flooring was laid.

Thames Water has conceded that there is nothing they can do to prevent the area from flooding again as it would require a large operation to widen the pipes in the whole area so they could accommodate more water.

However, in the repairs the group has ensured they have minimised the risk of the Scout hut getting flooded again, by raising the level of the floor and replacing the old wooden flooring with a new concrete base.