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St George's Day Parade
28th April 2013
Scouts from across the Sevenoaks District marched through the town High Street on Sunday for one of the best attended St George's Day parades on record. Considered the most important event in the Scouting calender, the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Leaders processed at a packed St...
CHRISTMAS BAG PACKING
18th December 2010
CHRISTMAS BAG PACKING EVENT During the week leading into Christmas the SAS (Scout Active Support) and Scout Groups around Sevenoaks District, including the 7th Sevenoaks (Halstead) Scout Group, are Bag Packing from 10am - 4pm (10:00 - 16:00 hrs) at Sainsburys, Otford Road,...
Fellowship are Active Support!
24th November 2010
Fellowship are Active Support! Sevenoaks District Active Support previously known as Fellowship are, as the name suggests, actively supporting Scouting within Sevenoaks District and, because their members enjoy the adventure of Scouting too, provide an active...
£1700 raised in Christmas bag packing
23rd January 2010
In the week leading up to Christmas if you happened to be shopping at Sainsburies in Otford between 10am and 4pm you may have been asked by a scout if you'd like a hand with your packing. 1st, 4th & 7th Sevenoaks Scouts were joined by 1st Orpington Guides to offer this service to...
County Challenge
26th September 2009
The Sevenoaks team of cubs recently competed in the County Challenge Day. They had a great day and worked hard together.The team made up of cubs from the 4th Sevenoaks pack came 6th out of about 30 teams. Great effort ...
Cubs swim for the RNLI
20th April 2009
Weald Cubs Swim for the RNLI After a visit from the RNLI the cubs were so impressed that they wanted to do some fundraising by way of saying thank you. A sponsored swim was arranged and the cubs started to swim lengths and then some more lengths and...
Morris Dancing
29th March 2009
Scouts and Explorers in Sevenoaks were treated to an evening with a difference when they were recently visited by two Morris Dancing Troops. Hartley and Invicta Morris visited 3rd Sevenoaks weekly meeting to teach almost 50 people the traditional English folk dance. Dressed with bells,...
Howletts Zoo
28th March 2009
Cubs Visit Howletts Zoo Six packs from Sevenoaks joined around 2000 from all over Kent for a cub's weekend at Howletts Zoo near Canterbury. For some it was cold and wet but all enjoyed their time there and some managed to face their fears with spiders and snakes. The cubs were all treated...
Winter Survival
14th February 2009
If you saw some of the tens of young people walking across the Sevenoaks district in reflective jackets this weekend, the chances are you caught a glimpse of 'Winter Survival', the toughest Scouting challenge in Kent! Sevenoaks District played host to the annual event organised by Maidstone...
Sevenoaks cubs gunged live on BBC 1
9th January 2009
This weekend 5 Sevenoaks Cubs were gunged live on BBC 1 as part of "Basil's Swap Shop" featuring Basil brush. Charlotte, one of the gunged Cubs tells their story below: We arrived at Maidstone Studio at 8.45am. We were all very excited and looking forward to being on live TV with The...
Cubs put on a show
30th November 2008
Cubs Put on a Show Around 40 cubs came together at West Heath School where they learnt their parts, rehearsed them and performed; all in the course of 9 hours and this included a lunch break and the 90 minutes running time for the performance! The cubs were absolutely...
Cadbury Camp
28th October 2008
Over the weekend, Explorers from Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Swanley visited Cadbury World in Birmingham, camping overnight in Sevenoaks and Youlbury. On the Sunday morning, Explorers got the chance to try out geocaching, locating caches in the Oxford area. ...
Norway Safari
15th June 2008
This April, 2 Explorer Scouts and 2 Network members set off to Norway to complete the 'Explorer Belt Expedition' - an urban exploration of at least 10 days. The purpose of the Explorer belt is to find out about another country, it culture and the people living there. As part of this,...
Scouting Geocache
13th June 2008
Scouts of 3rd Sevenoaks Bradbourne Scout Troop have recently been learning the educational sport of geocaching. Geocaching is a digital treasure hunt played throughout the world. People leave a 'cache', a small container for others to find. Details of the cache are placed online through a...
Expedition Challenge
9th June 2008
Four Sevenoaks Scouts recently took part in the County Expedition Challenge Hike to gain their Expedition Challenge badge. Successfully completing the weekend, Alistair, a Scout from 3rd Sevenoaks tells their story below... Scout Expedition Challenge Badge Hike The expedition challenge...
Funding Opportunities
8th June 2008
Check out the latest issue of 'Inside Track' produced by KCC which includes information on national, regional and local sources of funding - perfect for a Scouting project that needs completing! http://www.sevenoaksscouts.org.uk/imgs/984Inside_Track_121.pdf ...
Scouts March On
27th April 2008
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer across the District joined forces to celebrate St Georges Day. They paraded through Sevenoaks High Street and then had a church service led by Andrew McClellan at St Nicholas’ church. Cubs along with Andrew urged Scouts to support the charity “Save the...
Drivethrough - Scouts provide tea and coffee in traffic jam
21st March 2008
During chaos and confusion on some of Kent's busiest roads on Thursday night, leaders from 3rd Sevenoaks Scout Group took hot drinks to the masses. Thursday evening's Scout Troop meeting was a little different from normal. Following a 'geocaching' activity in the local area, it was clear...
Winter Survival
21st February 2008
4 Sevenoaks Explorers took part in this years Winter Survival and came 8th place out of 27 competing teams. Winter Survival sees teams set off on Friday night from a location only disclosed hours before which can be almost anywhere in Kent. Teams travel in the cold and wet winter conditions...
Scouts raise money for Ecuadorian School
5th October 2007
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from Otford Scout Group in Sevenoaks, have raised £1,300 for an overseas school project. Members from the Scout Group took part in a sponsored walk around the Sevenoaks countryside to raise the money. The distance walked varied depending on age, ensuring it was...
SAINSBURYS SCOUT COMMUNITY WEEK
3rd October 2007
Running from 3 - 9 October 2007 (Wednesday to Tuesday inclusive) an opportunity for Groups and Sections to fund raise by participating in Sainsbury's Scout Community Week. Contact the District Commissioner for further details. ...
The Jamboree
4th September 2007
My first impressions My first impressions of the site were WOW. The first thing we saw was a huge gate way that everyone who entered the jamboree site would go through. The gate started with the word Jamboree in big letters between two poles, followed by the flag of every country represented at...
Jiingijamborii
19th August 2007
In 2011 the World Scout Jamboree will be held in Sweden, this year they held a smaller jamboree in Rinkaby which around 20,000 people attended, they called it the Jiingijamborii. When we arrived at Jiingijamborii we found that we would be sharing our plot with two other groups from Sweden....
CENTENARY TREASURE TRAIL
11th August 2007
"SCOUTING IN SEVENOAKS ROCKS" Congratulations to the winners of the 8-10 and 11-14 age groups (Bethany and Matthew) who managed to complete the phrase "SCOUTING IN SEVENOAKS ROCKS". Also, Well done to those of you who managed to locate most of the letters and 'word' spaces in the library and...
21st World Scout Jamboree
26th July 2007
On Thursday 26th July, Scouts and Explorers from across the UK will be descending on Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex for the 21st World Scout Jamboree. Kent will be sending 120 young people and 14 leaders (7 of which are from the Sevenoaks District) to represent the County and UK. A further 8...
Jiingijamborii Blog - Updated daily
17th July 2007
Sevenoaks has sent a Troop of Scouts and Leaders from across the Sevenoaks District to the Jiingijamboree in Sweden. Keep up-to-date with their experience here and find out more on the Jiingi Jamboree website - www.jiingijamborii.se Day 10 - 23rd July After an early night and a lay in until 8am,...
4th River Crossing
6th July 2007
How do you cross a river, without a bridge, and not get wet? 4th Sevenoaks (St John’s) Scout Group found out on Friday 6th July. If you had been walking along a peaceful river path in Shoreham, on a beautiful sunny evening, you would have found a group of noisy, wet and very happy Cubs...
CHIEF SCOUT SILVER AWARD PRESENTED TO CUB SCOUTS
6th July 2007
CHIEF SCOUT SILVER AWARD PRESENTED TO CUB SCOUTS Sevenoaks Town Mayor, Cllr Richard Parry, delighted to present the Chief Scout's Silver Award to Cub Scouts at the Town Council Offices on Friday evening (6 July 2007) and amazed by the variety of Personal Challenges each Cub Scout undertook...
Centenary Time Capsule
4th July 2007
4th Sevenoaks Scout Group has buried a time capsule as part of its campsite redevelopment and Centenary celebrations. The ceremony attended by parents, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Leaders and members of the District saw a young Beaver place the time capsule into its special resting home where its hoped...
4th Group Camp
2nd July 2007
4th St Johns held a Group camp over the weekend. Despite the wind and rain activities continued undeterred and included - pioneering, assault course, laser games, cooking using camp ovens and plenty of camp skills. The Groups campsite is currently undergoing a major redevelopment thanks to...
District Centenary Plate Competition
27th June 2007
The Districts Centenary Plate Competition was judged at the District AGM by the County Commissioner - Kelvin Holford and the Major of Sevenoaks. After much deliberation, a winner was chosen. To make it fair, the plates painters were kept anonymous. The winning plate was painted by the DC,...
Westerham take the Cup
10th June 2007
On Sunday 10th July the Sevenoaks District Cub Scouts held their annual football competition on Chipstead Common. 12 teams from 11 packs took part with over 80 cubs playing. The day was split into 2 parts, the group stage involving 3 leagues of 4 teams and the knock out stage with a Cup and a...
Chief Scout Gold Awards
9th June 2007
Three Sevenoaks Scouts visited the St. Georges Centre in Chatham over the weekend to receive their Chief Scout Gold award - the highest award in the Scout section. A huge acheivement! Awards were presented by County Commissioner, Kelvin Holford and UK Adviser (Scouts) Alasdair McBay. The...
3rd Scouts Clean Up
8th June 2007
Ok, well maybe not the Scouts... 3rd Sevenoaks Scout HQ today received a professional spring clean from cleaning company, Merry Maids. The eight strong, cleaning team spent the morning deep cleaning the hut, refreshing the oven, washing the floors and descaling the loos. No bench was left...
St Georges Day Parade and Service
29th April 2007
Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Explorers from around Sevenoaks gathered on Sunday 29th April to commemorate St. George’s day with their annual parade. This year’s parade was special because 2007 is the centenary of Scouting around the world. Lots of people turned up to watch the event, which...
9th Sevenoaks (Seal) Group re-opens
1st March 2007
9th Sevenoaks Seal Group re-opens on 1st March 2007 - a NEW Beaver Scout Colony has formed and began meeting at the Seal Headquarters under the guidance of Nicky Harvey as the Beaver Scout Leader. ...
Cubs show off at Amherst School
24th February 2007
Today, the 24th February 2007, Cubs from Sevenoaks District participated in the District Cub Scout Challenge. Taking part in the activities were 15 teams of 4 with a mixture of different ages. The teams got to choose their own names. Some were quite imaginative and included names such as...
TV turns to Scouts
20th February 2007
On Friday 10th February 2007, 120 Cubs, Scouts and Explorers including 23 Sevenoaks Scouts arrived at Youlbury Scout Activity Centre in Oxfordshire for an exciting and challenging camp with BBC’s Blue Peter. The show was being recorded as part of the Scout Associations 100 year celebrations....
Lights, Camera, Scouting
12th February 2007
23 Scouts and 5 leaders from 3rd Sevenoaks Bradbourne Troop visited Youlbury Scout Activity Centre in Oxford to take part in a unique television opportunity. The Troop were invited to appear in a special Scouting edition of Blue Peter as part of the Scout Associations Centenary year, joining 80...
Media Team make National Site
15th January 2007
Members of the Sevenoaks Media Team and Scouts from 3rd Sevenoaks visited Gilwell Park, the home of the Scout Association to report on one of the activities the centre has to offer - the revolving climbing wall. ...
Scouts pack for Jamboree
24th December 2006
On Sunday 24th of December Scouts throughout Sevenoaks travelled to Sainsbury’s Supermarket in Otford to pack bags raising money to help them go to Jiingijambore and the 21st World Scout Jamboree. Bag packing for the scouts started on Monday 18th and continued right through to Christmas Eve...
Young people make the news
10th December 2006
Scouts from Sevenoaks form together to make a new media team called MST (Media Scout Team). What is MST MST is a group of Scouts and Explorers aged 11-14 to cover Scouting events around Sevenoaks and Kent. Want to be covered by MST? If you want be covered by MST then all you have...
Cubs perform a show in a day!
19th November 2006
Cubs from across the Sevenoaks District came together on the weekend to perform an entire show in a day! Starting at 9am in the morning, the cubs worked throughout the day learning new songs, sketches and dance routines, which included Gangshow classics like 'Crest of a Wave'. Jeanette (DC)...
Christmas Card Competition
1st November 2006
Christmas Card Competition news article - SEVENOAKS SCOUT DISTRICT Are holding a CENTENARY COMPETITION to celebrate 100 years of Scouting. To enter all you have to do is design a Christmas Card for 2007 based on the theme “celebrating 100 years of Scouting”. The design...
Kent Scouts Calendar 2007
1st November 2006
Kent Scouts Calendar 2007 news article - NOW AVAILABLE at Sevenoaks Scout Shop - more details on Scout Shop page under Scouting in Sevenoaks ...
Kemsing kayak weekend
3rd October 2006
Kemsing scouts have had a weekend building on their kayak skills at the River Medway. Over the course of a weekend camp the scouts had a great time. The next kayak training course is set to run during the next term with an aim to achieving One Star BCU for all those attending. ...
Fire Safety
27th July 2006
From October 2006, all Scout HQ's will need to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The Scout Asssociation has put together a short factsheet to help groups achieve compliance. http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs320007.pdf ...
Trip to Sweden planned for Swedish Jamboree
24th July 2006
Halstead scouts are planning a trip to the Swedish Jamboree in 2007 and are extending the invite to other troops within the district. The camp will be based at Kristianstad in Southern Sweden . Details of the jamboree are available on the web at http://www.jiingijamborii.se The camp is...
County News
23rd July 2006
The July issue of County News is now available for download on www.kentscouts.org.uk. It is packed with stories from around the County - many of them written by young people themselves! If you are a young person and would like to write a story for County News, email them to rebecca AT...
Want to be involved in the World Scout Jamboree?
22nd June 2006
The UK Contingent are looking for up to 2,000 IST (International Service Team) from the the UK to cover the huge range of jobs at the World Scout Jamboree in 2007. Any member of the Scout Association over 18 years old on the first day of the Jamboree is eligible to apply. The closing...
