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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...
