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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. ...
