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AGM Sunday September 29th 2024
29th September 2024
2024 Year end Income and ExpensesAnnual Report 2024 AGMWe are holding our District AGM on Sunday 29th September at 4th Sevenoaks HQ, Mill Lane Sevenoaks, TN14 5BU Gates open from 4pm and AGM from 4.30pm followed by refreshments If enough people are interested, various...
Cub paddleboarding
20th June 2024
A big thank you to the SUP team who have been running paddleboard days for Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. These days have proved to be a lot of fun with young people building their confidence on the water. Sessions are planned so as to work for both beginners and those with some experience. The...
AGM 2023
10th September 2023
We are holding our District AGM on Sunday 10th September at 3rd Sevenoaks HQ, Bradbourne Vale Rd, Sevenoaks TN13 3DE Gates open from 5pm and AGM from 6pm followed by a free BBQ There will be the Mag 7 circus skills entertainer If you are coming along you please RSVP...
AGM 2022
10th September 2022
We are holding our District AGM at 6:00pm on Saturday 10th September at 4th Sevenoaks HQ If you are coming along you please RSVP here. The World Scout Jamboree team will be providing a BBQ Documents for the meeting (will be clickable here when available) Minutes of the previous...
St George's Day Parade 2022
24th April 2022
The Scouts are celebrating St George's Day again this year with a parade along the High Street. We are hoping that as many of the 900 youth members of scouting in the district will be able to join us on Sunday (24th April 2022). The scouts will be supported by the marching band of the ...
AGM 2021
11th September 2021
We are holding our District AGM at 6:00pm on Saturday 11th September at 4th Sevenoaks HQ If you are coming along you can reserve some food using the RSVP form here Documents for the meeting (will be clickable here when available) Minutes of the previous AGMAgendaAnnual...
New District G-Suite Accounts
13th February 2019
We have finally gone live with our new district IT platform provided by Google's G-Suite There is a guide with step by step instructions to setting up your district mail and accessing shared resources for the first time here Login to your g-suite account here: www.google.com In...
Sevenoaks Scouts Receive their Gold Award
5th June 2018
Five Scouts from Sevenoaks their parents and supporting leaders went along on the 3rd of June to Lower Grange, Kent's Headquarters, to receive their Chief Scout Gold Award. Dean Harding, the County Commissioner, and a Regional representative awarded 33 awards to scouts from 9 Kent Districts....
10 Second Guide to the Brand Changes
16th May 2018
Skills For Life Changing our brand from the old swoosh signifies a new direction for Scouts as it launches Skills For Life - emphasising the long term positive effects on young people from taking an active part in Scouting. Read about the plan to deliver better futures...
St George's Day Parade and Road Closures
22nd April 2018
The Scouts are celebrating St George's Day again this year with two parades along the High Street. We are hoping that as many of the 900 youth members of scouting in the district will be able to join us on Sunday (22nd April 2018). The scouts will be supported by the marching band of...
Forthcoming Permit Training
8th March 2018
There are courses upcoming in March and April 2018 for Archery LeaderAxe ThrowingAir Rifle ShootingClimbing Leader Please check the calendar for details ...
Young Leader & Explorer Climbing 5th January
23rd December 2017
Young Leader & Explorer Climbing 5th January 2018 7pm to 8:30pm Climb at Lower Grange Farm, with other Sevenoaks Young leaders and Explorers Full details and booking now via this form. Note when capacity reached booking will close - book now! https://goo.gl/forms/y5rlzldcDUTY4ZV52 ...
Network Christmas gathering
23rd December 2017
Network Christmas gathering There is an opportunity for Network members to attend a climbing session at Lower Grange Farm on 5th January at 8:30pm, or at an earlier time for Pizza. This is open to all 18-25yo in Sevenoaks, regardless of skill level and if you don't fancy climbing...
Explorers & Young Leaders: Hands Up For Adventure
19th December 2017
Calling all Explorers, Young Leaders and rising 14 year-old scouts Join us for some pre-Christmas fun (including chocolate) plus meeting our District Youth Commissioners and Explorer team to help shape our exciting plans for 14-18 scouting in the District. ...
WSJ 2019 Selection Day details
14th November 2017
Details have been announced of the World Scout Jamboree selection day. Please see the main WSJ page ...
New Online District ScoutSHOP launched
29th October 2017
The new District Scout Shop has opened it doors The new District Scout Shop has opened it doors today 29th October 2017 The new shop features Online orderingCard paymentsInternet banking payments (BACS) The new shop is being run by a brand new volunteer team of parents. Visit...
Dates announced for Mag 7 2018
2nd October 2017
We have just announced dates for Mag 7 2018 news article. The activity camp will be 4th-7th May 2018 on the St Clere Estate in Kemsing. http://sevenoaksscouts.org.uk/event-mag_7_2018.html ...
District AGM 13th June
25th May 2017
All adults members, supporters, explorers and young leaders are welcome at the Annual General Meeting of the Sevenoaks District Scout Council. It is to be held on Tuesday 13 June 2017 from 7.30pm (19:30hrs) in the headquarters of the 4th Sevenoaks (St. John’s) Scout Group, Mill Lane,...
St George's Day Parade photos are here
23rd April 2017
Check out the St George's Day gallery ...
Plender 2017 Photos
16th April 2017
Photos from the 2017 Plender hike are online ...
Cub Scouts Quiz and Challenge
30th March 2017
Cub Scouts Quiz and Challenge The day started at 13:30 with (about) 11 teams worth of Cubs turning up armed the contents of their respective Pack's craft boxes. Nearly all (if not all) of the Groups were represented. The teams were 4 or 5 strong, containing a good cross section from...
Cubs 100 edition of Across Kent out now
17th January 2017
The Cubs 100 celebration edition is out now! You can download it at www.kentscouts.org.uk/218 Packed full of stories about the celebrations held around Kent to mark the Cub Scout Centenary as well as snippets of news from around Kent. ...
Cubs Celebrate at Kingswood
22nd October 2016
Cubs Scouts from the 1st 4th and 7th packs joined 300 other cubs for a weekend of activities at the Kingswood Activity Centre in Ashford. The cubs and leaders had the luxury of sleeping inside nice warm buildings with running hot water which was something that the young people and probably...
District AGM 2016
22nd June 2016
The District Annual General Meeting of Sevenoaks Scouts took place on the 21st June 2016 and was a great success with many turning out to witness the event. During the meeting several awards were given to leaders and Explorer Scouts. Pictures of the awards are in the Gallery section of this...
Explorers and Scouts flying high
12th June 2016
Four lucky scouts from the 7th, 3rd & 4th troops plus two Explorers got the chance to go gliding on the 5th April thanks to the Kent Gliding Club Community Flying Programme. One Explorer even got to do some acrobatics as it was her second flight. A most exciting day for this group of...
Cubs Celebrate 100 years with ADVENTURE
12th June 2016
Over the weekend of the 4th and 5th June the Cubs had activity at the Downe Scout Camp near Biggin Hill. Over 70 cubs from 7 different packs attended and had a go at archery, abseiling, crate stacking and pedal carts. The weather was fantastic through out the weekend and this was a perfect...
Scouting Memorial Project
5th June 2016
Andy King took his scouts to the unveiling of the National memorial Project in Staffordshire. Here is his report and an explanation of the project. Hogwarts Troops was privileged to be invited to the unveiling of the new Scout memorial. This was held on the 5th June. we had tickets for 2...
Pinewood Rally 2016
16th April 2016
As in any form of motor racing there is plenty of preparation before Race Day and so it was for the 2016 Cub Scouts Pinewood Rally at Wilderness Sports Centre. Months before the event Richard, Assistant District Commissioner for Cubs sought out materials so that all the car kits were...
District Challenge and Quiz
3rd March 2016
It's not always easy to find an event that cubs from all over the District can take part in which is indoors but this Challenge and Quiz event is still attracting teams from many packs. In fact, fourteen took part in the event held at the St Johns Group headquarters in Mill Lane which meant...
March Newslink is here
2nd March 2016
March Newslink is here with details of the District Cub Challenge, Otford Adventures and invitations to Quiz at Edenbridge on the 11th. ...
February Newslink!
1st February 2016
Newslink February 2016 has now hit the internet. This month featuring... All Leaders Meeting, Skills Night, Scouts Wide Game, Scout Shop, Active Supporta (scouting) night at the cinema...
January Newslink Out Now
8th January 2016
The first edition of Newslink in 2016 is out now. In this issue Happy New Year! Christmas Camps, Cubs Quiz, District All Leader's Meeting, Training News Read it now ...
District All-Leader's Meeting Tues 25 July
8th January 2016
Meeting starts at 19:45 at the 3rd Sevenoaks Hut, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks ...
District Cubs Chess Competition
21st November 2015
The Sevenoaks District Cubs Chess Tournament took place at Westerham Scout Hut on Saturday 21stNovember. 17 cubs from 5 Packs took part in a keenly fought competition. After a series of 10 minute round robin matches in 4 groups the 8 cubs with the best results competed for one trophy and the...
New Training Dates Published
12th November 2015
Training dates for the coming year have been updated today. Get yourself trained before Compass comes online! View the training schedule ...
November Newslink Out Now
3rd November 2015
The November edition of Newslink has hit the internet. November Newslink The full Newslink Index The copy in your inbox came with an updated version of the District Directory - if you spotted any updates required please contact Rose Mears. ...
Plender Hike
17th October 2015
Saturday 17thOctober saw a return of the biennial Plender Hike Competition. 9 teams entered the night hike with teams from 1st, 4th, 12th, 15thand 17thSevenoaks. The teams had to complete an arduous 8 mile course around Otford and Shoreham. On the way were a number of challenges including...
Active Support opt for 'The Dark Side'
9th October 2015
At their games evening the Sevenoaks District Active Support members along with members from the Trefoil Guild were given a choice of subjects for a talk at next months meeting. Their choice was The Dark Side of London. The talk will be at Halstead Scout HQ in Shoreham Lane at 2pm on 12th...
Sevenoaks District Active Support Games Night
8th October 2015
On Thursday October 8 the Active Support team along with the Trefoil Guild are running a Games evening to include some of those long forgotten pastimes. All are welcome to join in the fun at Halstead Scout HQ Shoreham Lane Halstead. ...
October Newslink out now
2nd October 2015
A new edition of Newslink has been published. It has 10 pages this month including a wedding, cub challenge, water sports, carnivals and much more!. ...
Rafting at Thrifwood, a great day o/in the water
27th September 2015
29 Scouts from 1st 3rd 4th and 17th Chose the perfect day to get in to the minibus and shoot of to Thriftwood Camp site and Activity Centre for a day of rafting. They built their own rafts with the help of a diagram and tuition from the leaders Michael , Chris, Carl , Russel ,Fred,...
Scouts look forward to a day of RAFTING
26th September 2015
Sevenoaks Scouts are looking forward to a day of RAFTING at Thrftwood Campsite in Essex. After constructing their rafts the scouts will bravely attempt to circumnavigate the lake and island. How successful will they be? Watch this space. ...
District Commissioner's Cubs Challenge
20th September 2015
Four Packs came together in September to compete for the District Commissioners Cup. The packs were 1st Sevenoaks, (Braeside), 4th Sevenoaks (St John's), 7th Sevenoaks (Halstead) and 12th Sevenoaks (Edenbridge) and all four packs did remarkably well to achieve the tough criteria for...
District All Leaders Meeting Sept 28th POSTPONED
16th September 2015
Come to meet with the all the leaders in the District on the 28th of September at the 3rd Sevenoaks HQ on Bradbourne Vale Road.NOW POSTPONED NOW POSTPONED ...
Explorers Summer Camp in Kandersteg - Outline
9th September 2015
Explorers Summer Camp in Kandersteg At the meeting this week we talked through the proposed trip to Kandersteg next summer. View the slide show here: http://bit.ly/KISC-2016-Intro ...
Active Support Group Go Boating
6th August 2015
On the 9th July some of the Active Support members joined together with the Trefoil Guild and had a great day out on the Wey and Arun Canal. The weather was perfect and a good time was had by all. Everyone brought a plate of 'food to share', and there were a few bottles of sustenance around...
District St George's Day Trophies 2015
1st May 2015
District St George's Day Trophies 2015 news article ...
Find us on Facebook!
1st March 2015
Sevenoaks District Scouts is now on Facebook. Join us and find out what's going on in your Scouting District....
District Awards 2013
28th April 2013
Winners of this year's District Awards 2013 are as follows - The Sajo Trophy - Caroline Coppleston and the 6th Sevenoaks (Kemsing) Beaver Colony The Mickey Spearey Trophy - Richard Everest and the 4th Sevenoaks (St Johns) Cub Pack The Dudley Barrow Trophy - Alan Hindley and the...
Chris Mears receives Special Awards
28th April 2013
Chris received both a Chief Scout's Commendation for Meritorious Conduct medal an award for Meritorious Conduct and a Silver Acorn which is one of Scouting’s top awards. He has been and continues to be a major force in Sevenoaks scouting. He has been Riverhead Carnival organiser and continued...
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...
