Scouts
Sevenoaks District has 13 Scout Troops in 10 Groups spread across the area.
The Scout section offeres a varied programme of activities and encourages young people to start tackling more challenging activities. It also teaches the young people to be able to look after themselves and towards the end of their time in Scouts to start leading other people.
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....
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...
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...
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. ...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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,...
