Group news
The latest news from 3rd Sevenoaks Scout Group.
Firework Display
3rd November 2007
Well the firwork display certainly went with a bang. Over 600 people enjoyed the 25 minute display which included a spectacular mix of ground and ariel display. This together with a mild night and good burgers and hot dogs washed down with either tea coffee or mulled wine helped the group raise...
Riverhead Carnival
27th September 2007
Thank you to everyone that came along to the Carnival and helped at stalls or came and spent your money. Being a week later than normal we were all worried about the weather but in fine form the sun came out and kept us dry for the day This year we had so many stall requests that we had to turn...
3rd Scouts Clean Up
8th June 2007
Ok, well maybe not the Scouts... 3rd Sevenoaks Scout HQ today receieved 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...
Over 5,400 Active Kids Vouchers
6th June 2007
5859 Thank-you to all parents that have helped us to collect over 5,400 Sainsbury's Active Kids Vouchers. This should allow us to buy close to £400 worth of activity equipment for the Group so is well worth it. The Group leaders from each section will now decide how to spend the vouchers...
Centenary Camp
28th May 2007
Over the May Bank Holiday weekend almost 150 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Leaders from the Group camped out, joining 250,000 Scouts from across the UK, as part of the National Centenary Celebrations. The rain poured, but this didn't stop the full lineup of activities which took place over the...
Blue Peter Scouts on TV
10th February 2007
Bradbourne Scouts were luck enough to be contacted to see if they could supply some Scouts to take part in filming for BBC's Blue Peter program. The program will be shown later this month and the entire program is on Scouting and the centenary of Scouting So on Friday night 9th Feb the 23...
Cubs meet Chief Scout
8th October 2006
Cubs from the 3rd celebrated 90 years of Cub Scouting on Saturday at the Kent Scouts, Big Day Out, held at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham. Over 2,500 Cubs from across Kent attended the day full of activities. The Cubs were lucky enough to meet Chief Scout, Peter Duncan who made a surprise...
Carnival raises over £3500
17th September 2006
This years Riverhead Carnival was another great success raising over £3500 for the Scout Group, with money still to come in from employer matching schemes. The sun shone on the 6,000 people who turned out for top event in the village calendar. Attractions included: dog shows, Parade, Hullaballo...
Scorching AGM
12th June 2006
The sun shone on Sunday for this years group AGM. Families came down for the short meeting followed by a Spit Roast lamb the Scouts had helped Bertie prepare. Games including 'bat and trap' and cricket were played into the early evening. ...
New Beaver Colony Opens
13th May 2006
3rd Riverhead Scout Group are proud to announce the succesful opening of their 2nd Beaver Colony. Brookland Beavers was launched on 9th March and is currently providing an exciting programme for 12 young people. We welcome Steven Platt, Caroine Durbaba, Stevo Durbaba and Jana Mack as the...
