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• Jubilee Camp

  4th June 2012

  Over 200 scouts from Groups in Swanley District celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend with an amazing camp.      It was a great event with "Its a knock out", Climbing, Abseiling, Archery, Air Rifle shooting, Low ropes, Disco, Treasure hunt and load more, and a fantastic...

• Beavers Make A Splash!

  10th March 2012

  The Beaver Scouts make a splash at the Annual Swimming Gala by winning the trophy.   The youngest of the scout sections at Crockenhill outshone the older scouts with the following results:   Race Result   1 Width...

• Freezer Camp

  12th February 2012

  This year's Freezer Camp was truly freezing with several cm of snow on the ground, and predicted overnight temperatures of -4° C ! So, the decision was made to stay in the Scout Hut on the Friday night and setup camp Saturday morning.   Otherwise, we might have all frozen...

• Christmas Bag Packing

  19th December 2011

  Christmas fund raising event for Swanley Scouts Once again, the ASDA Supermarket in Swanley kindly agreed to host our annual Christmas fund raising event known as "Bag Packing", and for the first time it lasted for three days. "Bag Packing" is when dozens of Cub Scouts and Scouts from...

• Night Hike & Ballista Pioneering Camp

  23rd October 2011

  The first camp since the summer holidays started off with a cross-country night hike from the Scout Hut to the District Campsite in Farningham Woods.   To make it extra special, six new Scouts were invested under the M25 at a subway not far from Eagle Heights.   As you can see...

• Fun Night

  21st July 2011

  The whole Scout Group has an evening of fun - and food!  It is tradition now, that our last meeting before the summer break is a time for the whole Scout Group to meet up at the District camp site in Farningham Wood for some fun and food. As you can see, we had a bit of rain, but that didn't...

• Outdoor & Survival Skills Camp

  3rd July 2011

  One of the first badges that our young people work towards on moving up to the Scout section is the Outdoor Challenge Award. This badge is all about learning to camp and cook outdoors, but there’s nothing like sleeping under the stars in the summer. So, we also decided to start work on the...

• Joint Activity Camp at Downe

  5th June 2011

  Cub Scouts and Scouts from Crockenhill have an activity packed camp at Downe. For three of the last four years, the Cub Scouts and Scouts from Crockenhill have gone on a summer camp together.  Last year we went to Halls Green, and two years before that we were at the...

• Quex Park Birthday Challenge

  22nd May 2011

  This year we are celebrating 25 years since the start of Beaver Scouts. Today’s visit to the Powell-Cotton Museum at Quex Park, near Margate is the first of two exciting days out arranged by Kent County Scouts in recognition of this important milestone. Our Beaver Scouts spent the...

• AGM & Fun Night

  7th May 2011

  A Night at the Races with Reports and Awards   The Scout Group had a fun social night, interspersed with our AGM. As part of the AGM, the members of the Group Exec have to stand down for re-election; but we are pleased to announce that they were unanimously re-elected to their...