News

• Map Reading Competition

  14th February 2009

  It was a bit chilly for camping outdoors at the start of 2009 with all that snow, so we had a Map Reading Challenge. The Scouts had to hike from Farningham to Crockenhill via Swanley Village. Two patrols took part, and the winning patrol completed the course nearly an hour ahead of...

• Hiking Weekend

  9th November 2008

  Hiking can be an excellent activity for Scouts, not only from a physical fitness aspect but also to encourage them to develop the skills of planning, teamwork and leadership. So, with that in mind, the Scouts were dropped off at Otford Station and hiked the nine or so miles back to...

• Aerial Runway Pioneering Camp

  28th September 2008

  The Scouts have an exciting weekend pioneering camp making and using an aerial runway.   Two A-Frames were made and positioned at the top and bottom of a gulley in our District Campsite.  A rope with a bosun's chair was then lead over the top of the A-Frames and anchored to...

• District SPLOSH! - Rafting Competition

  21st September 2008

  Every two years, all the Scout Troops around Swanley gather at Leybourne Lakes for a raft racing competition. It looks a lot like a Scrapheap Challenge to start with, but the finished result was ten times better. And to prove it, Crockenhill Scouts won!   For...

• District Incident Hike

  28th June 2008

  Another thing we do as Scouts are mind-boggling challenges, whilst hiking around a course.  We call them Incident Hikes. At this year’s District Incident Hike our Troop won the Incidents, but lost the Hike by a mere fifteen minutes. This resulted in a valiant second place...

• Group Camp

  14th June 2008

  One of the best things about the Scouts is that we go camping - a lot. This summer we had a Group camp where those in the Scout section were being taught the following skills: Pitching and striking a tent Lighting and cooking on an open fire (Backwoods cooking) Setting up...