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Contact: Nigel Sayers District Commissioner
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Kennet District
This District supports Scouting for young people aged 6 to 25 in Newbury; Hungerford; Inkpen & Kintbury; Lambourn; Wash Common; and the surrounding area.
Kennet District Gala
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great time was had by all at the Kennet Districts recent Cub and
Scout Swimming Gala at Northcroft Leisure Centre Newbury. Over
170 young people took part in a variety of events. The winners in
each competition were:
Cub Section - 1st Wash Common
Scouts under 12 - 2nd Newbury
Scouts over 12 - 3rd Newbury
A big thank you to the members of the Kennet Scout Fellowship and Explorer "Griffon Unit" Young Leaders who helped with the judging and scoring.
Kennet District Centenary Camp
Wonderful sunshine greeted the 300 plus at the Kennet District Camp on the beautiful Englefield Estate. There was much to do with quad biking, climbing, caving and archery along with twist cooking, sumo wrestling, crafts and so much more.
District Commission Nigel Sayers said 'all of the adult leaders across the District had done a fantastic job in putting the camp together.'
On saturday, the participants sampled the different activities available and clearly had a great time.
Sunday saw the the Radio 210 Thunders on site broadcasting live and finding what the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts thought of the Centenary celebration Camp.
Kennet District Annual Meeting
Nigel Sayers, the District Commissioner for Kennet District congratulated the adult Volunteers in Kennet for another highly successful at the AGM for the District.
Held a day after the end of their fantastic Centenary Camp, the meeting elected Elaine Ballantyne as Chair of the District Executive Committee
Hamish Stout, County Commissioner made a short presentation on the value of Scouting for World Peace using words from the 1st World Scout Jamboree held in 1920 to highlight the vision of Robert Baden Powell.
The meeting was followed by refreshment and an opportunity to see a display showing what young people thought about scouts - fantastic seems a good summary.
Kennet Launches Centenary Year with a new Scout on the stroke of Midnight
As the bell struck to welcome the New Year at 4th Newbury Scouts were busy welcoming a new member to their Troop as one the very first new members of the Scout Section in the Country in this Centenary Year.
4th Newbury (St Johns) Scout Troop held a winter camp which involved camping out over the New Year Weekend. They cooked and looked after themselves and enjoyed an adventure hike, rifle shooting and building chairs, traditional style. For one of them Luke, the highlight of the weekend was his investiture as a Scout at the stroke of midnight, to become one of the very first new Scouts in Berkshire and the whole of the UK. The photo shows Luke with his friends receiving a Centenary Scarf to mark the occasion from Hamish Stout, County Commissioner.
Young People in Kennet
Scouting for 6 to 14 year old boys and girls is based in local Scout Groups. There are 9 Groups in the Kennet District offering Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts - To make contact with your nearest Scout Group you should use the 'District contact' given above or follow the links in the list.
1st Hungerford
1st Inkpen and Kintbury
1st Lambourn
1st Newbury Sea Scouts
1st Woolton Hill
Scouting for 14 to 18 young men and women is based in local Explorer Scout Units. There are two such units in the Kennet District
Phoenix Explorer Scout Unit
Pegasus Explorer Scout Unit
Kennet District Young Leader Unit
Scouting for 18 to 25 men and women is based in the Scout Network which is coordinated on a County-wide basis.
Adults in Kennet
There are many opportunities for adults to enjoy and support Scouting. Working directly with young people in the Sections includes being a Leader; an Assistant Leader; Colony, Pack or Troop Assistant and so on.
The are also opportunities to help at Group level and in the District in 'management' roles. Tasks at these levels include finance; administration; fund-raising; taking care of equipment; and so on.
Adults in Scouting have fun and are well supported with training and through District and County programme teams.
For further details on how to support Scouting in this District you should contact the Kennet District Commissioner or follow these links
Support for Adults in Kennet
All Adults in Scouting are supported by both District and County-based Support Teams and by a widely respected training programme which can lead to a qualification from the National Open College Network.
Adults undertaking training in the Loddon District are supported by their Local Training Manager
Lynne Kay LTMwest@berkshirescouts.org.uk
Click here for more details on the Adult Training Programme