Photo of the Week
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Archive 2005
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26 June 2005
Some of the 35 Explorer Scouts from Maidenhead who are Young Leaders on a narrowboat weekend from Aldermaston to Newbury and back.
Photo Ray Tucker
19 June 2005
Up, up and away .. an unexpected visitor to the 2nd Thatcham's 50th Anniversary Group Camp.
Photo Peter Swynford
12 June 2005
We slept here! - Yoda Six at the 5th Woodley ‘Hornet’ Cubs Camp at Paddicks Patch explain all.
Photo Jacqui Webb
5 June 2005
Adult Volunteer Helen Dyke from 4th Langley Scout Group receives her Certificate and Wood Badge after successfully completing her training programme.
29 May 2005
Big adventures for small people!
Cub Scouts from Pinkneys Green on the Jamboree Trail in the Cookham area during a District Activity more
Photo Simon Wheeler
22 May 2005
This tastes good! Cooking your own twist on an open fire - one of the many activities which were available at Kennet District Cub Scout Camp - Photo Colin Smith
15 May 2005
How high can we go?
One of the Cub Scout teams in action at the County Quiz Day. more
Photo Lynn Smith
8 May 2005
4th Newbury Scouts on their "UnIncredibles" Raft during the Newbury Round Table Charity Raft Race on May Bank Holiday. In all Scouts from the Kennet District entered a dozen teams in the race. more photo 4th Newbury Scouts
1 May 2005
Beaver Scouts in disguise at the Loddon District St George's Activity Day - this must be the dragon! more (photo Tim Stamp)
24 April 2005
Adventure and fun with the Three Towers Hike. One picture shows the Three Blind Mice Team of Amy, Catherine and Peter from 80th Reading Scouts (completed in 5 hours and 51 minutes), the other shows a team walking through the tranquil countryside near Purley (photo Oliver Hunter)
17 April 2005
The cover to "Three Flag Hoist" by Vic Rolfe - a new book launched this week on the history of Sea Scouts in Reading.
format A5; 204 pages; full colour cover and well illustrated with monochrome photographs. Cost £12.00. Post and packing £2.
10 April 2005
Scouts Scuba diving at Nemesis 2005 - more
Photo Geoffrey Mitchell
3 April 2005
Tent Pitching on the Radio - Radio Berkshire Breakfast show presenters Jim Cathcart and Maggie Philbin race against Explorer Scouts Claire and Michael to get their tent up first - live on radio. Scout Network Chair Steve Taplin provides encouragement for all more
27 March 2005
An investiture for Seven Explorer Scouts from Slough at the Outdoors SHow at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham
20 March 2005
Pinkneys Green Scouts do Aladdin. The show involves over 30 Scouts and Cub Scouts who have been rehearsing since Christmas and are now playing to packed houses at Pinkneys Green Scout Hall. more
Photo Simon Wheeler
13 March 2005
Scouts from 2nd Thatcham spending a January troop night being archers! Bullseye !
Photo Peter Swynford.
6 March 2005
Some of the budding chefs at the Scouts County Cooking Competition - here we see the team from Pinkneys Green Scouts more
27 February 2005
Explorer Scouts from Axford Unit in Taceham Hundred District during a week of skiing and snowboarding in Interlaken, Switzerland. more
20 February 2005
3rd Sandhurst Cubs take the biscuit. The Cubs where challenged to make a Cub Scout by decorating biscuits. The activity was accompanied by lots of laughter and smiley faces. The Biscuit Cubs survived the meeting only to be eaten on the way home.
Photo Graham Davies
13 February 2005
This week the Berkshire Scouts web-based ResourceBase passed through the 100 mark of great ideas for Adult Leaders in all sections across Berkshire
Click here to see the latest entries in the ResourceBase.
You can get the ResourceBase to search for words or just browse through the complete set of ideas. more
Photo Geoff Mitchell
6 February 2005
Well done! Cub Scouts from Slough District with their Chief Scout Silver Award Certificates more Photo Colin Smith
30 January 2005
Cub Scouts from East Reading, Pang Valley, South and South East Berkshire and Wokingham Districts with their Chief Scout Silver Award Certificates more Photo Colin Smith
23 January 2005
The winning team of Scouts from Pinkneys Green prepare a three-course meal as part of the Maidenhead District Cooking Competition more Photo Simon Wheeler
16 January 2005
Scouts from 2nd Thatcham enjoying Quad-biking at the
Annual Winter
Camp at Gilwell Park January 2005.
Photo Peter Swynford of 2nd Thatcham
9 January 2005
Embrook's
Mark Smith going places.
Photo Bob Loades of 1st Emmbrook
2 Januaru 2005 Reproduced from 23 August 2004 - Photo of the Year 2004
Scouts from 1st Sonning take the plunge during their canal boat based summer expedition to Devizes and back along the Kennet and Avon Canal
Photo Mike Watts