Berkshire Scouts

Photo of the Week

Each week a new photograph of Scouting in Berkshire is loaded on to the front page of the County Website.  The photograph is  selected from those submitted digitally to

photo@berkshirescouts.org.uk

One photograph will selected from these to be the Photo of the Year and will be used in  Annual Review for Berkshire Scouts. Full details here.

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Everyday Adventure with 2nd Easthampstead Cub Scouts (Panthers) more

Photo Chris Pether

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyday Adventure at the Earley Fun Day more Photo Mick Stocks

 

Gilwell Grand Prix - Cub Scouts from 2nd Newbury on track at the  Beaver & Cub Fun Day at Gilwell Park. more

Photo Martin Turner

 

Adventure in Kensington Park, Oxford Road, Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognising courage and initiative - Ben Shellard of 1st Reading YMCA Scouts receives the Chief Scouts Commendation for Meritorious Conduct from Mick Stocks, Deputy County Commissioner more

Photo Geoff Mitchell

 

 

On Camp - Scouts at Kennet District's  Camping Competition take on the challenge of cooking using an open fire.

Photo Nigel Sayers

 

Sleeping Beauty - Pinkneys Green Scout Group style  - Photo Simon Wheeler

The Challenge of Plumbing - Scouts at 2nd Thatcham try their hand at a bit of plumbing under the guidance of a professional plumber  - Photo Peter Swynford

1st Burghfield and Sulhamstead Scout Group are Go! The adventure begins as Beaver Scouts celebrate with their new scarves at a special service on 1 March 2008 to mark the formation of this new Group.  - Photo Geoff Mitchell  more

1st Reading (YMCA) Scout Group Centenary

100 years of Adventure, Challenge and Friendship with 1st Reading (YMCA) Scout Group - pictured here at their celebration with the Mayoress of Reading, Dorothy Maskell, and the local MP Rob Wilson - Photo Margaret Ellison more

Starting the Centenary +1 Year with a Bang, the 52nd Reading Scout Group's  first-ever Gang Show more

A year of challenge and adventure, fun and friendship captured in the 2007 Yearbook of 1st Hungerford Scout Troop more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adventure and Challenge in Snowdonia: Explorer Scouts and Scout Network on the first training weekend for ALPS2008

Photo Steve Colvin

 

Adventure and Challenge at the Kennet District Gala - Congratulations to 1st Wash Common (Cub Section), 2nd Newbury (Scouts under 12) and  3rd Newbury (Scouts over 12) who emerged the winners  more 

Photo Nigel Sayers

 

 

 

31 December 2007

2007 - Memories of a Fabulous Centenary Year -   Photo Geoff Mitchell

 

Top: left Centenary Camps; right Centenary Celebration; Bottom left Sunrise at the World Scout Jamboree; right Centenary Ball

 

24 December 2007

Scouting - one of the best presents ever -  Photo Geoff Mitchell

 

17 December 2007

Ready for Adventure:  Scouts from 99th Reading Scout Group ready for the off to London by Train for a Monopoly Run. Photo Leo McCarville more

 

10 December 2007

Berkshire Scouts in partnership with Berkshire Scout Enterprises Ltd launch a three year Development Project with a full-time Local Development Officer, Harriet Riley pictured here. more

 

3 December 2007

Adventure at Arborfield: Beaver Scouts from 52nd Reading check out a helicopter as part of their Air Activities Badge at the REME, Arborfield Garrison.   Photo Dawn Garlick more

26 November 2007

Helping others: George, Jake, James,  Ross and Zack of 80th Reading Scouts sell poppies on behalf of Tilehurst Royal British Legion at Savacentre at Calcot.  Photo Alison Haynes

 

19 November 2007

Cookham Scout Group win the Centenary Smart Art Group Award. The photo shows members of the Group with Peter Duncan, Chief Scout in front of their winning entry.  Photo Andrew Sutherland  more

 

12 November 2007

1st Hungerford Scouts take in No 10 Downing Street as part of their London Weekend Adventure.  Photo Luke Cartey more

 

5 November 2007

 

52nd Reading Cub Scouts descended on Reading town centre, to

100 pairs of shoes to coincide with the 100 years of scouting centenary celebrations. Photo Wendy Turk more

 

29 October 2007

 

Adventure  - Some of the 120 Beaver Scouts from Maidenhead District exploring the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich Photo Dorothy Minors more

 

22 October 2007

 

Fun and Friendship - 3rd Woodley Scouts winners of the Loddon District 10 pin Bowling Competition Photo Andy Loring more

 

15 October 2007

Adventure on Taceham Hundred District "October Outdoors" weekend for Scouts in the Forest of Dean. -  Photo Oliver Hunter

 

8 October 2007

Reading Scouts and Explorer Scouts celebrate 100 years of Scouting at the Eiffel Tower in Paris  -  Photo Steve McCarthy more

 

1 October 2007

 

A Beaver Scout, Cub Scout, Scout and Explorer Scout cut the Centenary Cake at the Picnic in the Park  -  Photo Geoff Mitchell

 

24 September 2007

 

Beaver Scouts from 2nd Thatcham after a spot of backwoods cooking at Angels Corner, Bucklebury Common -  Photo Peter Frost

 

17 September 2007

Beavers, Cubs and Scouts join the celebrations as 73rd Reading (Park) marks its 75th Anniversary -  Photo Geoff Mitchell more.

 

 

20 August 2007

Where were you on 1 August 2007?  -    for Gerard O'Neill ( far right), an Assistant Scout Leader with 4th Newbury, it was Sunrise on the beach in Papua New Guinea with local Scouts.

 

1 August 2007

 

 

Centenary Celebration -    One of the Blue Troop from Berkshire exchanges sunrise signatures with 40,000 other Scouts from all around the world at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Hylands Park Photo Geoff MItchell  more

 

 

23 July 2007

Centenary Celebration -    Getting ready to welcome a 100 years of Scouting - budding young musicians at 2nd Woodley -  Photo Chas Randle more

 

16 July 2007

Centenary Celebration -    100 years of Scouting gets the thumbs up at the Berkshire Centenary Celebration more

 

9 July 2007

Centenary Celebration -    2 Cub Scouts from 1st Emmbrook used 100 coins to mark the occasion -  Photo Paul Lawrence

 

6 July 2007

Adventure -   Up in the trees with 2nd Thatcham at the Beaver and Cub Fun Day at Gilwell Park. Photo Peter Frost

 

25 June 2007

 

Challenge -  One of the 100 challenges at the South East Berkshire Centenary Camp at Walton Firs. Photo Geoff Mitchell more

 

 

8 June 2007

 

Honoured - Mick Stocks MBE who was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours June 2007. more