Photo of the Week Archive
See below for the collection of previous winners of the Photo of the Week and click on the required year for the collection for 2004 Archive 2005 Archive 2005-2006 Archive 2006-2007 Archive 2007-2008 Archive
Photo of the Week
Each week a new photograph of Scouting in Berkshire will be loaded on to the front page of the County Website. The photograph will be selected from those submitted digitally to
Why capture some magic moments with your Colony, Pack, Troop or Unit?
Selected photographs will be archived on the County Web Site and will be included in newsletters and other publications promoting Scouting across Berkshire.
The best pic will be named Photo of the Year and the submitting Colony, Pack, Troop or Unit will receive a framed version of the photograph together with a citation. Full details are available here
Photos of the Year 2007-2008
The Photos of the Year 2007-2008 were selected from the series of the Photo of the Week and used in the 2007-2008 Review designed by Studio Lift. Click here for the full 2007-8 series. A big thank you to everyone who submitted photos.
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Adventure in Slovenia with Central Windsor Scouts Canyoning near Tolmin, in the Soca Valley of West Slovenia. This headfirst slide is called a Superman Descent and goes some way to explain why the Scouts are wearing big blue pants on top of their wetsuits.
Photo (C) Maya Sportni Turizem Photo of the Year 2007-8 |
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The Oxford Road team was out in force at the Oxford Road Fun Day on Saturday 28 June 12 to 4pm in Kensington Park just off the Oxford Road. The team provided some exciting opportunities for young people to find out about the fun, adventure and challenge of Scouting. Photo Mick Stocks Photo of the Year 2007-8 |
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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 Photo of the Year 2007-8 |
Photo of the Year 2006-2007
The Photos of the Year 2006-2007 was selected from the series of the Photo of the Week by Studio Lift, a design studio who produced the 2006-2007 Review Document. Click here for the full 2006-7 series. A big thank you to everyone who submitted photos.
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1st Twyford Scouts Summer Camp, Dolgellau, North Wales - The "Hitch-hiker" patrol at the top of Cader Idris, after a very hot ascent on an overnight hike from the site above Dolgellau, on the way to Kings. Photo by Alan Foord Photo of the Year 2006-7 |
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Adventure on the river - Pegasus Explorer Scouts from Kennett District on the River Teith in Scotland Photo by Martin Lang Photo of the Year 2006-7 |
Photo of the Year 2005-2006
The Photos of the Year 2005-2006 was selected from the series of the Photo of the Week by Chris Foster, Media Officer for the Scout Association. Click here for the full 2005-6 series. A big thank you to everyone who submitted photos.
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Taking the challenge - one of the many teams of Scouts at the Mount Challenge weekend preparing their evening meal more Photo Geoffrey Mitchell Photo of the Year 2005-6 |
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'Feathers McGraw' of the Reading Central District Explorers working on her Mountainous Activity Award at Baggy Point, North Devon 130 feet up after abseiling down. Photo Ian Kirkham Photo of the Year 2005-6 |
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3rd Reading Scouts pause during their caving day as part of the Summer Expedition to Gower. Photo Paul Young Photo of the Year 2005-6 |
Photo of the Year 2005
The Photo of the Year 2005 was selected from the series of the Photo of the Week by Chris Foster, Deputy Press Officer for the Scout Association. Click here for the full 2005 series. A big thank you to everyone who submitted photos.
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Big adventures for small people! Cub Scouts from Pinkneys Green on the Jamboree Trail in the Cookham area during a District Activity Photo Pinkneys Green Cub Scout Photo of the Year 2005 |
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Explorer Scouts from Axford Unit in Taceham Hundred District during a week of skiing and snowboarding in Interlaken, Switzerland. Photo Skippy Roberts Runner-up Photo of the Year 2005 |
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The winning team of Scouts from Pinkneys Green prepare a three-course meal as part of the Maidenhead District Cooking Competition Photo Simon Wheeler Runner-up Photo of the Year 2005 |
Photo of the Year 2004
The Photo of the Year 2004 is the photo submitted by Mike Watts of 1st Sonning Scouts and shown in the week commencing 23 August 2004. The judges decided this photo best captured the fun, friendship and adventure of Berkshire Scouting of all the photos submitted in 2004. It was a difficult process selecting one from so many high quality photos. Congratulations to Mike, a framed version and a citation will be presented to Mike and the Group. The judges also highly commended the photos published on 2 August 2004 from Peter Swynford and on 24 October from Oliver Hunter. Click here for the full 2004 archive. Thanks to everyone who submitted photos.
Guide to submitting a Photo of the Week
Please ensure the photograph represents the best of Scouting and complies with the advice for photos on a website on the Fact Sheet available here.
In terms of Photo of the Week - we try to keep a balance between the various sections and different parts of Berkshire but we would weight the following items more heavily. We would not expect every photo to cover every item.
* Quality of image * Young people in the image reflect the diversity of Scouting * Image shows young people doing Scouting - excellent action shots that show Scouting off as a modern, dynamic youth organisation. * Image reflects ‘We believe that through adventure we challenge individuals so that they learn and experience new things that enrich their lives.’ - depicting each of the different components of our identity: Adventure, Challenge, Enriching lives * Images which reflect our behaviour: Fun, Friendship, Confident, Inclusive and Trusted.
In general we prefer photos without adults but obviously there will be times when the adult is the focus.
For the photograph to have the widest use please supply the photo in the highest resolution you have available. The file format should be one of jpeg or tiff. Full details are available here
Please provide contact details for each photograph and provide a suitable caption and a credit for the photographer. If not part of the caption please give details of which colony, pack, troop or unit is involved.
We will try to make use of most photos either as photo of the week or in the Scouts in Action series or on sectional pages.
If you have any questions please contact us via