The main upcoming events available to Berkshire Scouts, as well as long-term programmes/initiatives, are outlined and listed in this page. Clicking on ‘More . . .’ at the end of an entry will take you to another page for further information and contact details.
Adventurous activity training 2024-5
Training opportunities for hillwalking; mountains; wild camping; climbing; abseiling; kayaking; rafting; pulling; sculling; archery; shooting; first aid for adventurous activities; permit development; etc; are provided by the County Activities Team. More . . .
County Dragon Boat Regatta 2025
The County Dragon Boat Regatta will take place again on Sunday 6 July 2025. This is a fun event open to teams of Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and SN members. Moreover, it will enable Cubs & Scouts to obtain an activity badge without doing anything else and will count toward the Berkshire Waterways Challenge Award. For more information about the Regatta see More . . .
Alps25
Following the success of Alps22, a similar adventure will be taking place during the summer of 2025. More . . .
World Scout Moot 2025
The next Moot takes place in Portugal from 25 July to 3 August 2025, and The Scout Association is organising a UK National Contingent of members, to prepare for and travel to this event. More . . .
Malawi 2026
Following the County’s very successful visit to Malawi in 2024, we are planning a smaller return visit in the early summer of 2026 for 18 years plus members. This expedition is purposefully different in scale and scope to the full visit in 2024. The next full Project Africa expedition is likely to be in the summer of 2028. More . . .
WINGS 2026
Planning is now well underway for WINGS 2026. More . . .
26th WSJ (Poland) – 2027
Recruitment will soon be taking place for 4 Jamboree Leader positions (1 Unit Leader, 1 Deputy Unit Leader, and 2 Unit Leadership Team members) to lead the single Unit Berkshire has been allocated. More . . .
Long-term programmes/initiatives
Join-in programme
The Berkshire Scouts Join-in programme is provided to support sections in engaging in the international aspects of Scouting at weekly section Meetings. More . . .
Project Africa Challenge Badge
An international community development programme to help our young people understand the lives of their peers in an African country and to provide support to projects in Malawi and Uganda . . . young people supporting young people! More . . .
Waterways Challenge
Inspired by our various waterways across Berkshire, some gifting their names to our Districts, all our Cubs, Packs and Districts are invited to participate in the Berkshire Cubs Waterways Challenge. More . . .
Great Berkshire Incident Hike
This is a challenge to the Scout section across Berkshire. Either as a District or as a local Troop, to organise an incident hike. More . . .
Links to recent activities/events
See links below for brief pictorial reports from recent activities/events involving Berkshire Scouts:
2025 Wild Adventure Days
Malawi 2024 (Project Africa)
Alps22 (Jamboree in the Mountains)