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St Georges Day Celebrated
4th May 2017
On the 23rd April all groups from the Canterbury district came together to celebrate St Georges day. The afternoon saw all the grouped gather as one in the Dane John Gardens before parading across the city wall and through the city centre to the famous Cathedral, led all the way by Youth...
#youshape Month- The Young People Take Over
23rd February 2017
February 2017 has seen the Young People in scouting take over and telling the leaders the activities they want to do within scouting and the badges they want to earn. The scheme is a national run scheme with the Youth Commissioners taking the lead in the organisation. Our own district Youth...
CantWhitBay Cubs Celebrate 100th Birthday
17th December 2016
On Saturday 17th December 2016 our amazing cubs attented one of many parties happening up and down the country to celebrate 100 years of cub scouts. Now for the history bit......... (taken from the cub100 offical website) In January 1914 a pilot programme for younger boys named 'Wolf Cubs...
Scouts survive a night away from home
30th September 2016
On an autumn evening in September you would expect most children to be at home completing homework or playing on the games console, but not this bunch of scouts and explorer from Canterbury district. They decided what they needed was a night away in the woods with no shelter and basic rations...
It may have been wet but 100's went camping during Half Term
5th June 2016
Many Groups ventured out during the May Bank Holiday Weekend and following Half Term period for Camps and adventurous activities. For many there was plenty of mud and rain to add to the occassion but experiencing all weathers is part of the fun of getting outdoors and having a...
St Georges Day Parade
24th April 2016
The 2016 St Georges Day Parade had the theme of International Scouting. To view the photos please go to the galleries or follow this link ...
Oliver One Step Closer to Dream.
17th February 2016
Oliver Nelson a Cub Scout from 1st Herne Bay Scout Group was born with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy caused by a lack of oxygen when born prematurely. This causes his muscles to be abnormally tight. He has limited walking with a frame indoors but uses a chair when out and about or when...
District Youth Commissioner Appointed
28th October 2015
Jamie Bentley has been appointed to lead adventure for over 1,000 young people across the Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay District In the new role of District Youth Commissioner, Jamie will support and develop local aspects of the County and UK wide scheme to appoint Youth...
News Update From The District Executive Committee
8th September 2015
The District Executive Committee has realised that not everyone in our District is aware of their activities. To that end, it has been decided to provide an update on some of the more interesting activities.District Exec Update ...
Red 10 Parks his helicopter at 1st Herne Bay Scout Hall.
18th August 2015
Red 10 AKA Squadron Leader, Mike Ling flew into Herne Bay on Saturday 15th August to oversee the Red Arrows display at the Herne Bay, Amy Johnson Memorial Air Show. SL Mike parked his helicopter at the 1st Herne Bay Scout Group leaving GSL Chris Mears to ensure it was kept safe while the display...
