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2008 News Archive
Some highlighst from 2008. We just can't fit it all in one page!
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19th Dec 2008
Ali Baba & the King of Thieves
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| A triumph against all odds. That's our story and it is a good one.more... pictures... |
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19th Dec 2008
Scout of the year
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| It was unanimous amongst our leaders that Antonia deserved the award for the greatest personal achievement this year. Well done. |
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November
Remembrance Parade 2008
With a great turnout from Beavers, cubs, scouts and Explorers the group paid tribute |
| to those that gave their lives for us in conflict around the world pictures... |
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November
District Incident Hike
With members of two teams in the competition at Bedgebury a good |
| time was had by all on this introduction to a hiking competition with incidents run by the Ashdown district for scouts. Teams entered from Crowborough and Uckfield too with Uckfield winning. pictures... |
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| October 2008 |
Sussex Downsman competition
Another first - our scouts AND adults entered possibly the most challenging competition in Sussex. The scouts finished 8th of 22 as the youngest team to enter and complete the 25 mile course in under 8 hours- brilliant! pictures... |
| September 2008 |
Backwoods cooking and Survival competitionWell done everyone that took part. Our team came in second to a well deserved win for Uckfield pictures... |
| September 2008 |
Scouts canoe skills day
Our scouts took to the water at Robs to learn kayak and canadian paddling skills. A great day out with cows as spectators pictures.. |
| September 2008 |
Cakes for Africa
Beavers and their parents did a great job in the village square selling cakes to raise money for starving children in Ethiopia collecting £105
pictures... |
| August 2008 |
Cub Camp
Blackland - Our first cub camp for a while. what happened?
Pictures Story |
| July/August 2008 |
Scout adventure - Our scouts headed north by public transport to Gilwell Park and then the Lake District
pictures. story |
| June 2008 |
Ahoy Beavers - Beavers took to the water on the lake at Robs Farm and proved more confident than the parents
pictures. |
| June 2008 |
The cubs are coming - Our cubs took a hike around Bewl Water to learn some hiking and mapping skills. Akela takes up the story
story.. |
| June 2008 |
Giant Sleepover 2008 - Beaver colonies from Burwash and Wadhurst joined us for more than a sleepover.
pictures.. story.. |
| June 2008 |
Ticehurst Fete - Cubs paraded as indian braves whilst we searched for a beaver leader |
| June 2008 |
Kings of the Wild frontier - Cubs, scouts and explorers across the district joined us at Batemans for a wild west weekend. pictures...story |
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| May 2008 |
District football tournament - Cubs and scouts at Rotherfield pictures... story |
| April 2008 |
District Unihoc tournament - Ticehurst - Beavers and cubs took part in our first go at this event. A great day out
more..pictures... story.. |
| April 2008 |
St. Georges Day Camp -
Cubs and scouts joined Wadhurst at whiligh for a traditional camp pictures... story |
| April 2008 |
County Camping Competition - An old favourite rekindled for the first time. Our scouts take on the best of the county campers pictures... story.. |
| Mar 2008 |
District swimming gala - An old favourite returned under new management story |
| Feb 2008 |
Survival Camp Rotherfield - Some of our scouts made shelters, skinned rabbits and lived offf the land for a weekend . the leaders camped out too for experience story.. |
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