Latest Adventures and News from #teamWateringbury!
St George's Day Parade
28th April 2024
Wateringbury joined the other Scout groups of Maidstone East and West in the St George's Day Parade on Sunday 28th April. We formed part of the several-hundred person procession through the main street, cheered on by members of the public and the Mayor of Maidstone to the All Saints...
Cubs Evacuate to Ramsgate
5th April 2024
As part of the WW2-themed Spring Pack Holiday, the Cubs and Scouts were "evacuated" to Ramsgate by train. They took a guided tour about the Ramsgate tunnels, previously shelter to the city during the Blitz, and then spent the night in the same tunnel. They then hiked to 1st St...
Scouts Visit to Fire Station
11th March 2024
The Scouts thoroughly enjoyed this week's trip to Maidstone Fire Station. During this tour they saw into the life of a Fire Fighter, including seeing the equipment used for emergencies, the facilities the fire fighters live in when on-call, and the various fire trucks driven. They were even...
Cubs Visit to Tonbridge Police Station
5th December 2023
This month our Cubs had a visit to the Tonbridge Police Station, where Sergeant Bottle talked them through the equipment a police officer uses to keep the community safe on patrol and in response to emergencies. They were then allowed to look around two police vehicles and even hear the...
Remembrance Parade
12th November 2023
On the 12th November the group paraded through the road to the church as part of the Remembrance service, remembering those who gave their lives in wars around the world. Our members undertook significant roles in the service, including the carrying of flags, reading the Roll of...
Wateringbury Scout Group Celebrates Halloween
31st October 2023
To celebrate the season, the Beavers tried spooky science experiments whilst Cubs went trick-or-treating and played Party Games. Meanwhile, the Scouts enjoyed a Halloween themed camp at Lower Grange Farm. ...
Scouts Camp
23rd October 2023
The Scouts visited Lower Grange Farm for their latest camp, where they took part in archery, go-karting, pumpkin-picking, doughnut-decorating, hiking and a variety of Halloween activities alongside their new octopus mascot, Sheldon, who now has a poster on the Scouts pinboard. Congratulations...
Cuboree 2023
1st October 2023
At the first weekend of October our Cub group went to a County-wide event at Kingswood in Ashford. The Cubs had the opportunity to meet cubs from other groups whilst having a great time building contraptions, problem-solving, climbing, doing team-building activities and more! Kent...
AGM 2022 - Thank You!
10th September 2022
At our AGM on the 10th September we said goodbye to Steve (Chairperson), Corinne (Secretary) and Ed (Treasurer) and thanked them for their dedication, understanding and commitment in their roles in supporting Scouting and Guiding in Wateringbury. We welcomed Tudor (Chairperson), Gaynor...
WELL DONE and THANK YOU!
28th March 2022
Great night at beavers tonight. We awarded over 150 badges to the beavers who worked so hard this term on a number of badges like international, money, first aid and navigators to name but a few #SkillsForLife. We was also able to thank Tudor for his long service to the unit as he moves on to...
