WHAT'S NEW
Return to Face to Face Scouting
23rd May 2021
The Return to Face to Face Scouting by the Faversham Scout Groups and all their sections should be completed in June. It has been a slow process, as a result of the various changes and lockdowns that have been a feature of the pandemic. The Groups have had to put various measures and...
Cub District Challenge
27th March 2021
Over the last few weeks Cubs from across the District have been taking part in the Cub District Challenge for the Snowball Trophy. The Cubs have completed a variety of challenges, at home, they included a marshmallow and, design a face mask, build a Den and sleep in it, read a morse code...
ReQuest 2021 Shackleton The Penguin Crowdfunder Launched
7th February 2021
ReQuest 2021 Shackleton The Penguin Crowdfunder has launched on the ReQuest 2021 website, for more information, please follow this link. You can catch up on this Kent Scouts project by following this link. This Crowdfunder project has now reached a successful conclusion and is now...
Gone Home - Grey Wolf
24th June 2020
Gone Home – Grey Wolf It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our much-admired Cub Leader, Ken Judges (Grey Wolf) on the 22nd May 2020. Grey Wolf started scouting as a Scout in 1949 with the 1st Faversham, he then took a break and returned in 1955 when he was asked to...
Easter Fair
28th March 2020
Easter Fair at Shepherd Park. Sorry this event is postponed due to the current situation, please keep in touch for updates. ...
Cub Indoor Games
8th February 2020
Cub Indoor Games, this event has been postponed due to the forecast weather conditions, check with your Leader for the new date. ...
Congratulations
28th November 2019
Congratulations to evolve_GB, the F1 in Schools World Champions from Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Faversham. The team includes Faversham Network Scout, George Stonor. Well done everyone. ...
ReQuest 2021
20th November 2019
Almost 100 years ago, Antarctic Explorer and hero, Sir Ernest Shackleton selected two scouts to join his Quest Expedition in 1921, it was to be his last expedition. Two Scottish Scouts were selected to accompany the expedition, James Marr and Norman Mooney. The Kent Scouts ReQuest 2021...
ReQuest 2021 Lady Daphne Work Days
20th November 2019
As part of ReQuest 2021, the Kent Scouts Antarctic Project have partnered with the Lady Daphne Thames Barge to recreate Shackleton's Quest Expedition sailing under Tower Bridge. The Lady Daphne is coming to Faversham for the maintenance during this winter and help is needed. A number of...
County AGM and County Awards
3rd November 2019
The County AGM and County Awards evening took place at The Corn Exchange, Rochester. We are very pleased to say that Scouts from Faversham were runners up in two categories. Freya Scott, an Explorer, was second in the Young Leader category for her work with the Beavers and Cubs. Faversham Scout...
District Challenge 2019
30th October 2019
District Challenge 2019 is only a few days away, is your Team ready? ...
Good Luck
19th July 2019
Good Luck to the various members of Faversham Scouts who are about to embark on a variety of foreign adventures. 12 members of Faversham Network are visiting a number of European Cities by train over the next 2 weeks, stops include London, Amsterdam, Milan, Cologne, Stuttgart, Zurich, Kandersteg,...
District Challenge 2018
13th November 2018
District Challenge 2018 only a few days to go before we discover what Faversham Network have in store for this years Challenge, the 10th year they have run the event. ...
Kent County Scouts Awards
10th November 2018
Kent County Scouts Awards Well done to the 8th Faversham Sea Scout Group who came 2nd in the Community Project section of the Awards for showing that Scouts is fun at Faversham Carnival. ...
Faversham Carnival
12th October 2018
Faversham Carnival takes place this Saturday evening, the Groups taking part are busy putting their "floats" together, The 6th/13th Faversham Scouts portrayed Horrible Histories with a mix of characters from history new and old. Well done to the 8th Faversham Sea Scouts for their Under...
Shackleton's Scouts
30th June 2018
Shackleton's Scouts is an evening presentation by Alan Noake (DC for Deal, Walmer and Sandwich District and ACC Global Projects). Alan is cycling round Kent, visiting every Scout District, to raise money and awareness for ReQuest 2021, a research project for Kent Scouts to Antarctica. The...
District Challenge
13th November 2017
District Challenge is only a few days away, the teams of scouts, explorers, guides and ranger's are nervously checking their kit in readiness for Saturday's big reveal! ...
What is it?
10th July 2017
What is it? Answer: The new Toilet Block as seen from space by google. We are only days away from being able to use the Toilet Block for events and camps. ...
Big Night Out
10th June 2017
This year's Kent Scouts Big Night Out was well supported with the Cubs of the 6th/13th Faversham camping at Shepherd Park, for two nights, where they made dream catchers, a water slide, clock faces and had a camp fire. The Scouts of the 8th Faversham Sea Scouts camped on Friday night so they could...
Toilet Block
10th June 2017
The Toilet Block on the big field is nearing completion. ...
Faversham has a new District Commissioner
13th December 2016
We are proud to announce that Ashley Johnson has agreed to take on the role of District Commissioner in the new year. All the best for your new role. ...
Outbreak
10th November 2016
There is an Outbreak coming, the closing date for this years District Challenge has now passed, but at least 60 Scouts, Explorers, Guides and Ranger Guides will be taking part in the event that takes place, this weekend, on the 19th and 20th November 2016. Be prepared to be surprised. ...
Afternoon Tea Party
2nd August 2016
Afternoon Tea Party, everyone is welcome to join the Cubs and Beavers for tea at Shepherd Park on Sunday 21st August, between 1400 and 1600 hours. There will be an opportunity to see the recent 100 years of Cubs in Faversham exhibition from the Fleur de Lis and those who attended the World...
50th Birthday Celebrations
31st March 2016
The 8th Faversham Sea Scout Group celebrated their 50th Birthday and 100 years of Cubs on Saturday 9th April 2016 with a "Tea Party" in the afternoon and a "Pot Luck Supper Dance" in the evening with music provided by a local band, Flawless Carbon, which includes former Troop members. A large...
100 years of Cub Scouting in Faversham
31st March 2016
100 years of Cub Scouting in Faversham will be celebrated by a display at the Fleur de Lis Gallery from Saturday 19th June to 4th July. There will be a further chance to view the exhibition at the District Tea Party, on Sunday 21st August 2016. ...
We're sorry for any inconvenience!
15th December 2015
We're sorry for any inconvenience caused to users of the busy A251, on the 14th and 15th December by the presence of traffic lights, while a number of old and dead trees were felled and others trimmed by local tree surgeon, Pete Vogel. The work had been planned for a while and was made more urgent...
Big Night Out 2015
27th June 2015
Kent Scouts wanted to see how many of its 20,000 Scouts can camp on the same night. Always willing for an excuse to go camping, all of Faversham's Groups took the opportunity to camp at the weekend. All the Faversham Beaver Colonies camped together at Shepherd Park enjoying activities such as an...
Shepherd Park's New Haircut
28th May 2015
Whilst we work towards the upcoming redevelopment of the Shepherd Park site, there is still work to be done to maintain what we have. The latest maintenance undertaken has been to freshen up the inside, with coats of paint to the kitchen and the toilets, and to improve the outside, with repairs...
District Activity Day
6th July 2014
Letters are now out regarding Faversham Scouts' bi-annual event for all district members and their families. Activities will include a climbing wall, archery, flight simulator, air rifles, crafts and big games. Remember to get the slips back or bring them on the day. ...
Sainsbury Charity of the Year
14th June 2014
Faversham Scouts have been the Charity of the Year of the Sainsbury Store in Faversham Town, voted for by local people. The young people have had a number of Saturdays bag packing with their Leaders, the Sainsbury Staff dressing up, arranging a boot fair and having donation pots out for the year...
St George's Day Parade 2014
27th April 2014
The Scouts and Guides of Faversham joined together to take part in their annual parade celebrating St George's Day. Members of both movements, with ages spanning 5 to 75, paraded through Faversham town centre on Sunday afternoon from the Queen's Hall car park to the Parish Church. The Mayor of...
Red Bull Can You Make It Challenge
4th April 2014
The 6th /13th Faversham Scout Troop had surprise visitors from Canada on Friday night. The Executive Team are taking part in the Red Bull Can You Make It Challenge; a journey from London to Berlin they must make by bartering cans of Red Bull. The team, from the University of Calgary, joined...
Mid Summer Madness
23rd June 2013
Faversham District joined the mad dogs and Englishmen under the midday sun. On June 23rd each Group had a hike around the Faversham countryside before meeting at Shepherd Park for a BBQ and campfire. It was a great day for every group and here are the pictures we took. ...
Faversham Sainsbury has made us......
4th June 2013
Their Charity of the Year To everyone out there that voted for us at the Faversham Sainsbury, thank you so much. We are really pleased to say that they have selected Faversham Scouts as their charity of the year and we look forward to seeing you in store. ...
Help us become Charity of the Year
28th April 2013
Please visit Faversham Sainsbury's between the 1st and 15th of May and vote for Faversham Scout Council to become Charity of the Year. Anyone can vote so please pass it on to as many people as possible. ...
Work Party at Shepherd Park
17th March 2013
Help needed, come along for a hour or two or more if you want Indoor and Outdoor jobs to do, parents and young people welcome, please bring your own tools. See you there ...
Network Dark Monopoly Run
9th March 2013
Faversham Network narrowly lost a dark themed monopoly run round London. The day started with the teams from around Kent (and beyond) meeting at the London Eye. From there the teams raced around London, using the tube, buses and "Boris bikes" to reach each point and read the QR codes hidden...
A New Year, A New Explorer Unit and A New Scarf
30th January 2013
The Faversham District Explorer Unit has started as the only Explorer Unit in the District open to those aged 14-18 years old. Everyone's been invested into the Unit with the brand new District scarf, including the new District Explorer Scout Commissioner, who is also now overseeing the Young...
Planning Permission
7th September 2012
Camping in 2017 will finally be easier in the north field with no more late night excursions across the dark road. Swale Borough Council has given us the necessary permission to build a block with toilets, showers and washing facilities. Work commenced on site in the autumn of 2016 and the...
