News - Events

31 October 2024

District Beaver Camp 2024

This year, the District Beaver team decided to host two Beaver camps so that we could offer the opportunity to…

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31 October 2024

Old Basing & 11th Basingstoke Cub Camp

To celebrate the start of the summer holidays, 38 Cubs from Old Basing and 11th Basingstoke joined together for a…

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18 October 2024

Introducing Kander26!

We are thrilled to announce a new international event for Basingstoke East: Kander26! This unforgettable adventure will take Scouts, Explorers,…

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8 October 2024

Can You Help Support Dummer Down Farm’s Bonfire Night?

We’re looking for volunteers to help make Dummer Down Farm’s Bonfire Night a memorable event! If you’re interested in giving…

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11 September 2024

Volunteers needed for KIJ

After the amazing feedback from this years EIJ we are excited to announce our next UK International Jamboree. For 2025…

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Cub & Scout Camp 2024
11 July 2024

Cub & Scout Camp 2024

The late May Bank Holiday saw 64 Cubs and Scouts battle their way through the traffic around the M25 to…

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14 May 2024

Gilwell Reunion 2024

Gilwell Reunion returns for 2024 and due to the success of our grant trial last year, we are pleased to…

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Around the World in 120 Minutes
1 April 2024

Around the World in 120 Minutes

 On Saturday, 24th February we were joined by over 130 Beaver Scouts as we took a journey around the world….

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31 March 2024

Squirrel Fun Day at Ferny Crofts

Following on from the success of the Squirrel Fun Day last year at Ferny Crofts, the date has now been…

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30 March 2024

District Hike 2024

This year’s District Hike took place on Saturday 23rd March and over 250 Cubs and Scouts put their navigation skills…

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29 March 2024

Squirrels go to Wellington Country Park

A couple weekends ago we had our first ever District Squirrel event at Wellington Country Park, with 38 Squirrels from…

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26 January 2024

BEASTLY 2024 – Bookings Open

We are pleased to announce that participant bookings for BEASTLY 2024 are now open! BEASTLY ’24 will take place on…

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BEASTLY 2024 – Volunteer Registration Open
19 November 2023

BEASTLY 2024 – Volunteer Registration Open

The team is already working on plans for BEASTLY 2024, scheduled to take place on Saturday 18th May 2024, at…

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13 August 2023

We want to hear from you!

Tell us what you think about our events for the chance to win a  £20 Basingstoke Scout Shop voucher We’ve…

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11 May 2023

Gilwell Reunion 2023 Grants

From 1 – 3 September 2023, Gilwell Park will come alive with an incredible programme of activities, workshops and entertainment. Learn…

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2 May 2023

Essex International Jamboree

We are pleased to now be able to share more information about next years Essex International Jamboree open to Scouts…

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15 March 2023

BEASTLY 2023 & Summer Volunteer Social

We’re pleased to now be able to announce more information about BEASTLY 2023 taking place on Saturday 20th May 2023…

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12 March 2023

Festival of Transport 2023

Following the amazing success of previous years with taking part in the Basingstoke Festival of Transport, we have been asked…

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7 March 2023

Gilwell Reunion 2023

From 1 – 3 September 2023, Gilwell Park will come alive with an incredible programme of activities, workshops and entertainment….

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10 August 2022

Volunteers Social

A volunteer social event is being run on Saturday 20th August at Middle Copse. Middle Copse is a great location…

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30 May 2022

Take your group to a private screening of Lightyear

ODEON and The Scout Association have teamed up for the first time to give Scout groups the chance to experience Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear at their very own private screening.

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Join us on Summer Camp?
5 May 2022

Join us on Summer Camp?

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10 March 2022

Disneyland Paris – Phase 2 Registrations

We’ve had an amazing response to our Disneyland Paris trip with over 100 people attending already! Initial registration for the…

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7 March 2022

Summer Social Event

We are pleased to release further information on our Summer Social event taking place directly after the Skills & Activities…

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7 March 2022

Skills & Activity Day

We’re pleased to now be able to announce more information about this years District Skills Day taking place on Saturday…

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22 February 2022

Fancy a weekend in the hills?

Have you ever considered working towards your hill walking permit? Members of B.E.A.S.T are off on a introductory training session…

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17 February 2022

Summer Camp ’22 Registration Open

Registration is now open for our exciting Summer Camp ’22

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31 January 2022

Disneyland Paris – Deadline Extended

We’ve had an amazing response for the Disney adventure with 86 young people signed up to join us for the…

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29 November 2021

Young Musician Competition

Do you have a young musician in your group? The Rotary Club are running their Young Musician Competition. There are…

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8 November 2021

Summer Camp 2022

In our bid to make more opportunities for nights away and to enhance our programmes across the district we are…

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29 October 2021

Scouts & Explorers Survival Camp

Over the weekend of the 16th to 17th October, we took just under 100 Scouts/Explorers to Pinsent Campsite in Winchester…

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20 October 2021

Beavers return to Paultons Park

This month we saw Beavers from across the District return to our much loved annual trip to Paultons park. Over…

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18 October 2021

Disneyland Paris – Open for registration

With the super exciting announcement of our international trip to Disneyland Paris, we are pleased to let you know that…

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29 September 2021

Save the date!

We’ve got a really important date for you to get in your diaries. Not just one event but we are…

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13 September 2021

Beavers Paultons Park

You may have seen the exciting news that the annual Beavers Paultons Park has returned for 2021. Basingstoke East Beavers…

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23 August 2021

Survival Skills Weekend (Scouts)

We’re organising a weekend of back-to-basic survival skills from 16th to 17th October at Pinsent Campsite in Winchester, this will be an opportunity for Scouts to complete their Survival Skills Activity Badge.

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23 August 2021

Army Mechanics Activity Badge Day (Scouts)

This’ll be a chance for Scouts to complete their Mechanics Activity Badge on-site at Lille Barracks, Aldershot

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23 August 2021

Disneyland Paris 2023 – Pre-launch Information now available

We’re really excited to release the pre-launch information for leaders across the district.

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22 July 2021

Adult Social Event Update

We hope that you are all well and looking forward to a well earned summer break. We have been monitoring…

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29 June 2021

Adult Social Event – Tickets now available

We are pleased to announce that tickets are now available for the adult social event on Saturday 24th July. This…

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18 June 2021

We’re going to Disney!

We are really excited to let you know that we are are planning a District trip to Disneyland Paris.

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