Events

These events are by no means guaranteed but give an idea of what will hopefully come up

Upcoming Events

Paintballing 13th July at Cobham Cubs and Scouts paintball (campaign-paintball.com)

District Scouts Incident Night Hike 13th Nov 2021

Frost Camp 14-16th Jan 2022

Scoutabout 1st to 3rd July 2022

Operation Last Post 28th -30th August 2022

Hopefully a Summer group camp will be occurring this year on 4th July - TBC (but seems unlikely based on the Covid position still not being clear)

Annual Events

New & Confirmed! District Scouts Incident Night Hike - 13th Nov 2021

Confirmed! Frost Camp - 14-16th Jan 2022 - Bentley Copse - 2 night camp, all activities provided by Bentley - Book in Sep of the year before.

(Camp is in 2nd weekend of Jan usually)

District Rifle Shooting - we have until 31st October 2021 to submit their shooting cards

District Lightweight Hike and Camp - May

County Expedition Challenge - a two-day activity in the form of a lightweight hiking and camping expedition - May - Last one was 10-12 May 2019 - Boidier Hurst campsite
(Box Hill)

Surrey Scouts Water Activity Funday - Surrey Scouts Water Activity Centre on Godalming - Mid May - Scouts from Surrey try out various water based activities including cardboard boats which have been built at an earlier meeting.

Hillwalking Camp - Residential shared with Knaphill, Old Woking and St. Johns - locations vary, but include Brecon Beacons, North Wales and Lake District - May Half term for about 4 days

District Kayaking Camp - New event in 2019 - 20 Jul 19 - River Medway, Kent - Scouts needed basic kayaking qualification

Brookwood Last Post - 1 Sunday in Nov, 3-3:30 - District Event

District Incident Night Hike - Navigation from base to base with different challenges - Birchmere - November - Used to be annual, but has been more intermittent in the last few years

Less Frequent Events

Kix - Surrey Scouts trip to Kanderstegg, Switzerland for 10 Days - approx. once every 3 years, last one was 2018 - Invitations will be at least a year in advance - Camping - Centrally Catered

Scoutabout - Surrey Scouts - every 3 years - 1st to 3rd July 2022 - South of England Showground, Ardingly

Remembrance event in France or Belgium - Surrey County - Last event was booked in Aug '20 - Invitations started in Summer '19

World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) takes place in just over 2 years in August 2023 in South Korea. Scouts aged 14-18 at the time of the event will be eligible to attend and, as in previous years, Surrey Scouts will need to run a process and through a ballot to select young people to attend as a member of the County Unit(s).