Local Heroes is Sainsbury’s scheme to recognise and reward the amazing contribution their staff make to charities and activities in the local community. The scheme offers matched funding for employees raising funds for charity and one such hero is Christina Boyd, who raised £190 for the 5th Dartford Scout Group this September, which Sainsbury’s have matched. This generous contribution is in addition to our status as Sainsbury’s Crayford’s local charity of the year where the staff and management are going all out to help us with our fundraising for our programme of adventurous activities for our young members. Well done Christina and thank you Sainsbury’s. 
2013-10-31 – Beaver’s Halloween
The Beavers from all three Beaver Colonies were invited to our annual Halloween Party but instead of lots of Beavers, 32 Ghosts, Skeletons, Witches, Mummies and Draculas turned up. Oooh Spooky!!! 
2013-10-18 – Bisley 2013
After a troubled journey, the Scout van arrived at NSRA Bisley for the 37th National Scout Rifle Championships and was met by the 32 strong party consisting of teams representing the 5th Dartford Scout Group and Dartford ESU. Pitching camp, although a little late, was straight forward with good weather conditions and the urn was on in no time.
This year we were smartly turned out in our new ‘Masters @ Arms‘ shirts, which were sponsored by ITM Ltd, Dial-a-Cab, Travis Perkins, Call-Sign Magazine & The Six Bells Public House. A number of folk complimented us on our new attire and we thank our sponsors wholeheartedly for their support and generosity. Continue reading
2013-10-12 – Philpotts @ Joydens Wood
It poured with rain Friday and poured with rain on Sunday but on Saturday it was dry and reasonably warm luckily for us. So 11 Philpott Beavers, their Leaders and a couple of very keen parents descended on Joydens Wood for an afternoon of ‘Fun in the Mud’. Continue reading
2013-10-03 – Philpott Archery
Thanks to the skills of the 5th Dartford Archery Instructors 20 Philpott Beavers enjoyed an afternoon of Archery.
Firstly they were instructed on the safety rules to be followed and the names of all the equipment to be used. Each boy was then given the chance to fire three arrows at the targets which had balloons attached to them. Several managed to ‘pop’ them and two golds were scored. Continue reading
Revised Fundamentals of Scouting
The 5th Dartford Scout Group welcomes the continued development of the Scout movement and fully embraces the revised fundamentals outlined in the table below. Continue reading
RIP Jean ‘Little Elk’ Penman
It was with sad regret we learned of the passing today of former Philpott Beaver Leader, Jean ‘Little Elk’ Penman.
Jean started off as Assistant Leader to Ann Williams in 1985 and later took over as the Beaver Leader until April 2000 when, because of health issues, she decided to hand over the reins of the Colony to Wendy Hurd. Continue reading
2013-12-07 – Oliver with a Twist!
We were honored to be joined by some of team from Miskin Radio as the ‘5th Dartford Players’ performed our production of ‘Oliver with a Twist‘. Throughout the evening, which included delicious cooked food and a raffle, we had a cracking time with singing and jokes and raised a couple of hundred quid for our New Hall Fund too. Check out the report on the evening from Miskin Radio here. 
2013-09-19 – £10k Grant From Dartford Borough Council
The 5th Dartford family would like to thank Jeremy Kite and Dartford Borough Council for their very generous donation of £10,000 towards making our dream of a new Scout Hall closer to a reality. Continue reading
Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year
The 5th Dartford Scout Group are so excited to announce that we have been selected by the Crayford branch of Sainsbury’s as their ‘Local Charity of the Year‘, which will significantly help us with our fundraising drive towards our New Hall and the adventurous program of activities we have planned for our young members.
For more information on how this special relationship benefits the young members of our group, now and in the future, please keep an eye on this website for regular updates.