Our Achievements (1921 – 2023)
(1908 – 1997 records taken from “A History of Romford Scouting Parts I and II, originally compiled by John “Bunny” Warren, District Archivist).
Here is a list of the Trophies, Competitions and Challenges won by our sections over the years. The 11th and 14th Romford achievements are also shown.
The dates in brackets are when the competitions were first run and ended. There have been a few years when the competitions were not held, namely through WWII and more recently, the Covid restrictions.
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Sports Day (1991 - ) |
2001, 2002, 2003 |
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CUBS |
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Swimming Gala (1946 – 2020) |
2000, 2001 |
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St George’s (1952 - ) There is no information on the winners of this Trophy
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Runners up 1960, 1973 |
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Sports Day (1921 – 2017) |
1925, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1933 & 1934 - joint winners, 1962, 1964, 2015 – joint winners
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SCOUTS |
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Franklin Shield (1921 - ) Introduced in 1921 with 6 Groups participating in the challenge. It is the Districts oldest Trophy contested 83 times so far)
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1921, 1922 & 1926 – joint winners, 1948, 1986 |
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Portman Cup (1982 – 2007) Originally the Best Camp Cook competition – now within the Franklin Shield
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1989 |
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Cooking (1976 - ) |
1981 |
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Orienteering (1982 - ) |
1987 |
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Swimming Gala (1923 – 2020) |
2012, 2014 |
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Group Swim Challenge (1998 – 2020)
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2001, 2013 |
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4-Length Challenge (1926 – 2019) A prestigious event and no trophy has ever been awarded
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2014 |
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Barton Challenge (1973 – 2016) Hiking
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1983, 1987, 2003 |
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Sports Day (1935 – 1960) |
1952 |
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11th Romford (1952 - 2016) |
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CUBS |
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Sports Day |
1975, 1990 |
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St Georges – runners up
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1952, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1996 – joint winners, 1998, 2002, 2005
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Freestyle swim (1947 – 2020) |
1976 G Richardson 1979 P Long 1980 G Long
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Swimming Gala Runners up Shield
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1976, 1978, 1979 |
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SCOUTS |
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Franklin Sheild |
1988 |
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Portman Cup |
1985, 1992 |
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Cooking Competition |
1976, 1977, 1978 |
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Orienteering |
1988, 1990 |
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Swimming Gala |
1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1983, 1989
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4 – Length Trophy |
1954 -T Goodchikd |
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Barton Challenge |
2000 |
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14th Romford (1934 – 1945) |
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CUBS |
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Sports Day |
1937 |
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