Grow By 50 - The 2026 Winners!

The results are in, and we are pleased to announce the winners of the Grow 50 badges and certificates for this year. Grow 50 Awards recognise growth of 10 or more young people in a Group or Unit above the last census. The Bronze Grow 50 Award is for 10+ extra young people per Group or Unit, the Silver Grow 50 Award is for 25+ and the Gold Award is for 50+.

Congratulations to you all!

This year we have 30 bronze, 6 silver winners – take a look below to see if your group or unit was one of them.

Certificates and badges will be distributed by the county leadership team at District AGMs and each person and leader in your Group, or District Explorer Scout provision, gets a badge.

Our Silver Winners are: 11th Medway, 1st Bearsted, 1st Borough Green - Church of the Good Shephard, 1st Dartford (St. Alban), 1st Eynsford and Farningham, 1st Faversham (Whelers Own), 1st Garlinge, 1st Headcorn, 1st Iwade, 1st Lyminge

1st Medway Towns, 1st Staplehurst,

1st Westgate on Sea, 1st Willesborough, 20th (Deal) Aylesham Scout Group, 22nd Gillingham (Parkwood), 2nd Royal Tunbridge Wells (St Pauls Rusthall), 3rd Whitstable (All Saint's), 4th Broadstairs, 5th Medway

7th Medway Towns (Allhallows), 7th Sheppey (Methodist), 8th Sheppey Scout Group, Allington, Firecracker Explorer Scout Unit, Holmesdale Explorer Unit, Phoenix Malling ESU, Smugglers (Ruckinge & Hamstreet) Explorer Unit, Stelling and Upper Hardres, The Brent 6th Dartford.

Prize Draw for Grow 50 Free Activity Day

Just a reminder that there will be a draw in April for the winners of the Grow 50 Activity Day to be held at Lower Grange Farm in October.

All sections and units that grew will have one ticket in the draw and the results will be announced on both the County website and in the digital iScout Newsletter.