Six teams of Scouts, 12 from local Cub packs, and five from Beavers represented groups from across the district, including Sleaford, Horncastle, Cranwell, Leasingham, Heckington, Coningsby and Tattershall. District chairman Ken Pratt said it was the first time a Scouts’ football tournament had been held in the Sleaford area for at least six years. The event was held at Leasingham Playing Fields, with Leasingham’s football club providing the referees. In the Beavers’ final, 1st Cranwell Beavers beat 3rd Sleaford Spitfires. In the Cubs’ contest, 1st Horncastle A beat 3rd Sleaford Kingfisher A. The Scouts event was won by 1st Cranwell Scouts, who beat 1st Horncastle Merlins on penalties after extra time in their final.
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1st Cranwell Scouts, from left, back - James Collett, George Collett and Theo Oldfield; front- James Balicki, Luke Pringle and Finn Oldfield. Photo: Midlands
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1st Cranwell Beavers, from left, back - Dylan Crichton, Ryan Bailey, Alex Lorriman-Hughes, Jack Livingstone and Thomas Maratty, front - Olivia Cox, Natasha Stewart, and Joshua Barrie-Marklew. Photo: Midlands
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Sleaford Crusader Scouts, back - Tim Gutteridge, Jordan Ellis, Shanna Mawson, Charlie Russell and Alfie Cooke; front Photo: Midlands