Author: Joshua Carr
ArcticQuest2026 Winter Fundraising Dinner with Louis Rudd MBE!
Kent Scouts Arctic Quest 2026 are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Winter Fundraising Dinner on Saturday 7th December 2024 at the London Beach Hotel, Tenterden, Kent. However, tickets are in high demand and selling fast!
For £50 per person, you can enjoy a delicious 3 course meal, entertainment, live auction, and an after dinner speech from guest speaker and project patron Louis Rudd MBE. Come along and join us at the London Beach Hotel for what promises to be a highly memorable and entertaining evening. With his accolade of outstanding polar achievements, Louis Rudd MBE is the perfect choice as a our Project Patron. He is a record-breaking polar adventurer, expedition leader, former Royal Marine Commando and SAS soldier, with 34 years of service. He is the first – and only – person to have traversed Antarctica twice using human power alone, has reached the South Pole four times from different coastal start points and summited Antarctica’s highest mountain. He is a member of the exclusive Explorers Club, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, an Ambassador for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Director of Expeditions for Shackleton, a published author, and accomplished public speaker.
This is our big group fundraiser for 2024, so please come along and help to spread the word. For every ticket purchased, the London Beach Hotel guarantees to match this with a donation to Kent Scouts Arctic Quest 2026.
Arctic Quest Annual Auction
Every December from 2023 to 2025 we are holding an auction to raise funds for the Kent Scouts ArcticQuest2026 Polar Research Project.
If you do win an item we welcome an optional additional contribution towards postage costs. This is mandatory for international bidders at a fair international postage rate for the country concerned.
We welcome donated items for the auction. Anything of value to help the team raise some funds. Contact alan.noake@kentscouts.org.uk if you have an item to donate.
Kent County Scout Council
Charity Registration Number: 303471
Louis Rudd MBE
The team are absolutely thrilled that Lou Rudd MBE has agreed to be their project patron. He is a record-breaking polar adventurer, expedition leader, former Royal Marine Commando and SAS soldier, with 34 years of service. He is the first – and only – person to have traversed Antarctica twice using human power alone, has reached the South Pole four times from different coastal start points and summited Antarctica’s highest mountain. He is a member of the exclusive Explorers Club, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, an Ambassador for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Director of Expeditions for Shackleton, a Published Author and accomplished Public Speaker.
