The Portman Building Society Trophy for Scouting Skills (Portman cup) was donated by the Portman Building Society and was originally awarded to the Scout Patrol who scored the most points at an annual camp cooking competition. At some stage (probably at about the time of the re-introduction of the regular cooking competition) this event was combined with the Franklin Shield and the Portman cup was then presented to the Scout Patrol who scored the most points in the camp cooking elements of the Annual Franklin Shield competition.

For the last few years of its use, there was no space on the cup to engrave the winners. This is why some of the last four or five years are a little vague

The Walker cup was presented to the district by Joan Walker in memory of her husband Roy who was DC of Romford District from 1982 - 1989. The cup replaced the Portman Trophy and is presented to the Scout Patrol who score the most points on the camp cooking elements of the Annual Franklin Shield competition. Recent results can be found from the Franklin Shield page.