The scout troops spend the weekend camping at Hammerwood Scout Camp, on the edge of the Ashdown Forest near East Grinstead.

It was a back-to-basics camp with the scouts cooking all their own meals over wood fires.

Menu for the weekend was

• Hotdogs & hot chocolate for supper after pitching camp
• Cooked breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms and toast
• Tea/coffee/squash, fruit or a biscuit for for mid morning snack
• Do-it-yourself wraps for lunch + fruit tart
• Tea/coffee/squash, fruit or a biscuit for mid afternoon snack
• Chicken and vegetable curry and rice for dinner followed by sponge puddings and custard
• Hot chocolate for supper
• Choice of eggy bread / omelette and cereal for breakfast
• For end-of-striking camp snack the scouts made Smores using enormous (‘EPIC Huge’) marshmallows

The scouts managed a good number of activities into the weekend when they weren’t cooking.

• The brushed up their archery skills
• They set tracking trails for the other teams to follow
• They all had chance to perfect their axe and saw skills
• They tried their hand at whittling – either tent pegs or cutlery
• They also managed to play quite a few wide games – without injuries!