Chapman and Swift Troops both went hiking for chips this week.
They started from Old Soar Manor, close to Plaxtol Spout and hiked north, roughly following the River Bourne
The walk on Tuesday was difficult, early delays in leaving together with fog and rain turned it into a bit of a slog, however on Friday the weather was fantastic, with clear sky, full moon and slightly frosty underfoot. Scouts walked in small groups doing their own navigation with everyone getting to the chip shop on time and some even (deliberately) choosing more adventurous routes!
Both scout troops have been away on Christmas Camp, which was held at Waylands Scout Camp nr South Street.
Spit roast turkey at Christmas Camp + scouts
We tried out two battery powered spit-roasts which we fitted to our altar fires for the first time. We gave them a work out with Turkey for the Christmas dinner on Saturday and roast pork in a bun on Sunday.
Apart from eating we managed to fit in some seasonal activities
Mug pong
Treasure hunt
Rope swing making
Reindeer making
Christmas tree making
Woggle making
Christmas Carol-fire
Mini pantomimes
Christmas Quiz
Silent disco
Secret Santa
We also managed to invest two new scouts! but we forgot to take photos
Today we welcome the Squirrels section to our Scouting family.
Now young people can start to learn #skillsforlife from the age of 4 with Scouts.
We are very proud to announce that we have one of 9 Squirrel Dreys in Kent and 200 in the UK starting on the 15th September.
We need more volunteers across our District to be able to offer this section in other groups as well as offer more places to all young people that want to Scout.
We have many roles to fill, many tasks that are vital for Scouting to taking place from taking notes at meetings to cutting the grass at one of our sites as well as helping at meetings.
If you are a scout group that would like to use these for your own purposes – change the final url etc, be my guest. They were created from a PowerPoint presentation, exported as a video and then turned into a gif from there. Link to the presentations
Today, UK Scouting has changed our brand from the old swoosh to a simpler, bolder symbol for scouting.
It signifies a new direction for Scouts as it launches Skills For Life. Watch the whole video for a great introduction, but the super short version is emphasising the huge positive effect scouting has on the lives of young people – not just today, but forward into the rest of their lives.
