Our scouts completed a night hike around Godden Green and Ightham Mote last night. They all did really well – each taking a turn guiding their groups and ticked off a chunk of their Outdoor Challenges.
After a hot chocolate back at the hut, you have never seen scouts go to sleep so quickly!
Tired scouts at the end of their hike
The weather really helped, as despite all the recent rain most of the route was solid underfoot.
Despite the headline, the scouts did not train any mice to power their constructions during Friday’s meeting. Instead, the scouts built and raced mini cars powered by a wooden mousetrap.
After a surprisingly short journey squashed into the minibus, we arrived at Bears Wood campsite on the outskirts of Croydon on a chilly Friday evening.
There was some initial shock at just how cold it was inside the hut during flag-break and investitures, but the scouts warmed up after they explored the whole site with a game of capture the flag. They were welcomed back to much warmer hall by a roaring fire and mugs of hot chocolate.
One good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast later, we faced the outside. I think they describe the weather on Saturday as ‘wintery’ – waterproofs were going to be required!
First two activities were mini quads and bungee-run.
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After lunch, the scouts tried the trust wall – where one scout traversed each side of a climbing wall, where each ‘hold’ could only be used on one side of the wall at a time; the assault course and the blind trail (one scout attached to a guide rope, the others blindfolded carrying cups of water).
The whole group played laser-tag until it got dark, before retreating to the hut for some impromptu fort-building in the hall and sock-drying in front of the fire.
Christmas dinner for 23
We held a Camp Carol-fire round their splendid terraced camp fire circle before topping-up with mince pies and hot chocolate.
Sunday arrived with brilliant blue skies, so after breakfast we went out for a mini orienteering course before even more mince pies, silly games, secret santa and striking camp.
The scouts arrived back from the Forest of Dean on Saturday morning after a packed week near Symonds Yat in the Forest of Dean. Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, geocaching, archery, zip wire, leap of faith… read on for the full story! Continue reading Scouts back from the Forest of Dean→
Our scouts completed a night hike around Godden Green and Ightham Mote last night. They all did really well – each taking a turn guiding their groups and ticked off a chunk of their Outdoor Challenges.
