Beavers Sleepover & Scouts Skills Camp 2016

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From Friday 15th July – Sunday 17th July, our Scouts took part in a Skills Camp. The aim of the skills camp was to teach the Scouts the fundamentals of traditional Scout camping including skills in cooking, pioneering, and teamwork. Delamere Beaver Colony also had a sleepover and a fossil hunting trip at Fowlmead Country Park. On Saturday evening, everyone joined forces for a fantastic campfire!

Scouts cooking dinner
Scouts serving up dinner
Serving up dinner
Beavers experiencing Scout camp
Beavers outside
Beavers experiencing Scout camp
By the tents
The group campfire
Skip leading the campfire
Scouts cooking breakfast
Scouts cooking breakfast

Group Summer Fair 2016

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Today was our annual Group Summer Fair for all our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and members of our local community. The day was filled with a wide variety of activities such as a coconut shy game, wet sponge stocks, cake competition, tombola, raffle and many other stalls. Overall, it was a fantastic event with great weather. We look forward to next years Group Summer Fair!

Fantastic weather at our Group Summer Fair
A great turnout!
Wet sponge stocks
Cake competition
Cake competition
Cake competition
Cake competition
Cake competition
Cake competition
Cake competition
Card games
Crazy golf game
Bric-a-brac stall
Panorama view of our Group Summer Fair

Group Grounds Clean Up 2016

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Yesterday, we held our Group Grounds Clean Up at our Scout hut to try and clear up our grounds for our summer Scouting events which will be taking place over the next few months. Jacky Rampall, our Group Scout Leader said:

“A fantastic effort with a superb bonfire to end the hard work. Thanks for the potatoes and marshmallows Lizzie! Well done to all the members of the group who turned up to help especially Aidan, Emma, Matthew, Missy, Owen, Paige, Harry, Sean, Mia, Euan, Cameron, Nathan, 2012, Admiral, Beaver and parents. You are all heroes! A special thanks to Emily and Lydia, the only Guides who turned up!”

Clearing up the grounds
Beaver raking leaves
Admiral with his strimmer
Snail Garden
Starting the bonfire
Starting the bonfire
Starting the bonfire
Burning leaves
Mountains of stuff to burn
Poking the fire!
Skip the pyromanic
Around the bonfire
The fire at it’s peak
Burning cardboard

 

Scouts go to Thriftwood for Summer Camp 2016

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On Sunday 29th May 2016, seventeen of our Scouts and six leaders headed off to Thriftwood Scout Campsite in Essex for six days of traditional Scout camping. The camp enabled the Scouts to take part in a wide variety of fun activities including a cresta run, 3D maze, sky high walk, geocaching and many more. In addition to this, the Scouts were also taught a number of useful skills including cooking, pioneering, fire lighting and tent pitching. The valuable skills which all of the Scouts learned will be of great use to them all in the future. We look forward to our next Scout camp shortly!

Cooking breakfast with Castles Patrol
Cooking breakfast with Royals Patrol
Learning how to use a saw
Fire lighting with Royals Patrol
Fire lighting with Royals Patrol
Cooking with Crowns Patrol
Cooking with Crowns Patrol
Full Kit Inspection
Cresta Run
Cresta Run
Campfire with other Scout Groups
Sky High Walk
Sky High Walk
Geocaching
Camp Sports Day

Cubs celebrate centenary at Brownsea Island

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On the 28th June 2016, Spitfire Cub Pack headed off to Brownsea Island, the birthplace of Scouting to camp for four days and to celebrate the centenary of Cub Scouts. The camp gave the Cubs the opportunity to take part in a number of fun filled activities as well as learn more about the foundations of Scouting.

A view of the campsite
The coastal views off Brownsea Island
A view of the campsite