Twelve Explorers and two leaders successfully made it to King’s Cross to catch the 6.15am train from Kings Cross to Edinburgh. On-board entertainment included the investitures of Matty and Mitchell and a marathon sew-athon to tidy up our uniforms. At Edinburgh, we boarded a packed train to Blair Atholl, stacking our bags in every space available. Two hours later we arrived at the station to a warm welcome from the Camp Chief and his Deputy and in no time we were immediately whisked off to our respective camps.
Molly’s patrol have joined the Stewart Sub-camp with a group from Aberdeenshire, while Nelly’s patrol are part of the Morrison Sub-camp which even boasts a Sauna! Marlon is helping run the Survival Skills Base and is a Cousin to the Maclean Subcamp, and Helen is now “Aunt Helen” on the Murray Subcamp.
Despite torrential rain overnight and all this morning, all are in good spirits and settling into their new roles. Patrol news to follow shortly…
8th Holborn on Twitter
"Our Group Scout Leader reports that he spent an hour this morning towing other leaders' cars out of the snow with his LandRover!"yesterday"Balan's just sent us this photo of his accommodation last night. Looks cozy! http://t.co/DxyBywP1"yesterday"Meanwhile, 2 of our Explorers and 3 leaders are on survival camp along with Wild Wolf ESU. A few inches of snow are not going to stop them!"2 days ago"Several 8th Holborn leaders are heading to Hertfordshire this weekend for conference about improving and expanding Scouting in North London"3 days ago

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