Tag Archives: camping
Day 7: The home straight
It’s been a hectic weekend with several thousand visitors on site for the international fayre and a Scout’s Own on the lawn of the Castle (not to be confused with the Kastle, the entertainment marquee). Molly, Cagil, Ruairi and Calum … Continue reading
Day 3: Molly’s Patrol
OMG it is so amazing here, i had never met so many people in just 2 days the people here are so friendly and the activity was outstanding than other camp i ever when on and there even fishing come … Continue reading
the ‘fayre’
Today was free of the normal activities and instead was the Country Fayre – where every contingent held a stall with food, games and activities from their countries and culture. There was all sorts of offer – 8th Holborn had … Continue reading
The Sun Continues!
Another sunny day today, after the one day of rain, which is good! Let’s hope that lasts! We had full kit inspection in Morrison sub camp today, which meant taking EVERYTHING out of our tents and laying it out neatly … Continue reading
Day 2
We had a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We’ve been go karting in the morning, before splitting up for the afternoon with Nelly, Jaye and Cinla doing archery and Blake, Mitchell and Jamie doing electronics, where they made light up woggles! We’re settling … Continue reading
Day 1: Great Railway Journeys
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 … Continue reading
Group Camp @ Paccar
Over 80 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Leaders, Parents, Hangers-on etc. spent the Bank Holiday weekend at Paccar Campsite, Buckinghamshire. Scouts of all ages enjoyed a wide range of activities, including the high-ropes course, the rabbit-run, incident hike, archery and pioneering … Continue reading
Summer Camp: River Severn
The second week of the summer holiday, we went to the River Severn. For those scouts that had already been to Scotland (where they had been practically pampered senseless), this was finally the proper summer camp. We slept in tents, … Continue reading
Summer Camp: Scotland
In the first week of the summer holiday the scout troop went to Scotland. We woke up at around 3am to get to the train station for ten to five! Personally, I believe it is not natural to wake up … Continue reading
Thriftwood (Group Camp)
This camp was the group camp of the year and all the sections were in attendance. Young and very old, big and way too small, they all came. We were camping near a lake and were surrounded by a beautiful … Continue reading
