Category: News
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8th Holborn’s Beavers, Cubs and Scouts enjoyed a packed Spring Bank Holiday weekend at Thriftwood Campsite in Brentwood, Essex, for the North London Scout District Camp. Eight Scout Groups and two Explorer Scout Units took part in this camp, which takes place every two years. This year, 8th Holborn’s contingent made up about 80 of…
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We were extremely sad to learn of the death of Freddie Whyman, a former 8th Holborn Scout and later a volunteer with our Cub Scout Pack. Freddie is pictured above at Eurojam in 2005. Our condolences are with his family and we extend our very grateful thanks to those who have donated to 8th Holborn…
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For many years we at 8th Holborn have hosted the regular District Paddle Sports Camp which takes place in alternate years at Longridge on the Thames at Marlow. This year we were forced to switch to ‘plan B’ after an exceptionally wet winter in the Thames Valley meant that the campsite had been flooded twice…
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8th Holborn entered three teams in this year’s Winter Mad Hike, competing against 14 other teams from around North London Scout District. This year the competition was based at Theydon Bois on the edge of Epping Forest, an easy tube ride from Holborn for us. Teams navigated around 8 checkpoints, completing tasks and challenges along…
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At February half term 8th Holborn Scouts enjoyed their first camp of the year at the new-to-us venue of Boyd Memorial Campsite in Henlow, Bedfordshire. We’d had our eye on Boyd campsite for a while because of its easy rail access by Thameslink train from Farringdon to Arlesey. Run by Biggleswade Scouts, Boyd is a…
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Our Cubs and Scouts joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers for their Remembrance Sunday parade in Holborn. This year three of our leaders – Mandy, Ryan and Anna – had the honour of being part of the national Remembrance event in Whitehall.
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For the first time we took part in the Lord Mayor’s Show, selling copies of the commemorative programme to the crowd, and raising funds for our group in the process. It was a fun day in the City of London and a great chance to be ambassadors for Scouting whilst getting a close-up view of…
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We owe a lot to our hosts at Coram’s Fields, and it’s always a pleasure for our Scouts to support their annual fireworks display, this year selling merchandise and collecting donations.
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Nine of our Scouts took part in the Chiltern 20 Challenge navigation competition in mid-October. We joined 400 Scouts and 85 teams for a day’s hiking in the Chiltern Hills. We were a long way short of coming home with any silverware, but everyone had a good day in the fresh air!
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Eight of our Scouts took part in North London Scout District’s survival camp, building shelters and cooking on an open fire for 24 hours. The event took place at Danemead Campsite in Hertfordshire.