Tag: camping
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At the same time as most of the Unit were keeping cool on the water, somewhere up in the wilds of North London, Jaye, Magda and Helen took part in the final major training camp before the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden this summer. As well as learning important skills like clothes washing and tick…
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Between the 18th and 20th March, Magda and Remi bravely took up the challenge to represent 8th Holborn at the inaugural District Explorer Camping Competition at Chalfont Heights. The competition consisted of a variety of different challenges including navigation, hiking, cooking, first aid and pioneering. True to form, our team showed off their creativity in…
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Not to be put off by a snow-storm or two, on the 17th December 2010, senior Explorers from 8th Holborn and Haringey’s Wild Wolf ESU headed off to Empshott in deepest Hampshire for a weekend of leadership training. With tasks ranging from stretcher races and enemy stake-outs to leadership challenges and presentation seminars, the Explorers…
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The Nights Away totals have now been calculated for the last year and the top 4 are as follows: Calum: 44 (how is this possible?) Jaye: 42 Molly: 34 Nelly: 29 The prize this year for topping the list- a new DD Scout Hammock. Well done to them all!
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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, Ruairi and Calum have all survived the ‘Extreme Survival’ activity run by Marlon, and Blake and Mitchell headed for…
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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 on you never get fishing on a camp! The patrol split up and did different…
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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 lots of London posters and leaflets, monopoly and croquet to play, and fruiktcake, tea and…
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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 for a leader to check for us. We also had ‘left foot inspection’ where thye…
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We had a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 We’ve been go karting in the morning, before splitting up for the afternoon with Nelly, Jaye and doing archery and Blake, Mitchell and Jamie doing electronics, where they made light up woggles! We’re settling in well with our twin patrol, who are from Inverness. They are nice. 🙂 This…
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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…