This is challenge month where every week the unit get issued a challenge for the coming week. This week’s challenge is to feed four people for £10. A variety of recipes were used from Chinese to Italian. We seem to be going for the record for number of Explorers...
It’s week two of our Explorer Scout graffiti project. On week one we watched the channel four documentary Graffiti Wars and debated whether graffiti was art or vandalism. The programme looked at the battle between King Robbo, a famous freehand graffiti artist...
Alex organised a mad science night for the troop. We all had a chance to have a go at a series of experiments that proved that science can really be quite crazy. Home made glow sticks and what happens to liquid corn flour when you put it on a speaker were just two of...
Over the next few weeks we are doing the Explorer Scout Climbing badge. We began by visiting Byker climbing wall for a session of bouldering. The requirements of the badge are here: Either hold the Scout section Climber Badge or have completed at least...
Those of you who know us have a pretty good idea that we like to do quite techy stuff. In the last programme planning session photography came out as something that the unit wanted to do. Taking our inspiration from this website we set off for Herrington Country Park...
