Washington Scouts

1st WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP

Summer Camp Monday

Today was hike day. After having a discussion about the sort of walk hey wanted the scouts voted for a challenging walk with great views and some adventurous bits. The walk was a perfect choice – we started at Little Continue reading

Summer Camp Sunday

The weather today was a little wet so we took the opportunity to do some kayaking. Our morning group had a trip to the other side of the bay and were able to a bit of surfing on the waves Continue reading

Summer Camp Saturday

The Scouts arrived safely at camp in our new minibus. It’s quite an upgrade from our previous one. The weather has been typical Lakeland lots of sunny intervals and rain in between. We spend most of the time putting up Continue reading

Light trail photography

Light trail photography

We borrowed some DSLRs and had a go at light trail photography. By having the shutter set to 15 seconds you just had enough time to write in the air with the light on a mobile phone. Tripods are essential Continue reading

Goodbye Old Friend

Goodbye Old Friend

A busy day down at HQ yesterday (28th June) as a group of adult leaders, helpers, parents and Scouts came together to clear the container in the back garden. Why? Because it had more holes than a swiss cheese. And Continue reading

The Programme so Far

The Programme so Far

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Pioneering night

Pioneering night

All Scouts love a bit of pioneering. I think it’s the fact that you can build all sorts of fun with rope and a few spars. In preparation for building some more adventurous projects over the next few weeks we Continue reading