Washington Scouts

1st WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP

Summer Camp – Monday Day

A little bird tells us that weather back home is a bit awful. Just in case you think we’re missing out you’ll be pleased to know I have to say that we have never experienced rain like this at camp Continue reading

Summer Camp – Sunday

Summer Camp – Sunday

Had a great day today split between archery/air rifle shooting and Kayaking.
Both kayaking groups played games to get used to the Kayaks and had a trip to Bowness Bay to see St Begas church. The trip out onto the Continue reading

Summer Camp – Saturday

Summer Camp – Saturday

Had a great journey over, arriving to glorious sunny weather. Tents went up no trouble and we moved in to our site nicely before the rain began. The field is pretty soggy but spirits are high. Our menu this week Continue reading

Cub Camp Wild West

Cub Camp Wild West

We had the best time ever this weekend at Wild West Cub Camp, there were cowboys and Indians as far as the eye could see; leaders and cubs all joined in with the cowboy theme with gusto and it was Continue reading

Oxfam Water Walk

We did a fundraising Water Walk on Saturday to raise some money and awareness  for Oxfam. It wasn’t as well turned out as I had hoped but a number of cubs were on holiday. The people that did turn Continue reading

McLaren Weekend

McLaren Weekend

Scouts and Explorers took part in the McLaren Sheild competition. The McLaren is best described as an interactive story with the Scouts hiking from place to place to complete challenges. The challenges are marked on how well the team complete Continue reading

Blind Sandwich Making

Blind Sandwich Making

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Amy issued us the challenge to perform some usually quite simple tasks while blindfold. It’s fair to say that our attempts at sandwich making were quite hilarious. It was next to impossible to tell how much butter of jam you Continue reading

Anyone call for an ambulance

Anyone call for an ambulance

Scouts in Ambulance the last few weeks we have been working on the First Aid badge. We’ve learned how to treat burns and scalds, deal with bleeding andersen give CPR to an unconscious patient. This week we had a visit from an ambulance Continue reading

Making Posters to raise awareness

Making Posters to raise awareness

Last night was a craft night, the activities were to make a poster advertising an event. The challenge was to make it as eye catching as possible and to include all the relevant information. We gave an added incentive of Continue reading