1st WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP
Great fun putting up tents in HQ, we started off in the garden but it started pouring with rain and while i was happy to continue and get a bit wet, a higher power prefered that we went indoors, which Continue reading
We had some fun trying to light fires, it was a bit damp to start with and most of the fires just wouldn’t stay lit, except explorer Adam’s, his fire was fantastic, well done his group
. I think the Continue reading
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:
Chris the giant
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 Continue reading
What is advanced firelighting? No matches, no paper just spark from a flint and some cotton wool. Outcome best fire weve ever made and total satisfaction that we did it the Explorer Scout way.
What’s a fire without food though. Continue reading
Unfortunately i wasn’t 
available to run the pack this week so it was up to John Mackie to step in and save the day, we decided on a slight change to the programme as a result of this. Continue reading
