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2nd Scouts Global Badge
Video can be found here. My fellow leaders and I are very impressed with the effort the scouts have put into this to achieve their global badge, and I am sure you will agree it was worth all the time and effort? Nick Owen
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Hampshire Scouts Photographic Competition
There will be a prize for each age group of entrants:A. Beavers or CubsB. Scouts or ExplorersC. Network or Adults We have been donated 3 prizes (photo vouchers) to the value of £100 each by London Camera Exchange, Southampton – so what are you waiting for? When submitting your photo’s please ensure that they:Are adventurous…
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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee‘Joint Community Challenge’
By the time the residents arrived at 3pm, the children had prepared all the party food and transformed their dining room and lounge into a sea of Red, White and Blue. All the tables were decorated with Union Flags and handmade table decorations. Once the guests had arrived, selected children began to serve the party…
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Southampton Scout To Speak In Front Of Queen At Televised Jubilee Event
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, and other members of the royal family, are attending the Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving on Tuesday morning. The service is being broadcast on BBC One. Caitlin, a top Scouting achiever, was recently awarded the highest award possible by the movement – the Queen’s Scout award – at…
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14th Tree Climbing
We have two trees – one huge one (about 10m – which is only marginally shorter than Ferny Crofts’ Mega Tower) and one that is slightly smaller (7m). We strap a climbing hold system (partially made by our scouts) onto the trees, and then climb up it (wearing harnesses/helmets while being belayed by kids/leaders). We…
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13th Cubs travel to the Isle of Wight
First was to get wet on the water slides so we could spend the day drying out in the sun, then it was off to play on the Pirate ships. By now hunger was setting so lunch was eaten overlooking the sea. A show, in Cowboy City, saw all guilty suspects locked in jail and…
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Scouts go Hill-Walking
We stayed in Heol Senni, an ideally located Hampshire Council owned building. On the first day, we went on a long ridge walk – Corn Du – Pen-Y-Fan – Cribyn and Fan y Big (much to the Scouts amusement). We went on a shorter route on the second day, including walking up a river – great fun!…
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From The DC
District Camp 4th to 7th May 2012 A huge ‘Thank You’ to you all for all your hard work at District Camp. It is one of only a few occasions that the whole District gets a chance to come together and we can be rightly proud. A special thank you to Mike and George who…