Day 6 of camp and the pirate pioneering project is shipshape. The crew are hammocking a-midships tonight. Land navigation skills have been tested. The Explorer Young Leaders were dropped in a mystery location with map and compass and had to…
Scout Summer Camp 2026
Scout camp 2026 saw the troop at Harry’s Island campsite in the New Forest. No fires this year because of the recent heatwave so instead we’re cooking with gas. On Monday we headed to Calshot for some time on the…
Three Camps – One Brilliant Weekend
What a weekend it was for the group on May bank holiday, with all three sections heading off on very different adventures, proving once again that there’s something for everyone in Scouting! 🦫 Beavers: Family Camp Fun Our Beavers joined…
Scout Camp 2025 – Day 6
Scout camp continues, and on Wednesday the scouts planned routes then navigated their way on a 4 hour hike, then cooked dinner on their fires. That night some of the scouts slept in hammocks – a couple of fallers getting…
Scout Camp 2025 – Day 4
Scout camp continues, and the pioneering project is nearing completion – a hammock tower. The scouts lashed together a 3-legged tower and series of A-frames. They’ve anchored the frames around the tower, and each supports a hammock. On Tuesday, we…
Scout Camp 2025 Day 2
Scout Summer Camp 2025 is at Harry’s Island campsite in the New Forest. Our nearest neighbours are wild horses, ponies and cows. The scouts have set up their tents, dining shelters and cooking areas, and lashed pioneering poles together to…
Scouts Summer Camp
Our 2023 Scouts Summer Camp is at Polyapes Campsite in Cobham, Surrey. The Scouts and Explorers had a day out at Chessington World of Adventures yesterday. After learning about knife safety and care, the Scouts have been practising using knives…