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Please only bring old clothes, and remember that it’ll most likely be very cold and wet! You must be able to pack your own bag, look after yourself and your stuff!

Essential Clothing

  • Uniform (packed – don’t need to wear it on arrival)
  • 2 Warm Shirts
  • 2 Jumpers
  • 2 Pairs of Trousers (not jeans, which are useless in wet weather)
  • 2 Pairs of Socks
  • 2 Changes of Underwear
  • Warm Coat or Fleece
  • Waterproofs (both jacket AND trousers)
  • Hiking Boots &/or Strong Trainers
  • Spare Trainers
  • Welly boots
  • Warm Hat
  • Gloves

Sleeping Kit

  • Sleeping Bag (Either a 4-season winter bag or two normal bags, one inside the other)
  • Sleeping Mat (or two, to provide extra insulation between the ground and you)
  • Blanket
  • Pyjamas

Essential Kit

  • Plate, Bowl & Mug
  • Knife, Fork and Spoon
  • 2 Old Tea Towels
  • Wash Kit
  • Towel
  • Torch (ideally a LED head torch too)
  • Spare Torch Batteries
  • Poly Bag for wet clothes etc.
  • Water bottle (ideally 1.5 litres, but at least 1 litre)
  • Medicines – if necessary
  • Camp chair
  • Small rucksack for day trips

Optional

  • Small pillow
  • Watch (to prevent getting up at 5am!)
  • Cake to share is always welcome!

Please leave at home

  • Phones
  • Electronic items
  • Anything easily breakable

The Management Team

Scouts

Scouts is the third section in the Scouting family, and has been running for the longest time. 

Scouts are typically 10.5 - 14yrs old.

As an active Scout Troop, we get up to all sorts of exciting and adventurous activities, both in our regular meetings and on camps and visits.

Scout Team Leaders
Scout Leader (SML) Alan Thompson, known as Raksha email address  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Assistant Scout Leader Ben  (STM)

Section Assistant Jenny/Mao (STM)

 

 

 

What do scouts do?

Scouts are at the age where they can experience the true adventure that scouting has to offer – from arts and crafts and cooking in the meeting place to jumping off cliffs, climbing, sailing, hiking, raft building and cooking for them selves outdoors, and much more!

We aim to give scouts a wide range of experiences so they can learn some new #SkillsForLife by accident along the way.

At this age, we encourage girls and boys to take responsibility for themselves and each other, with members leading a small team. They like being with friends and participating fully in the adventure of life.

In Scout Troops:

  • Develop leadership skills
  • Learn emergency aid
  • Spend nights away – the Summer Camp is often the highlight of the year, though Winter Camp can be Fire & Ice
  • Help others in the community
  • Cook, both at home and at camp
  • Adventurous and sporting activities – anything from abseiling to zorbing
  • Learn survival skills

 For more info see The Scout Association about Scouts