Updates

Since the return from the Summer break we’ve been working on . . . . . Helping in the community on environmental projects. Clearing overgrown spaces and regreening our verges Attracting more volunteers into Scouting. Telling people who we are and how they can also help in the community.

For the final meeting of the summer term Yateley Explorers decided to take to the water, cool off and chill out. Hawley Lake was the venue and the ‘teams’ had a set time to make, launch and race their homemade rafts. Some made the grade and some barely made it back but we all had…

Our Recruitment Team has a new resource! In order to meet the needs of a growing catchment area for more places at Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers we need to recruit more adult volunteers. So, you’ll be seeing us at your local Fete or Fayre during the summer telling everyone about the great opportunities…

Monopoly Run ‘Live’ is a real-time version of the popular Monopoly Run (London) board game. It is played in a single day in central London and involves visiting the actual sites that the board game is based on. The game is all about your tactics and speed in getting around the capital.  This year, there…

Parents don’t realise it but they have many transferrable skills and experiences. We decided to tap into some of them at a recent Explorer meeting. With the help of a parent who was a caver we took the Explorers back to ‘old school’ caving on the Mendip Hills. We tried the clothes and kit in…

James Phillip-Stafford, our Top-Awards Team Lead Volunteer, recently presented the Young Leader Belt to two members of the Blue Bandits Explorer Unit. Explorer Scout Young Leaders (ESYLs) are Explorers who volunteer alongside adult leaders in a Squirrel Drey, Beaver Colony, Cub Pack or Scout Troop. They’re a valuable asset to any leadership team and play…