Updates

Find out what’s been happening with all our Scouts across the district.

  • Monopoly Run ‘Live’

    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…

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  • my Dad’s a Caver!

    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…

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  • Young Leader Belts at Yateley

    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…

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  • Pinewood Raceway

    Hook Explorers travelled to Wokingham on their regular meeting night to try out slot car racing at the Pinewood Raceway. There was fierce competition for the title of ‘Champion Racer’ and at the end we were awarded our race ribbons. The track was built in Latvia by Janis Nabokins, builder of World Championship tracks. It…

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  • Bramshill Scouts on Tour

    School half -term has come and gone but during that week Scouts, Explorers and their Leaders headed out to France and Belgium for a tour of the Commonwealth war graves. On our first night in Ypres we paraded our flags and laid a wreath at the sounding of Last Post at the Menin Gate. The…

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  • Fairtrade Fortnight

    This year Fairtrade Fortnight takes place from Monday 9th September to Sunday 22nd September 2024.  So, you have two weeks to put something in your programme to actively support the Fairtrade initiatives. This year, we are urging everyone to ‘Be the Change’, by picking up Fairtrade products and speaking up for fairer trade. Check out…

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