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Past Activities

To keep the site clean and easy to navigate through I have moved all details of past activities into the Library and Archive section. The other sections contain details of this years activities.

 

Current And Planned Activities

 

We’re just beginning to prepare for the annual trip to the Bispham Hall Chariot Race where we have achieved considerable success in the past. See the pictures: -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v    Bispham Hall Chariot Race

The major event of the year at Bispham Hall Scout Camp (http://www.bisphamhall.org.uk/) is the famous annual chariot race. This takes place the first weekend in October and is attended by Scouts from all over the UK. Teams of 5 or 6 compete to manoeuvre their chariot around an obstacle/ assault course and the fastest team wins. There are also various prizes in other categories such as ‘Chariot Of Chariots’ for the best prepared and ‘Best Newcomer’.

 

We’ve just returned from the 2005 Bispham Hall Chariot Race where the B Team won the famed ‘Chariot Of Chariots’ trophy at their first attempt. They’ll be getting too big for their boots from now on! The A Team set a Personal Best time of 9.57 to make it through to the final round for the first time ever and managed to then shave a further half a minute of their time. If they carry on improving at this rate we should win the trophy for fastest team in 4 years! See the pictures of the A team: -

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further photos from the official Bispham Hall site can be found at http://www.bisphamhall.plus.com/chariot.htm

 

 

v    Waddecar Camps

First camp of 2005 was on the weekend of 18th March 2005, focusing on backwoods cooking and similar survival skills, followed by further camps during the spring and summer months leading up to the Group Camp on the 10th/ 11th September when we were joined by the Cubs for the entire weekend and the Beavers on Saturday. Over the weekend we held our own mini-olympic games (christened Waddecar 2005) that was won by a team representing France – Vive La France!  Vive La France!.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v    Jamboree On The Air (JOTA)

JOTA is an annual event in which about 500,000 Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio. This year the event took place over the weekend of 15th – 16th October, and we made a real party of it.

 

It is a real Jamboree during which Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared, thus contributing to the world brotherhood of Scouting. This year units operated for 48 hours, from Saturday 00.00 h until Sunday 24.00 h local time. It is for members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and also for members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

 

 

v     Caving

Only 1 caving trip so far this year, way back during the February half-term. Not many of the new Scouts enjoyed the cold water and dark surrounding. However we must try again as we have a number of new recruits to introduce to this great sport, as well as a number of qualified cavers needing a greater challenge – abseiling and colder, deeper water sounds about right!

 

To earn the right to wear this much-coveted badge the Scout must complete the following: -

v     Take part in at least four different trips to at least two different cave systems as a member of a properly led group.

v     Keep a record of these trips, and the routes followed.

v     Have a good knowledge of the contents of the caving and cave conservation codes, and be able to discuss with the assessor measures that can be taken by participants in the activity to reduce conflict and promote conservation.

 

See the separate page on this activity by following this link.

 

 

v     Troop Nights

Remain on Fridays but with a new approach to reflect the distinct differences in the ages of the Scouts – the younger boys following the well-developed programme that we have used of the last three years for the older boys, while they work to complete the outstanding components of the various Challenge Awards they have been working towards, along with a possible Chief Scouts Award. The senior Scouts are also expanding their horizons as they prepare for the move to Explorers by introducing social events such as bowling, go-karting etc!

 

 

 

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