Courtesy of Somerset Scouts This week, we are completing a requirement of the emergency aid. Preparation Each young person can fold an A4 piece of paper into 3, and write the letters A, B and C – one on each…
Map Symbol Trail
Courtesy of Somerset Scouts Preparation Download and Print (or draw) the map symbols and the reference sheet below There are 22 symbol cards, each with an attached clue. Cut these out so you should have 22 pieces of paper, each…
Eden Scouts International Adventure: World Scout Jamboree
Two years ago, I joined a group of 80 scouts from across Cumbria to have the chance of a lifetime: to represent our county and the UK at the 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, USA in the summer…
Our Skills For Life Plan
If you haven’t already seen it; check out our Skills For Life plan, setting out our vision for Scouting in 2023
Scout Epic Incident Hike
Last week the Scouts competed in our annual Incident Hike at Eycott Hill. They had to deliver messages by semaphore across a valley, rescue a ‘mountain casualty’, build a structure to fly a flag and negotiated a ‘minefield’ and ‘electric…
Another Waynwright Day
2nd Penrith Scouts and Cub have enjoyed a very soggy Another Waynwright Day up Grange Fell and Great Crag! The event was to raise awareness of climate change, for the launch of a new charity: https://www.another-way.org.uk/
Scouting at Home
Whilst face-to-face meetings have stopped, Scouting hasn’t!
