Being a Scout is about taking responsibility, being a responsible young person at home, in school and in the Scout Troop. Applying the skills we learn into everything we do. The important aspect about Scouting is learning skills and having fun too. Most of our games are team building exercises, eventually showing individual leadership skills in our young people.
Our two teams took first and second in the competition. Out of a possible 115 points, one earned 109 points, with the other team awarded 100 points, quite an achievement!
In conjunction with Vulture Scouts, both Explorers and Scouts held a family firework in the grounds of Elphwood. Food and hot drinks were available. Each young person who attended had a adult guardian with them, as the lead volunteers were busy seeing to other tasks. This led to a safe and successful event.
Our Scout Troop took part in the District Hight Hike, which took place between Fyfield and Skreens Park activity centre near Chelmsford. We shared second place in the competition, which involved various bases along the route, where teams were set challenges to completed gain additional points. In teams, youngsters walked a pre-set route across fields and along public paths. The hike finished at Skreens Park, where tents had been erected earlier in daylight, where the young people could sleep for a few hours.
