| New Series
No.8 Autumn 2002 - Winter 2003 |
THE E-WOGGLE |
Published Regularly at irregular intervals. |
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| New Series
No.8 Autumn 2002 - Winter 2003 |
THE E-WOGGLE |
Published Regularly at irregular intervals. |
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The E-woggle is the electronic news letter of the 3rd Gidea Park scout troop. Whenever the in-tray of the Rowswell hall news desk is full, (We must have been using a large skip as an in-tray the last 12 months!) the reports and stories are packaged up into a neat little email for electronic distribution to a computer near you.
Editorial.
SEPTEMBER 2002 Saturday 1st - Andrew Jones's Wedding Andrew our assistant Venture Scout Leader and his wife Paola invited the unit and several members of the 3rd Gidea Park Leadership team to join them in Casenova near Turin for the ceremony. The unit stayed in the old village Sunday School. The facilities were basic with no running water, however in true Scouting style a shower and cubical were pioneered in the garden for use on the morning of the wedding day. After obtaining supplies and generally making ourselves at home we attended the wedding practice. An alarming lack of Scouting spirit was shown by one of our Venture leaders and the mollycoddled majority of the unit who nipped off and booked themselves into an expensive if somewhat remote hotel for the rest of the weekend. The hardened Scouters and Ventures freshened up and headed into town for the pepper festival. The pepper festival was a fantastic evening out. Packed town squares were filled with funfairs and displays from local companies and organisations. We passed three stages with various different types of music being performed from the traditional to the more modern. We learnt about the industry and agriculture of the region as well as its culture but most importantly we sampled numerous freshly prepared pizzas. On the day of the wedding we left our temporary home to help set up the reception. By lunchtime it was very warm so we were glad to return to our make shift shower for a cool dowsing. The rest of the unit - making every effort to live up to every stereotype the Italians may have of the English tourist - arrived just before the wedding already slightly "lubricated". The wedding itself was held in the church attached to the monastery. To call it a church does not do the spectacular building justice. We retired to the reception, which was held in the beautiful family farmyard. The picturesque setting played host to a meal with so many courses we lost count. As the sun set we were treated to a spectacular and distant electrical storm over the Alps. I am sure I speak for the group and the unit in wishing Andy and Paola luck. SEPTEMBER 6th - 8th Group Camp. The 3GP cubs joined with some boys from 19th Romford for a summer camp at Belshamps Camp Site near Hockley. The Scouts were also invited to join them and camped on the adjacent site. The cubs spent the weekend sampling the various activities offered at the campsite whilst the Scout patrol which consisted largely of new members of the troop concentrated on learning scouting skills. A good time was had by all. Saturday 21st 2002 - Go Karting The County Venture Scout team organised two days go-carting at Gilwell Park camp site as well as a BBQ and evening party. Unfortunately the Rowswell Venture Unit didn't attend but three of our older Scouts weren't the types to miss out on cheap go-carting. Michael, Steve and Joe enjoyed six races each against Ventures from Across the county. Thursday 26th - Last meeting of the Rowswell Venture Unit. The Unit chose the last ever meeting or the Rowswell Venture unit to endorse fully the reasons for changing from Ventures to Explorers and Networkers. They marked this day in the group's and the section history by doing nothing and leaving early. There have been many many high points in the last 35 or so years of Venture Scouting in our Group and our District but for the last ten or so years the section across our District failed to reach its potential. At the end of October Romford District had five Venture Scout units only two of which met weekly. At least two of the remaining units had not seen the unit leader in over a year. The two regular units of which ours is one rarely mustered more than half a dozen regular or committed members. A year down the line it is clear that Explorer Scouting was exactly the right thing at the right time for 14 - 18 year olds in our District. The same cannot be said of the Network section for 18 - 25 year olds but I suspect 2004 could be the year that this section really starts to take off. The DC has grand plans... Saturday 28th Beaver fun day An excitable bunch of Beaver Scouts from 3rd Gidea Park, were escorted by the leaders and some parents to Crow camp for the annual Beaver Scout fun day. The tug of war appeared to be a simple but chaotic high point for many of the boys. OCTOBER 2002 Thursday 3rd - Romford District Explorers Section Launched. The National Program Review concluded that the responsibility of running the new section above Scouts should lie with the District. In the 1980s an attempt to run a District Venture Scout Unit failed in Romford and many of the leaders still remember that. However district Venture Units have been very very successful in other areas. When the District Commissioner started to look for someone to oversee the setting up of the new section he came to 3rd Gidea Park where despite what I may have written above we have had a lot of success in running a Venture Unit but in recent years have also shown frustration with the Venture Scout framework. Mark Hutton, Our Scout Leader and your E-Woggle editor was appointed to the Role of District Explorer Scout Commissioner. A number of the Groups in our District had in the past started up Venture Units because they had 3 or 4 older Scouts. The Units were often run by Ex-leaders who are only Ex-leaders because they don't have the time to be leaders. Time and again it was shown that this was a recipe for disaster. As a district we only had enough members of Explorer Scout age for two units. It is now a district policy that we will not set up another unit until we have enough members and leaders to make it a success. Because of our skilled and experienced leaders and fantastic facilities, 3rd Gidea Park has been asked to host one Explorer unit. Unit M (for St. Michael) as it is currently known, is not part of 3rd Gidea Park. It is a district unit that is partnered to our group and so is allowed to use our hall and our facilities. In turn the District make a donation to the group each year. Unit members wear the unit scarf, which is Black with a purple boarder, and wear the nametags of the groups the members have come from. If the unit ever gets a proper name they will wear their own tags. The Rowswell Venture unit always struggled to recruit Scouts from outside 3GP. Convincing someone to leave his or her group is difficult but to join another is all but impossible in our District. Whilst many groups still don't like to see their Scouts leave they no longer have to suffer the perceived indignity of seeing the young people they have nurtured since Beavers wearing another groups scarf. Nationally the Section has a policy of not taking the names of Existing Venture Scout units. Other Groups in our district may not have encouraged their Scouts to progress to a unit that appears to be the same old Rowswell Venture Unit in a slightly different uniform. Unit M currently has around 16 members and normally gets more than ten attending each meeting. Only one of those sixteen has been a Beaver, Cub and Scout at 3GP. A further three were Scouts at 3GP. The rest come from 1st Harold Hill, 1st Romford, 11th Romford, 19th Romford, 2nd Collier Row and others. It would have been difficult for the Venture Unit to achieve this mix. As a district we also have Unit J (for St James) which is partnered to 3rd Havering. The old Abbots VSU leadership team is running J unit. Unit M now has an all-new leadership team and will soon be joined by Andrew Lannin who is leaving the 3GP Scout section. Andrew will continue to help the Scouts whenever he can. As the Explorers are not part of 3rd Gidea Park their antics aren't reported on our group web site. But as they are getting their Scouting from the Rowswell Hall and a number of 3GP leaders are involved in the provision of that Scouting they will be getting a mention in the E woggle from time to time. The district Explorer web site is www.RomExp.org.uk Explorer Launch - October 3rd 2002 The first unit meetings were a joint meeting held at District Headquarters. The new program and badge scheme was explained to the potential members. October 13th Cub Quiz The 3GP cubs won the district Cub Scout Quiz. This gave them the honour of representing the District at the county grand final. Saturday 19th District Swimming Gala The 3GP Cubs and Scouts headed off to the District Swimming Gala at Harold Hill Pool. With such young cubs and scouts in the 3GP group, many of our competitors found themselves racing against much older swimmers. The Cubs had 8 year olds swimming against 10 years olds, whilst for the Scouts, Jack and Sam swam as over twelve's despite the fact that they had only just been invested! The Cubs did fantastically well for such a young pack and were awarded the runners up trophy, coming 2nd out of the 9 groups participating. Congratulations also went to Richard (Kaa) who won the Cub leaders' event. Unfortunately 2002 was not a good year for the Scout team. There was no Swimming Gala in 2003 as the district is cunningly postponed the gala to Spring 2003 so that it is shortly before the County final. The District had great problems tracking down team members who may have moved into the next age range or left Scouting altogether in the six months between our Gala and the county one. Well done to everyone who participated in 2002! Tuesday 29th District Young Leader Unit Launched As part of the Explorer Scout provision the district has to run a unit that trains 14-18 year olds to be effective leaders. The concept of a Young Leader is new to Scouting although girl guiding has had young leaders for a number of years. The unit, which currently meets monthly, is being Led by Jon Goodwin Ex Venture Scout of 3rd Gidea Park and we wish him every luck with this. October 30th 2002 - Jack Petchy Awards Mark our Scout leader was presented with a Jack Petchey Leader achievement award. The Jack Petchey Foundation is a, charity that gives grants or awards. Most awards are for youth projects in East London and West Essex. The Foundation's aim is to help develop the potential within young people aged 11-25, especially those struggling with 21st. Century problems. Grants are given for: Achievement Awards, Youth Projects, Sponsored Events and Leader Awards. Mark was one of 13 leaders in Greater London North East to receive an award, which includes a £1000 grant. The money is being spent on the county's Scouting development project. Mark was nominated by the District because of the commitment he has made to Scouting over the last few years. November 2002 Saturday 15th Rodings Rally The Scouts and Scout Leaders entered two teams into the Rodings Rally, which is a night-time orienteering event in Epping forest. They came 7th and 8th out of 15 teams in the short 5 checkpoint event. Sunday 16th The scouts, some of whom were up until well after 2am. Orienteering in Epping forest managed to win the District Cyclo-cross at Crow camp. Well done Scouts. Dec 14th 50th Crew Dinner The 50th Christmas dinner went off without a hitch. Explorer Scouts and Network members from St Michael's made an extra special effort in decorating the hall for the evening. The organisers attempted to make an extra step in everything we did to make this year's a little bit special. January 2003 Winter Camp 12 of our Scouts joined hundreds of others from across the country in the Annual Gilwell Park Winter camp. The Snow the week before served as a warning to us all. It didn't rain but the night-time temperature dipped to minus seven! During the day the Scouts were free to wander the campsite sampling the usual activities as well as climbing the revolving wall and laser gun shooting. Jan 18th Scout Chess Three of our scouts competed for the coveted title of District chess champ. Congratulations to who Sam managed to attain 4th place. Feb 1st Scooter rally. The cubs have had a busy start to February! On Saturday 1st the District Scooter Rally was held at Crow Camp. Numbers were reduced due to the snow, but four cubs joined Akela, Bagheera, Kaa and Shere Kahn to race through the mud and sludge! The boys managed a few second places and Kaa (in his shorts in the snow!) was second in the leader race. Much fun was had in the mud and everyone went home suitably messy! Feb - March - April Summer Mountain Leader Award. The requirements have changed for walking Authorisations for the Scout association. For the majority of troops this wont matter but in order for us at 3rd Gidea Park to continue introducing young people to mountainous environments as we have done in the past some of our leaders needed to complete the training for the Mountain Leader Training Board's Summer Mountain Leader Award. Andy and Mark spent three long wet weekends in Snowdonia training at YR-Hafod the Welsh Scout Mountain Training Centre in the Ogwen valley. This experience is being consolidated and we plan to take the required assessment in a few years time. Science museum for cubs. The cubs and their leaders visited the Science Museum in Kensington, London. Eleven boys met bright and early at Gidea Park station. For some this was their first venture into London and the train journey in proved very entertaining - especially for the other passengers sharing the carriage! The tube was its usual unpredictable self, so we made the most of the onboard gymnastic equipment with cubs and leaders competing to see who could do the most chin ups, followed by some train surfing and a paper aeroplane throwing contest. Some cubs even managed to combine these last two! Isaac Newton would be shocked at some of the scientific explanations given by cubs and leaders through out the day but a lot of fun was had by all. The morning was spent in the space gallery, followed by the launch pad for some hands on science. William demonstrated water molecules and all the cubs did a great job wafting bubbles across the room. We even discovered science you could crawl through! It's quite rare for cubs not to want to eat, but there so much to see and do that lunch was a very quick affair. We did manage to group them all together for a quick shot before we dashed off again for a surprise ride on the simulator. A long old trek up the stairs led us to some more hands on science in the flight gallery, with a number of boys helping out with rocket launches. With so much to see, we were rapidly running out of time, but managed to squeeze in early IT, early machinery and of course the gift shop :-) One of the highlights was the glass bridge that converted sound vibrations into visible images. Strangely enough, 6 cubs can create a lot of noise! Everyone had a great time, and we're already looking forward to going back again next year. Thanks to all the leaders, mums and cubs who helped make the day such a success. Chief Scout Silver Award. We're very proud to announce that Michael, one of our oldest cubs, has become the first 3GP cub to earn the Chief Scout's Silver Award. This is the highest badge a cub can earn and involves a variety of badge work, learning new skills and completing a personal challenge. Since September 2002 Michael has been working furiously towards the Silver award, gaining his Outdoor Challenge, Global and Caring Challenge badges. He has run a number of games for the pack and for his personal challenge learnt semaphore. Michael is a credit to the pack and we are very pleased to name him as the first GP cub and one of the first cubs in Romford District to earn this prestigious award. Well done Michael! The Southern 50 Challenge The challenge is open to Explorer Scouts, Network members and leaders. There are three classes of entry. 30k (18 miles), 50k (30 miles) and 50 miles (80k) The Gidea Park team of course went for the full 50. The team was supported in our endeavours by the 3rd Gidea Park department of statistical analysis and misinformation. Dave, Chez and Jon drove around to each of the checkpoints to meat the team and provide the kind of statistical and graphical analysis normally only available to the sports department of the BBC. Our statisticians plotted the route and produced a graph comparing our pace to Mr Neismiths average. We started at 6:45am in Great Missenden. By checkpoint four which was located just south of Berkhamsted we were in 3rd place and we had completed just under 15 miles. After walking until 3pm and completing 30 miles Andy W. felt he couldn't continue and retired. Steve, Andy L and Mark carried on but in failing light at checkpoint 11 Steve also succumbed to the lure of a warm Landover. As it was now dark Mark and Andy could not continue without another team. They decided to stretch and keep warm. If another team didn't arrive in 15 minutes we would have to retire as our muscles would tighten up. Fortunately a team of Explorer Scouts from North London arrived and Mark and Andy joined them for the night stages. Mark and Andy officially finished in a time of 15 hours and 18 minutes. But we had to wait 20 minutes for the team we joined to complete the night stages. Once completed our supporters whisked us away to the local pub where we could sit down in the warm. By this time Andy and Steve had decided that next year they would come back and complete the event. District Cooking Competition The Scouts competed against 14 other teams for the coveted district cooking competition trophy. For the main course they produced home made burgers with a tasty home made relish sauce and melted cheese and bacon sauce. Unfortunately they were so busy bribing judges and feeding other teams with the fantastic burgers they forgot to cook a sweet!!!! March Night Hike 03 After last years event we had several requests to repeat the activity. Seven Scouts and a team of leaders set off to wonder the footpaths of northern Havering on a cold by dry evening. The weather stayed dry but the Scouts still found plenty of mud. We returned to the hall where we slept until breakfast. County Gala After doing so well at last years district gala, Mitch was asked to be a part of the Romford District team for the 2003 County Swimming Gala. He returned to Gidea Park to meet the night hikers with a bronze finalist's medal. St Georges Our Beaver, Cubs and Scouts turned out for the annual district St Georges Parade. During the service the DC announced the result of the 2002 Dyer cup. The cup is awarded to the group that is deemed to have provided the highest quality Scouting over the previous year. Everything all our sections do is assessed and measured as well as the work of our exec committee. 3Gp Won! This award truly is a team effort between all our sections. 3rd - 4th May the Franklin Shield The Franklin Shield is the oldest, toughest and most respected competition in the Romford District Scouting Calendar. Since it was first run 3G.P. have won it only three times, the last of which was 1979. We arranged a sneaky practice camp the weekend before the competition. The weekend was also the weekend of the St George's parade so we camped for one day and one night with the squad returning to the Rowswell hall for a Sunday picnic in time to walk to Lodge Farm Park for parade After setting up camp late on Friday night, the team got to bed early. Scout Leader Mark was not amused to see that our team got up late on Saturday. As the other teams were lighting fires already having stockpiled wood, our boys were staggering around bleary-eyed looking for breakfast. Still the tactical lay-in obviously paid off. One of the tasks that the team needed to complete during Saturday was the construction of a flagpole. This was not the most successful bit of pioneering we have ever undertaken but the ADC took pity on our lads who were ambitiously attempting a skylon design. During Saturday our proficiency with Axe and Saw was also tested and assessed, as was knowledge of the fine art of patrol tent pitching. All this whilst preparing for a large evening meal cooked on a wood fire. Over the weekend two trophies are contested. A quality evening meal is produced on Saturday and the score of that is added to the scores for Sundays Backwoods style lunch. The top chefs over the weekend are awarded the Portman Cup. After over 30 hours of competition the Portman Score was added to the scores of the other skills being tested and the Franklin Shield is awarded to the top team. After Saturdays starter was assessed and the boys recovered from nearly burning the main course, we were in the lead in the Portman Cup. Sundays backwoods cooking didn't let us down. The fish and rice boiled in tin foil with chicken kebabs was a challenge to cook but the result was very satisfactory. Sunday morning our lashings were assessed and only 1st Romford managed to improve upon our standards. For the rest of the day the competition would be decided by which patrol leader managed to keep his patrol on their feet the longest. With barely 15 minutes to go Mark strolled over to enquire as to why our team was the only team sitting or lying in the middle of their camp site. This laziness at a time when every other team was frantically trying to clear their camp sites. The answer was clear. Our boys were so organised that they had cleaned and packed everything away, the only task remaining was to pick up wood chippings. This Mark was told is a job that can easily be done sitting (or lying) down. Within the hour the 3rd Gidea Park patrol and leaders were the proudest Scouts in the district for the first time in 24 years! Congratulations to Steve, Mitch, Lewis, Vinny and Michael. 17th May 5-A-Side A Squad of eight scouts competed in the county 5-a-side football competition. Our path to the knock out stages started well with a goal-less draw. However our performance in our three remaining group matches wasn't so good. Thanks to all the parents who supported our efforts especially Michael's dad who refereed our group. 18th Group Fun Day All our sections visited Crow Camp for an afternoon of fun and relaxation. The Scouts built an Arial runway whilst the leaders arranged other activities and food. June 6th - 8th Link Camp Gilwell. The link camp is a chance for older cubs to get a taste of the scout section. Six of our scouts and five of our cubs plus a few leaders and an Explorer Scout Young leader joined over 100 Scouts from all over our county at Gilwell Park for the weekend. During the day on Saturday the Cubs and Scouts were free to wonder around the campsite trying all the different activities. As it was so hot canoeing was very popular with most of our scouts going back several times. The new Gilwell Park climbing wall was also very popular with the cubs and Scouts. The climbing wall was led by the 3rd Gidea Park leadership team and staffed entirely by Romford District Leaders. All the kit being used belongs to 3rd Gidea Park. At the end of the day the queue went down and we had a bit of a lock in just for our cubs and Scouts. On Sunday we entered the orienteering and volleyball contests. Steve's Parliament Trip Each year the reception is held for Scouts at the Houses of Parliament. Each MP invites two Scouts from his or her constituency join them. This year Steve from 3GP went to represent our District. He was taken on the full tour as well as in to see some behind the scenes stuff. He also got to have his photo taken with the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Chief Scout. June 20th - 22nd - Derbyshire Experience. All of the districts older scouts were invited up to Derbyshire for the weekend to experience two days in the hills. Two of 3rd Gidea Parks Scouts and two of our leaders joined members from the rest of Romford in Pindale Farm on Friday Night. Saturday was spent practising navigation skills in the peat bogs found on Edale More and Kinder Scout. This terrain is notoriously difficult to navigate in. Matt led the way up onto the open moorland and with a the help of his compass and no small amount of luck found the trig point on top. Our next task was to navigate on a baring across open moorland and peat ditches to find the rocks where we would stop for lunch. After about a mile of "leap-frog" navigating we hit our target spot on. After lunch we headed up onto Edale Moor again to try and find the highest spot on Kinder Scout. Once achieved we headed for Kinder Downfall. On the way we paused for a wide game in the peat bog ditches. Wide games are always best when played in a location where there are plenty of places to hide. The ditches are like a labyrinth of passages along which the Scouts can move quite quickly without being seen. To get back to home all they had to do was climb out of the ditches and spot the large pile of rucksacks marking home base. The chasing leaders on the other hand could move over the ditches by leaping across them. This added a new dimension to the classic game of run-outs. Flying air attacks!! After a quick clamber over the rocks at Kinder Downfall we followed a dried up river back onto the moor and headed for Edale once more. We eventually returned to Edale via the steeply descending path into Grindsbrook Clough. Our day's walking over we returned to our bunkhouse to cook dinner. DAY 2 Whilst Chris our driver rested before the journey home the Scouts were taken on a short ridge walk into Castleton. Throughout the weekend the Scouts were navigating with the leaders watching and suggesting techniques that could be used. It was fantastically hot and sunny all weekend and despite the occasional moans the boys seemed to enjoy our Derbyshire Experience. July Cub camp The 3rd Gidea Park Cubs were joined by our friends at 4th Gidea Park and 19th Romford for a joint cub camp at Thriftwood Campsite. In total we had over 30 cubs running around enjoying themselves. The cubs thought the weekend was too hot so thoughtfully dowsed the leaders with water pistols on a regular basis. July Group BBQ The 3rd Gidea Park Group BBQ was a success. The patio was packed with group members and their families enjoying a warm evening in the sunshine. James from Scouts helped cook the excellent food and games and activities were organised later for the entertainment of the young people and adults too. Thanks to everyone who helped make this evening a success and to everyone who came. August Summer Camp in Kandersteg The Scout summer camp to Kandersteg International Scout Centre in Switzerland was a success. We were joined by a patrol of Explorer Scouts consisting of members from Both units. A Number of Scout Network members also helped run the camp. A full report has now been published on our web site. (www.3gp.org.uk) Some of the leaders managed to get away for a day or two towards the end and climbed the 3699m (12136ft) Balmhorn. Havering Show The Scouts, Leaders and Explorers helped out at the Havering Show again this year. 3rd Gidea Park build the rope bridge as part of the districts assault course. This year saw the first public appearance of the new district banner. The banner features a montage of photos on both sides. The majority of the photographs are of 3rd Gidea Park members. The Banner also includes a picture of 3rd Havering Scouts at Brownsea Island. September Barton Challenge. Nine of our Scouts entered the District Barton Challenge. The event involved two days of hiking around the Essex countryside. The boys spent the night camping at Crow Camp. It was the very first time any of the Scouts had entered this event and we hope they can build upon the experience for next year. September 27th Beaver fun day Our Beaver Scouts spent the day at Crow camp with the rest of Romford District. Leaders from each colony organised an activity and the beavers slowly worked round each of the bases. On the 3GP base Beavers made Aliens from conkers and acorns. October 2nd MP Visit Our local MP Andrew Rossindell came to talk to the Scouts. He chatted to the Scouts and presented 3rd GP with a framed Picture commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the Queens coronation. October leaders climbing course Richard from the Cub leadership team and Angela from the Scout team have been on the County's Climbing wall authorisation course. Richard and Steve from the Gidea Park Explorer Leader team have also completed the course along with eleven of the Explorer Scouts. District Explorer Scout Meeting During October the Explorer Section celebrated it's first birthday in Romford District. The Occasion was used to launch the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. We are pro-actively encouraging our Explorers to participate in this scheme because the D of E is virtually identical to the Explorer Scout badge Scheme and because completing the D of E Awards counts as a majority credit towards the Chief Scout and Queen's Scout Awards. Leadership 2 Three of our Cub leaders and Three of our Scout Leaders have started their Leadership 2 training. The Environment Award. The Cubs and Explorers have been working towards their Environment Group Awards. The Scouts plan to start work on this in January. Rodings Rally The Scout and Explorer Leaders and Explorer Scouts entered this year's Rodings rally. This time we entered the ten-checkpoint event. The leader team collected all checkpoints in the allowed time. Both Explorer teams did very well returning to the finish on time having found several checkpoints. Our top Explorer team found Eight checkpoints!!! Cyclo cross A woefully small Scout squad entered this year's cyclo cross at Crow camp. Despite sending out no less than three rounds of letters to parents only three Scouts turned up. Crew Dinner 2003 Planning from this years crew dinner suffered from a lack of leader emerging from the Network Section but instinct seemed to kick in on the weekend and a superb meal was prepared and served to 48 members and Honouree members of 3rd Gidea Park. Next years dinner Should be Saturday December 11th. The Numbers in the Colony and cub pack have remained very healthy. Numbers at Scout meetings are now averaging 20+ with 9 new Scouts invested last Thursday and two more at the October Church Parade. Badges During summer camp Several Scouts completed Expedition Challenges, outdoor challenges and creative challenges. Steven is the first Scout to start working on his Gold Chief Scouts award. This it for this year. My new years resolution is to make the irregular intervals shorter. |
