2024 COMPETITIONS

Three months into this years competitions and we have new leaders of both. Scout of the Month for March was Georgia, but it’s Nancy that now leads Scout of the Year - but only by 80 points.

Patrol of the Month was Hawks which moves them up to the top of Patrol of the Year. Three Patrols are joint for second place - only 3 points behind Hawks. For all the current scores, click on the logo.

POLSKI 2024

After the success of our first ski trip in 2020, we returned to the Polish slopes for another week of skiing and apres ski activities.

There wasn’t as much snow as previous years, but was enough on the nursery slopes that the Scouts used for the 3 days of lessons.

A couple of other activities had to be changes too due to lack of snow, but an awesome time was still had by all.

Click on the logo to see photos from the trip and the montage from the week.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM - 26th APRIL 2024

Have you every slept in a museum? If not, now's your chance to. We have exclusively hired Braintree Museum for the Scouts for a night with a difference. After leaving bags in the former infant school hall (which will be where the Scouts Sleep), it will then be a few hours of fun in the main museum.

Scouts have choosen the theme of 'Brick by Brick', which is an Interactive session including Lego building and team challenges. After the activities there will be one or two films - can you guess which ones?

In the morning after a breakfast of pastries and juice there will be time to visit the Museum shop for those that want to.

FULL - BOOKINGS NOW CLOSED

THE OSCARS - FRIDAY 26th JANUARY 2024

What a fantastic evening of looking back and celebrating everything the Scouts done and achieved during 2023. Loads of happy smiling faces as the young people received their awards and then partied hard at the after show disco party.

Take a look at all the results, and a number of vides from the night by clicking on the logo.

PEAK DISTRICT - 24th -27th MAY 2024

This is an active long weekend, but lots of fun and always voted as one of the best camps of the year. Activities are likely to include, a bit of hiking, cycling, Sailing, visiting some local tourist attractions, the Wirksworth carnival and swimming.

Check the event section in OSM for more details.

BOOKINGS NOW CLOSED

SCUBA DIVING - 4th & 25th JUNE 2024

We have now managed to arrange a number of Scuba Diving sessions. Unlike when we have done it previously with Scouts getting 30 minutes snorkelling and 30 minutes Scuba Diving, this time they will get a whole hour of Scuba. Those taking park need to be able to swim 25m unaided. Both sessions are on a Tuesday with Scouts having to be at the pool by 7.30pm.

Each session is limited to a maximum of 15 Scouts with different ages on each one. The sessions will be as follows:-

• TUESDAY 4th June - Scouts ages 12+
• TUESDAY 25th June - Scouts aged 10 to 12

The cost is normally £30 per person for this experience, but with a negotiated price and one of the Jack Petchey Award Winners using their grant money to subsidies the activity, it will only be £10 each. Check the event section in OSM for more details and to book a place.

AIRHOP SLEEPOVER - JULY 2024
In a slight change to what is in the programme, we will now be doing the Trampoline Park Sleepover in Chelmsford instead of Ipswich. AirHop Chelmsford now has the UK’s Largest AIRSLIDES. Slide & fly from the 2 brand new slick slides- sometimes found in water parks – that will see you sliding down an almost vertical drop and then flying in the air into a soft oversized airbag. The park also features the UK’s first Home Run AR Baseball Cages! Home Run uses the latest cutting-edge ball-tracking technology and AR game software to simulate a real Baseball game. Assemble your friends and get ready for your first Home Run! Chelmsford’s trampoline park has an awesome main court arena, Slam dunk, two Big Bags, two Dodge ball courts and two Wall trampolines within the performance area. Also, why not test yourself on the the and only Toxic Wipeout? The cost of the activity is £40 per person and includes:–

3 hours of bouncing with exclusive access to the park

• AirHop grip socks
• Food (Pizza, Unlimited squash, Breakfast cereal, fruit & juice)
• Evening activities including movies
• An AirHop Sleepover Badge

Check the event section in OSM for more details and to book a place.

HERTFORDSHIRE SUMMER CAMP  - 10th -17th AUGUST 2024

A full on week of action and adventure! Including; zip line, target sports, climbing, bowling, water sports, ice skating, hike, tobogganing at indoor snow centre, Indoor Caving Ninja Warrior, safari park and one of the largest water worlds in the UK and more! It will be another very active and fun week

Staying in a new building on the campsite will mean we can do more, as less time needed for cooking and meals. Scouts will be in dormitories of 4 with each room having it’s own shower and toilet facilities.

WATCH THE PROMO VIDEO HERE

BOOKINGS NOW CLOSED

NETHERLANDS 2023

What an awesome week that was! Loads of fun, new activities, new friendships, cultural experiences and memories made

The blog and media will stay live for the for seeable future so click on the logo to relive the week. For the photo montage of all that we done, just click here.

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?

Despite all the restrictions in place over the past 18 months we have still managed to do loads of activities and lean #skillsforlife. You probably can’t remember exactly what we have done!  If you visit the photo\video section of our website you can catch up on what we have done over the past 4 years. If you are thinking of joining us, it is a good place to start to see the kind of things we do.

The montages are all on our YouTube Channel - so why not subscribe to it and click on the notification button so you know when something new is available to watch.