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Site Updates 2010
Dates for your Diaries
This year these will also be on our Special Centenary Pages
NEW EVENTS PAGE ADDED (see left hand menu).
For info on Troop Activities and other important dates.
Troop Programme & Parents Help Rota
Now Available on the Events Page!!!
Centenary Launch
Our Centenary Celebrations started with a bang 05/01/2010
Don't forget to sew on those Centenary badges.
Troop News 2010
NEW Year, NEW Members
Troop now up to 31 Scouts
Welcome to our newest recruits Jordan,
Jaye, Liam, Jack, Matthew & Cameron.
Clowntastic Circus Badge Nights February
A great effort by all and big thanks to Sonia for
the facepainting demo and Mr McDonut for
the clowning and circus skills training.
PL Frostbite Camp Saturday 6th & 7th March
Well it certainly lived up to it's billing.
Just back from our annual PL Frostbite camp at
Walton Firs, and even though it was only the one night
it was lots of fun and a great effort made by all.
Pics now up on the gallery pages.
Tenderfoot Camp 16th-18th April
Fantastic time, 24 Scouts, 8 Leaders, Hikes,
Training bases, Archery& Shooting, Campfire cooking
and superb sunny Spring days. Report Here
COMING SOON...
Dry slope Skiing - Sandown / This Month TBC
Patrol Box Building - Throughout March & April
Raft Building - HQ / Throughout May & June
Summer Camp - Dorset / 24th-27th July
Well it certainly lived up to it's billing. Just back from our annual PL Frostbite camp at Walton Firs, it was only the one night but a very cold one, so very well done to all the brave Scouts who took part.
On the edge of the woods at the bottom of the hill a large Bivouack was constructed, fires were set and hike tents pitched in the woods. Fetching and chopping the wood certainly helped keep them warm, the Scouts all cooked their own dinners on open fires, after the traditional 1st Shepperton Supper of Hot Chocolate and cakes it was time for bed and six of the nine Scouts actually braved the by now sub-zero temperatures to spend the night in the bivvy (to be honest we couldn't have squeezed any more in if we'd wanted to but it helped keep them all warm).
Sunday morning dawned bright and extremely chilly but everyone was soon up re-lighting fires and after breakfast
enjoyed air rifle shooting, followed by a visit to the tuck shop for a mid morning energy boost. Then we started to strike camp, and drag all the gear up to the mess tent at the top of the hill. After lunch of toasted sandwiches in the embers of the main fire we packed the van and headed back to HQ.
A great adventure and good to know we can survive without creature comforts if we need to.
Big thanks to all the parents who helped with the packing and unpacking at HQ it certainly speeded things up.
Hope you all enjoyed it. See you at Tenderfoot - Justin
