More than 80 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, leaders and parents took part in our Group Camp at the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.
This year we travelled slightly further afield than usual, to the massive Broadstone Warren campsite in the heart of Ashdown Forest, East Sussex.
Activities included bushcraft, grass sledging, archery, zipwire, leap of faith, hiking and much else besides.
The Scouts went for a nine-mile hike round Ashdown Forest, the Cubs built rafts on the lily pond and the Beavers went for a ride on the Bluebell Railway.
Oh, and everyone went swimming in the solar-heated pool…
Huge thanks to everyone who made the event possible, from our amazing catering team to the wonderful advance guard who set everything up before the hordes arrived.
Thanks also to the staff and crew at Broadstone Warren for being so welcoming.
Next year we’ll all be at the first ever district camp for our new North London Scout District at Tolmers in Hertfordshire.
The scouts are setting off on their Ashdown Forest hike pic.twitter.com/WplfaiKZbB
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The beavers really enjoyed the lower ropes and they also showed amazing teamwork on the pot holes pic.twitter.com/cjVDgGuzXm
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The bluebell railway was a great success with the beavers pic.twitter.com/Er7a1cbqxB
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Simulated ice climbing on the traverse wall @broadstonew pic.twitter.com/A1CrejoYfJ
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David on the zip wire pic.twitter.com/2Wyuuomms4
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Akela forgot that he had attached his swimming goggles to his Tilley hat pic.twitter.com/DU2sp9NMDo
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Poohsticks Bridge in Ashdown Forest pic.twitter.com/KiOdxLLj1A
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