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10 Scouts from 8th Holborn joined 400 others from across Greater London North to take part in the Chiltern 20 Challenge hike on 12 October. Meeting just after 5.30am to catch the first train from Marylebone, we headed to Princes Risborough School for the check-in and kit check. We had two unaccompanied teams in the…
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We were very sad to learn of the sudden death of June Peacock who in the mid-2000s was a member of our Explorer Scout Unit and was one of the 8th Holborn members who took part in EuroJam in 2005. 8th Holborn was represented at her funeral by David, Jessica and Balan. Our deepest condolences…
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At the end of September seven of our Scouts joined around 50 members of North London Scout District for an Expedition Challenge camp. Teams navigated their way from Broxbourne to Danemead Campsite where they built shelters, made fires and cooked dinner.
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8th Holborn Cubs – together with friends from our neighbouring groups 1st Islington and 15th St Pancras – enjoyed their traditional September weekend in Epping Forest at Fairmead campsite. Building shelters in the forest, cooking burgers on open fires and hiking through the woods were all part of the programme.
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8th Holborn’s Scout Troop enjoyed a week of sunshine at Kinver in Staffordshire for our summer camp. The troop last camped at Kinver (4 miles west of Stourbridge) a decade ago, but this visit was the first where we had travelled without a minibus, instead relying on public transport to get around. We had one…
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8th Holborn’s Beavers, Cubs and Scouts enjoyed a packed Spring Bank Holiday weekend at Thriftwood Campsite in Brentwood, Essex, for the North London Scout District Camp. Eight Scout Groups and two Explorer Scout Units took part in this camp, which takes place every two years. This year, 8th Holborn’s contingent made up about 80 of…
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We were extremely sad to learn of the death of Freddie Whyman, a former 8th Holborn Scout and later a volunteer with our Cub Scout Pack. Freddie is pictured above at Eurojam in 2005. Our condolences are with his family and we extend our very grateful thanks to those who have donated to 8th Holborn…
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For many years we at 8th Holborn have hosted the regular District Paddle Sports Camp which takes place in alternate years at Longridge on the Thames at Marlow. This year we were forced to switch to ‘plan B’ after an exceptionally wet winter in the Thames Valley meant that the campsite had been flooded twice…
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8th Holborn entered three teams in this year’s Winter Mad Hike, competing against 14 other teams from around North London Scout District. This year the competition was based at Theydon Bois on the edge of Epping Forest, an easy tube ride from Holborn for us. Teams navigated around 8 checkpoints, completing tasks and challenges along…
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At February half term 8th Holborn Scouts enjoyed their first camp of the year at the new-to-us venue of Boyd Memorial Campsite in Henlow, Bedfordshire. We’d had our eye on Boyd campsite for a while because of its easy rail access by Thameslink train from Farringdon to Arlesey. Run by Biggleswade Scouts, Boyd is a…
