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For our summer camp this year, we went to Cornwall’s international jamboree Kernow 2013. Things we did: swimming in the sea at Harlyn beach ice cream in Padstow pond dipping and woodland maintenance on the Pencarrow Estate adventure activities at Nine Ashes survival skills training in Pencarrow Woods letterboxing on Bodmin Moor canoeing and rafting…
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For our final Cub and Scout meetings of term we went to see Principal Theatre Company’s production of ‘A Comedy of Errors’ in Coram’s Fields. Thank you to Paul and the company for accommodating us.
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On 7 July we said ‘Au Revoir’ to Akela with a big party for 8th Holborn members past and present at the Knights Templar in Chancery Lane. You can read about the event in the Camden New Journal here and here. Big thanks to Jan and Gerry for hosting.
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Some of our leaders have been on an amazing adventure on the other side of the Atlantic. Read all about it on the GLN website.
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We were fortunate to be able to send three Scouts to the annual parliamentary tea party for Scouts in the apartments of the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow.
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Our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts had a busy weekend at PACCAR Chalfont Heights for the Camden, City & Islington District Camp with 500 Scouts from across the three boroughs. One of the highlights was our recreation of the Great Fire of London for the Decade Challenge. Many congratulations to our Cub Scout Leader Susan Sinclair…
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This year’s cycle camp was a two-day expedition from London to Longridge (Marlow) along the Thames Valley cycle route. Thanks to 1st Laleham for letting us camp at their HQ. It was especially good to meet up with our former Scout Leader Graham Singh at his home in Teddington.
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Every two years 8th Holborn organises a Paddle Sports weekend for CCI district, as Julian Fulbrook writes: With snow in London on the day before this biennial water activities camp at Longridge there were some Leaders who even thought of cancellation! But although the water was rather chilly, and the nights were certainly freezing, the sun…
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Each year Scouts from across our district compete for the Maharajah’s sword trophy in an incident hike. This year’s event was organised by 201st Islington at Danemead campsite near Hoddesdon. Read more.
