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For our Summer Camp this year the Scout Troop returned to Ferny Crofts in the New Forest, a site we last visited 12 years ago. Our programme included a hike through the forest to the wildlife park as well as visits to Eling Tide Mill and Lymington Sea Water Baths. On-site activities included climbing, raft-building,…
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Nearly 100 people were involved in our 2018 Group Camp at Hargreaves Campsite near Romford. The programme included lots of canoeing, kayaking and sailing at Fairlop Waters and the Dockland Scout Project. We also visited Fairlop High Ropes. At Hargreaves we took part in climbing, archery and tomahawk throwing. The Scouts also did an excellent…
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For more than a decade it has been an 8th Holborn tradition to go cycling at the May Bank Holiday weekend. This was our twelfth such trip. In the past we’ve done: 2005: Thames Valley: Putney to Marlow 2006: Downs Link: Greenwich to Shoreham 2007: Coram’s Fields to Gilwell Park and back 2008: Thames Valley:…
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At the February half term a party of Scouts and leaders travelled to Kandersteg International Scout Centre in Switzerland for a week of skiing. Riding the gondola home. They're still smiling! #kisc2018 pic.twitter.com/YGk6v2DFbw — 8th Holborn Scout Group (@8thHolborn) February 16, 2018 Thanks Doris for some excellent chips. #kisc2018 pic.twitter.com/2taTYH9lbt — 8th Holborn Scout Group…
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Our Scout Troop started the year with a trip to Wintercamp at Gilwell Park in early January. There’s no ‘off season’ for camping so far as we are concerned …
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Our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts once again joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers at their war memorial on Holborn for their Remembrance Sunday parade. This year we were also joined by our local Explorer Scouts from Kx ESU.
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8th Holborn entered five teams of Scouts in the Chiltern 20 Challenge hike this year – two teams in the junior competition and three senior teams. Our junior teams finished 10th and 15th, and our senior teams were 11th and 13th. After the Chiltern 20, a dozen of our Scouts travelled on to Longridge at…
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Eleven of our Scouts took part in District Survival Skills Camp at Danemead. They all built shelters in the forest and slept in them. Honor’s patrol won the prize for best shelter.
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In late September our Cubs made their usual autumnal visit to Fairmead campsite in Epping Forest for a weekend of firelighting, shelterbuilding and general fun and games.
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Eight of our Scouts took part in this year’s North London Scout District Sailing Day at ESSA. At the @nldscoutdistrict Sailing Day at @ESSAwatersports pic.twitter.com/LAu5ZKfD3Q — 8th Holborn Scouts (@8thHolborn) September 17, 2017
