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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
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Summer Camp in 60 seconds pic.twitter.com/a3FyNNggJ9 — 8th Holborn Scouts (@8thHolborn) August 7, 2017 This year’s Summer Camp was held at Butchers Coppice, the Bournemouth district campsite. We were fortunate to be able to visit Brownsea Island on 1 August, the 110th anniversary of the start of Baden-Powell’s experimental Scout camp. Activities included blueberry picking,…
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Nine of our Scouts took part in our annual cycle camp, riding from Putney in London to Bramley in Surrey with an overnight stop at Birchmere on Wisley Common. End of the expedition pic.twitter.com/yKRB4xV62g — 8th Holborn Scout Group (@8thHolborn) April 30, 2017
