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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
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At the start of the Easter holidays 8th Holborn hosted the North London Scout District paddle sports camp at Longridge on the Thames near Marlow. Scouts from 1st Islington, 3rd Squirrels Heath, Christ Church, 8th Muswell Hill, 15th Wood Green, 201st Islington and 224 North London took part in the camp, as well as members…
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Our Scout Troop (ages 10-14) started the year in the usual way by taking part in Wintercamp at Gilwell Park in early January. Activities included stand-up paddle boarding at the whitewater centre in the Lee Valley Park.
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Once again we were privileged to join the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers for their Remembrance Sunday wreath-laying ceremony at their war memorial on Holborn.
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Our Scouts once again helped out at the annual fireworks display at Coram’s Fields, selling glow sticks and collecting donations from the crowd. Fireworks @coramsfields pic.twitter.com/BrsqznvfY1 — 8th Holborn Scouts (@8thHolborn) November 4, 2016
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Eleven of our Scouts took part in the Chiltern 20 Challenge in mid-October. This annual 20km navigation competition has been running for 35 years, and so Anna, Sadie and Alice got a special award for being the 35th team to reach the finish point. They finished in 22nd place overall – a very creditable result.…
