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For our annual cycle camp we took advantage of the newly opened Cycle Superhighway 6 to leave Central London and head east. We crossed the river four times on day one: Canary Wharf to Rotherhithe Ferry Emirates Air Line cable car Woolwich Ferry Gravesend to Tilbury ferry before camping at Cherrytree campsite at Purfleet. Our…
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The Scout Troop had a successful ‘long weekend’ camp at Longridge by the Thames at Marlow this autumn half term. We completed level 3 of the Emergency Aid badge, cooked on open fires in the pouring rain, went canoeing on the Thames and tried climbing, crate stacking and jacob’s ladder.
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The Chiltern 20 Challenge – held annually for more than three decades – is the flagship event for Scouts in Greater London North. Teams of three to five Scouts navigate between checkpoints in the Chiltern hills. We’ve been taking part since 2008 but this year for the first time we entered not one, not two…
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Our Cub Scouts once again joined our friends from Hackney for a weekend camp at the Fairmead campsite in Epping Forest in late September.
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Six of our Scouts took part in the North London Scout District sailing day at ESSA Water Activities Centre in the Lea Valley in September. Well done to Ryan who won the Pico class.
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5.45am on a Saturday morning and our bleary-eyed Scouts and leaders assembled at Liverpool Street Station for the early train to Harwich and the start of a 12-day adventure. We thought our journey – with a delayed ferry sailing and rough seas – was eventful enough but we had it easy compared to many Scout…
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The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts went to Tolmers Campsite in Hertfordshire at the Spring Bank Holiday weekend for the first ever North London Scout District Camp. The theme was ‘Movies’ and Jurassic Park was our allocated film. We had a lot of fun. Thank you to all who made it a good weekend.
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A small but intrepid group of Scouts started 2015 with an action-packed weekend at Wintercamp at Gilwell Park. Activities included whitewater rafting at the Olympic kayaking venue in the Lea Valley.
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On Remembrance Sunday we once again joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers for their annual remembrance ceremony in Holborn. Our Scouts spent two days collecting for the Poppy Appeal this year – first at Leicester Square Underground Station then at the Lord Mayor’s Show.
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Well done to our Scouts who took part in the Chiltern 20 Challenge, a 20km navigation competition in the Chiltern hills. Our team didn’t quite complete the route, but showed an intrepid spirit and enthusiasm in adversity that we can all be proud of.
