November

Once again, we were proud to be part of the Remembrance Day Parade in Kidlington. 

Our sections also ran special evenings to help our young people understand more about Remembrance Day. 

Cherwell Beaver Colony spent their evening at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire museum in Woodstock at a special event organised by its Education and Outreach Officer, Vicki Wood. It was a very enjoyable and interesting session where the Beavers learnt about WWI including what Scouts did to help during the war, what life was like in the trenches and why the poppy is used as a symbol of remembrance. 

What a fantastic summer!

Our Sea Scouts and Explorer Scouts both had action-packed summer camps.

Down in Bristol, the Sea Scouts had a go at climbing, abseiling, caving and orienteering; visited Fleet Air Museum, a RNLI lifeboat station and Bristol Zoo; and had a lot of games and activities at the campsite. All came away tired and happy having earned a lot of badges along the way.

Later in August, our Explorers set off to Taunton where they climbed, abseiled and caved in the same place the Sea Scouts had been a few weeks before; visited Minehead for sea rafting and stand-up paddle boarding;  and tried their hands at archery at the campsite. The weather wasn't so kind on the day of their hike, but they still had a great time and even stopped for a very chilly wild swim!