Our camping season is now well and truly under way with both the Land Scouts and Sea Scouts holding weekend camps at Youlbury in April.
The Land Scouts held a tracking and survival camp on the weekend of 8-10th April, and the following week the Sea Scouts held their back-to-basics Spring camp, learning camping skills such as cooking on open fires.
The Sea Scouts woke up to snow on the first morning of their Spring camp at Youlbury.
On Saturday 16th, some of the older Land Scouts took part in an expedition from Kidlington Scout Centre in Blenheim Road to Youlbury as part of their Expedition Challenge.
The Land Scouts' expedition had a cold, wet start...
but the sun was shining by the time they reached Youlbury...
and they were soon busy preparing their evening meal...
with leader Andrew Davies showing the Scouts how it's done.
What's been happening in our regular meetings?
Mowgli Cubs spent an evening cooking on a campfire to get ready for their camp in May and visited Kidlington Fire Station
Jacala Cubs have been working towards their Skills Challenge by learning how to stay fit and healthy, and spent two weeks working towards their Communicator badge
Land Scouts had a go at making their own leather woggles
Sea Scouts continued building their Scouting Skills after Spring camp and some of the older Scouts have been sailing at Dorchester Sailing Club, working towards the Youth Sailing Scheme
The leaders, Scouts and parents have also been extremely busy getting the boat base ready for the new season on the water. The Sea Scouts will hold their Tuesday night meetings at the boat base in Wolvercote from now until September.
The heavy pulling boats are back in the water ready for the start of the boating season.
Explorer Scouts took a bike ride from the Scout centre around the villages surrounding Kidlington and held a very successful fundraising quiz night at Yarnton Road football club.
Date for the diary
Monday 6th June: Kidlington Scout Group's AGM and Open Evening
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