We Don’t Forget Our Adult Helpers Either – BEDLAM 10th – 12th Sept
Every year, Bedford Scouts run an event at which adults can try activities and join in the fun. Not only is a great way to find out what activities to run for our sections, it is a great social event for local leaders. This year it is over the weekend [read on...]
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National Scout Rifle Championship 15th – 17th October 2010
Can you shoot straight? http://www.dohoo.clara.net/nsrc2k10/ That site has details of the annual competion – closing date has passed, but there were places free last week. Bisley is a great place to visit, and this is not your usual “shooting with broken sights and bent barrels”, this is a world class [read on...]
If you are volunteering to help with another Scouting Section for any reason (for instance, Duke of Edinburgh Service), you need to be a Young Leader. This is not just a piece of paper – it will give you vital leadership and safety skills through training courses. Their are several [read on...]
Rope Maze – Explorers Wanted to Build One
Bedfordshire County Scouts want to try and get a working party of local explorer scouts to help out making a rope maze in Maulden woods on 25th September. It is part of a prayer area constructed by a multi faith group in Luton. A great chance to meet a lot [read on...]
This autumn The Scout Association hopes to repeat the success of last year’s Scout Speak Up events at the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour party conferences. These events give you and your friends in Scouting the chance to meet with and talk to your local elected representatives and give them [read on...]
This Summer we had plenty of opportunities to cook on real fires and to sit around and sing along near a camp fire in the evenings. For many of us, this highlighted the need to get hold of some basic skills in terms of firelighting and fire care. It is [read on...]
2010 Star Gazing, Photography and Other Badges
We have not been very focused as a Unit on adding badges to our arms, and we have put our time and attention into building basic skills and growing our Unit together. Scouting does present a whole lot of formal challenges as well as the informal and personal ones, and [read on...]
Aged 14 to 18? Available on 16 October 2010? Can get to Stanstead for that day? If you want to shape Scouting for the next several years, now is your chance to do so – by taking part in the National INSPIRE campaign. Just click on the link to our [read on...]
It is Duke of Edinburgh Award season again. For those with DoE Bronze books to bring back and get the Award, please ensure that you have everything signed off and the presentation done before the first evening (when you can deliver the presentation) For those ready for a new challenge, [read on...]
Summer Camp – it’s not over until all the kit is put away!
All we have enjoyed summer camp, but the camp is not over until the kit is put away. Your personal kit needs to be washed, dried and packed away and stored carefully. the Unit kit, and the kit we borrowed, also needs to be washed, cleaned, dried, packed and placed [read on...]
2010 Summer Camp Run Down (Part 1)
Summer Camp 17 Explorers, 3 leaders, 2 adult helpers. Not all at the same time. (This is the leader’s version, and just a framework for our Unit members to add their own comments on) The photos are here on this site and here on flickr We started our journey down [read on...]
2011 Southern 50 – this time it is personal
Southern 50 – At a recent County Executive meeting, they agreed to the purchase of a trophy for the quickest Explorer Team from Bedfordshire in the 30km part of the Southern 50. Nigel Taylor, our ACC will be inviting Chris Foster along to the County to talk to Explorers about [read on...]
PERSONAL KIT LIST – Winter Camp This list is to provide a guide to the personal kit required for a Winter Camp. You can download it as a PDF from our Checklists Page as well Winter Camping is not a simple undertaking in the UK – so do take advice [read on...]
2010 Summer Camp – not on your packing list
Items that won’t be on your packing list, but you may want to bring, include: A kite A power kite Nerf Missile Volley ball Pack of cards Beach bucket and spade Beach cricket set A water pistol A good book to read After all, what is the point of not [read on...]
2010 Summer Camp Logistics Plan
Logistics Plan Want to know what we were doing, and when – here are the details of our logistics plan 2010_Summer Camp Logistics Plan Activity Date Task Requirement Owner Support Req Prep Wed 28th August Renew Gas from D&G Shorts 2 x Orange; 2 x Blue (Med); 2 x Blue [read on...]
2010 National Smallbore Rifle Association Range Officer Training (new dates)
[NEW DATES] NSRA Shooting Course to be held at Bromham on 9th and 10th October. This is a non-residential course. This is really for adults who want to be range officers, but, having read the course details, there is no reason why a competent Explorer would not benefit greatly from [read on...]
The A to Z of Firewoods at Camp
Over many years I have been collecting information on woods, both practical and ‘folk wisdom’, and compiling it into one long A to Z list as a reference for camping. I’ve published it here, in the hope that some of it rubs off on Explorers, if only to save me [read on...]
2010 September Luton Water Activities Day
1st Luton Water Activity day – On 18th September the 1st Luton Sea Scouts are offering a water activity day for 64 Scouts and Explorers. The cost of the event is £15 per head and people will spend somewhere in the region of an hour on each of rafting, rowing, [read on...]
2011 – Sweden Jamboree – a Day Trip? Are We Kidding?
At the Bedford River Festival last weekend, Catherine Hogg (ESL Leighton Linslade) had some discussions around Explorer Scouts. Catherine is trying to put together a party of Explorer Scouts to go to Sweden next year and as part of the trip visit the World Scout Jamboree. If you would be [read on...]
2010 October – Have you heard of Hertfordshire’s Peak Assault?
Have you heard of Hertfordshire’s Peak Assault? Explorer Leaders, Network, Active Support and Leaders in your Counties. Peak Assault is Hertfordshire Scouts’ most challenging competition organised for members of the Scout Association aged 14 and over and is now in its 43rd year. The competitors must use their orienteering skills, [read on...]
Want To Edit Scouting Magazine
Magazine takeover Are you aged 12-18? Do you want to edit Scouting? We are looking for a team of young people to take over the December/January issue of Scouting magazine. Under the guidance of the Scouting editorial team, a group of 12-18 year olds will have the chance to shape [read on...]
Every year, Bedford Scouts run an event at which adults can try activities and join in the fun. Not only is a great way to find out what activities to run for our sections, it is a great social event for local leaders.
This year it is over the weekend of 10 to 12 September
The list of activities is huge, as in the image above
Full details of how to book are here, online.
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Can you shoot straight?
http://www.dohoo.clara.net/nsrc2k10/
That site has details of the annual competion – closing date has passed, but there were places free last week. Bisley is a great place to visit, and this is not your usual “shooting with broken sights and bent barrels”, this is a world class event, which is huge fun and really intensely competed.
Don’t believe me? Check it out here: http://www.dohoo.clara.net/nsarc2k6/
And all for only £17 (+food & transport)
Three-Position Air Rifle
Air Pistol,
Field Target and Advanced Field Target
Small-bore Rifle at 25 yards,
Full bore Rifle at 300 yards,
Archery,
and, of course, Air Rifle at 6 yards and 10 metres,
all at The National Shooting Centre, Bisley, Surrey; the International Home of Target Shooting
Also available (Rifles supplied)
Competitions for those with their own air guns:
Camp activities will include Jamboree on the Air, Jamboree on the Internet.
NRA/NSRA, BISLEY, Brookwood, WOKING, Surrey
If you are volunteering to help with another Scouting Section for any reason (for instance, Duke of Edinburgh Service), you need to be a Young Leader. This is not just a piece of paper – it will give you vital leadership and safety skills through training courses. Their are several [read on...]
The Movie highlights of summer camp. Sadly we were unable to take video while: hurtling downhill on mountain bikes in the pouring rain cantering across Exmoor on bouncy ponies kayaking on the sea in choppy waves crawling through pitch black tunnels However, we did get some nice movies of the [read on...]
Bedfordshire County Scouts want to try and get a working party of local explorer scouts to help out making a rope maze in Maulden woods on 25th September. It is part of a prayer area constructed by a multi faith group in Luton. A great chance to meet a lot [read on...]
This autumn The Scout Association hopes to repeat the success of last year’s Scout Speak Up events at the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour party conferences. These events give you and your friends in Scouting the chance to meet with and talk to your local elected representatives and give them [read on...]
This Summer we had plenty of opportunities to cook on real fires and to sit around and sing along near a camp fire in the evenings. For many of us, this highlighted the need to get hold of some basic skills in terms of firelighting and fire care. It is [read on...]
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We have not been very focused as a Unit on adding badges to our arms, and we have put our time and attention into building basic skills and growing our Unit together. Scouting does present a whole lot of formal challenges as well as the informal and personal ones, and [read on...]
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