The Anomalous Unit are live at Gilwell 24, and it is HOT HOT HOT here today – hitting 30C or more – so we are all having to adapt to the heat and the lack of shade. Some are lazing under the brilliantly engineered sunshade that Sweyn has rigged. Some [read on...]
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JOTT – 14TH MAY 2011
I have been asked to draw to your attention JOTT (Jamboree on the trail) on 14th May.
This is something which will be discussed at the sectional leaders meeting being held over the next few weeks, so watch this space!
Get your walking boots on and get some practice in while the weather is nice and cool!
What is JOTT?
See http://jott.org
Jamboree On The Trail is an annual day for the World Scout Movement to hike together. All Scouts, whatever their age and wherever they may be in the world, are invited to participate in whatever way they can. Cubs and younger Scouting sections could visit a local nature trail as part of a weekend camp. A Scout Troop might check out a hiking trail while working on badge requirements. A Rover Crew might make a Service Project out of restoring or maintaining a hiking trail. In their own way, everyone will be hiking the same direction: towards a better future through Scouting. JOTT is held on the second Saturday of May each year.
We are all home, alive, well and utterly, utterly tired out. My bus full was asleep within 7 minutes of hitting the road. We can almost forgive them, because the leaders were only held awake by much tea and coffee.
The official coverage is here (but ours is at least as good – see!)
We have been quite busy with these sorts of activities for Explorer Scouts
Gilwell Gauntlet
Segways
Power Boking
Car driving
Gilwell Marathon (Offsite Activity)
Mountain Boarding
Quad Bikes
Simulators
Cinema
Go Karts
Assault Course
Water Slides
Raft Racing / Boat Racing
Rifle Shooting Competition
Rocket Building
Inflatables
Archery
Rock Climbing
Speed Climbing
Food Challenge
Orienteering
Scavenger Hunt
Playstation Zone
Water Rockets
Fire Building
Military Activity Team
Digital Camera Centre
Craft Zone
Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting
CyberCafe
Crate Stacking
Water Polo
Card games
Speed Stacking
Giant Games
Campfire
It’s a knockout
Caving
Mobile Phone Marking
Scuba Diving
Survival Zone
Fairground
Outdoor Woodland Quaser
Evening Disco
As well as all the little games, singing, clapping games, Stuck-in-the-Mud and other little things that the three Explorer Units from Brocks, Barton and Anomalous could get up to (not forgetting the friends we knew from Harlington and Toddington, or the new friends we made from Dunstable).
The leaders got the kit back to Brocks store and were home drinking tea by about 11am.
So… who want to go back in 2011 ?
Brocks Young Spokespeople took some video of us at the event -
The Media Team in Action
What The Gilwell Adventure Felt Like at 6am
Interviewing The Management Team
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Mass Catering – Anomalous Explorer Style
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well, we are all apparently still alive, even if horribly sleep deprived. This year, no swine flu and no major incidents or rain. By keeping to the shade and drinking lots of water, we avoided the worst effects of the scorching heat (30C+) and managed to take part in almost all the activities – from Diving to Trapeze swings.
the leadership grabbed some sleep at midnight, leaving the three Units to enjoy the ‘rave’, the late night 5-a-side football and the night adventures.
Lots of photos will appear real soon now (here and on the Flickr pages)
thanks for helping us get here and enjoy it!
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