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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So – who wants to go?
UPDATE – we have 7 or 8 want to go.
Older members, who have already been three times, have suggested a change of venue to the Northern Lights event in Sheffield, so we will investigate both. Never Fear! Brocks and other local Units go, and we can always swap places and arrangements with them.
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!
Gilwell 24 Final Briefing 2010
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY – Gilwell 24 kicks off 1 – see bulksms txt re: weather. We are expecting temperatures around 30C and full sun over Saturday. So long sleeves, hats, sunscreen, water bottles and great care to avoid heat stroke and sunburn are essential. Pack light, sun-blocking layers. [read on...]
Gilwell 24 2009
Gilwell 24 is a prestige event in Scouting, and this year it was crowned by hosting the official handover from Peter Duncan to Bear Grylls as the new Chief Scout of the World. It is a 24 Hour Challenge Event, except for leaders who try to get some sleep so [read on...]
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