Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Vaseline, Mod-Roc and some Acting
Vaseline, tissue paper, mod-roc and a lot of mess. Also lots of fun.
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Photography Night
As part of their photography badge, and to try and break up the monotony of having me bore them to death with lecturers about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, depth of field and common problems with photos we had the Scouts try some Forced Perspective and the Light Writing shots. Here are the results.
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| Caught in a mug |
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| Dive in |
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| Hot steaming mug of Scouts |
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| Don't squash me |
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| Pull her up |
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| Just sitting this one out |
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| Human Pyramid |
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| Tasty Scout snack |
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| More Scout mug shots |
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| #Cool |
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| #Cool |
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| #YOLO |
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| LOL |
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| OMG |
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| Penguin |
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| Stars at night |
Sunday, 28 September 2014
Camp - Beaudesert
26th, 27th and 28th Sept we went with 14 Scouts to the Beaudesert camp site.
The Scouts were split in to 3 patrols with each one having it's own fire and food prep area.
This was also the first camp we have done using proper old patrol tents rather than lightweight hike tents.
It took a while for some of the Scouts to realise that they need wood for a fire, or at least to realise that they keep needing more wood and that once lit a fire won't just keep burning.
On the Saturday we had the Scouts (most of them!) gut a fish for their dinner. The screams and noises they made were quite amusing, but a few of them really fought their fear and did brilliantly. A few of them seemed to enjoy the experience just a little too much. We also had them walking on Cannock Chase.
Sunday was better with the Scouts finally seeing what was needed and understanding that putting in the effort to get things sorted meant that they, and us, had a much better time. Lunch was potato, carrot and mince cooked in cabbage leaves and wrapped in foil and cooked on the hot coals. This was enjoyed by most Scouts far more that Saturdays fish dinner.
Overall we had a good time and hope that the Scouts did as well, as well as learning a few skills they may be able to use on a later camp.
The Scouts were split in to 3 patrols with each one having it's own fire and food prep area.
This was also the first camp we have done using proper old patrol tents rather than lightweight hike tents.
It took a while for some of the Scouts to realise that they need wood for a fire, or at least to realise that they keep needing more wood and that once lit a fire won't just keep burning.
On the Saturday we had the Scouts (most of them!) gut a fish for their dinner. The screams and noises they made were quite amusing, but a few of them really fought their fear and did brilliantly. A few of them seemed to enjoy the experience just a little too much. We also had them walking on Cannock Chase.
Sunday was better with the Scouts finally seeing what was needed and understanding that putting in the effort to get things sorted meant that they, and us, had a much better time. Lunch was potato, carrot and mince cooked in cabbage leaves and wrapped in foil and cooked on the hot coals. This was enjoyed by most Scouts far more that Saturdays fish dinner.
Overall we had a good time and hope that the Scouts did as well, as well as learning a few skills they may be able to use on a later camp.
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| Leaders slept in hammocks |
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| Just normal night ware!! |
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| The best wood collector on camp - a real fan of fire! |
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| Proper tents |
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| Two new Scouts invested |
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| The winning patrol |
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Monday, 25 August 2014
Autumn Programme 2014
This is the plan for the main activities for the 2014 autumn term. Although things might change the current programme looks like this...
Unless specifically stated we meet at 7pm on a Tuesday at the scout hut in Meriden.
For more information about when and where we meet please click here.
| 9th Sept 2014 | Catapults, Castles and Tubers. |
| 16th Sept 2014 | The Brain Game |
| 23rd Sept 2014 | Camp skills |
| 26/27/28 Sept 2014 | Camp - subject to confirmation |
| 30th Sept 2014 | Flash Bang Wallop, what a picture |
| 7th Oct 2014 | Chef - Part 1 |
| 14th Oct 2014 | Mod Rock Masks |
| 21st Oct 2014 | Entertainers Badge |
| 28th Oct 2014 | Half Term Break |
| 4th Nov 2014 | Bonfire - may move to the 5th |
| 11th Nov 2014 | Night Hike |
| 18th Nov 2014 | Chef - Part 2 |
| 25th Nov 2014 | Life Size Dummies |
| 2nd Dec 2014 | Troll sticks and para-cord |
| 9th Dec 2014 | Christmas tree preparation |
| 12/13/14 Dec 2014 | Camp at the Scout Hut - Chef Part 3 and fun stuff |
| 16th Dec 2014 | Casino and Cocktails - Christmas Party |
Unless specifically stated we meet at 7pm on a Tuesday at the scout hut in Meriden.
For more information about when and where we meet please click here.
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Malvern Challange - The Results
The results are in and we are very happy. Some teams have been doing the challenge for years and many have older scouts and explorers taking part so it was always unlikely that we would actually win. Last year we took 3 scouts and they finished in the mid 300's.
This year there were 401 teams entered in total. We entered 3 teams.
Team A
Dan H
Eloise
Jamie
Phoebe
Team B
Ellen
Abby
Cleo
Chantai
Team C
Peter
Dan L
Olivia
Maisie
And the results were....
In no particular order....
Actually in reverse order....
Team A - 86th place - Really good effort.
Team B - 63rd place - Even better effort.
Team A - 25th place - Outstanding effort.
Well done everyone.
This year there were 401 teams entered in total. We entered 3 teams.
Team A
Dan H
Eloise
Jamie
Phoebe
Team B
Ellen
Abby
Cleo
Chantai
Team C
Peter
Dan L
Olivia
Maisie
And the results were....
In no particular order....
Actually in reverse order....
Team A - 86th place - Really good effort.
Team B - 63rd place - Even better effort.
Team A - 25th place - Outstanding effort.
Well done everyone.
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