Scout Troop News and Information
Ten of our older scouts undertook their Expedition Challenge at the weekend.
To complete their challenge they have to plan an expedition, including destination, means of travel, routes / itinerary, food planning and then carry it out. They only thing they don’t have to do is carry all their camping equipment with them.
Both groups successfully planned their journeys and navigated their way from Sevenoaks to Malling District’s campsite at Comp Wood.
Our scouts headed for the river this weekend, and tried their hands at paddle boarding.
There are lots of photos from the session – View them in Google Photos
This activity was made possible in part by a grant from Kent County Council, which paid for leader training and equipment, and by the adults that supported the activity.
The activity was hosted at 14th Tonbridge Sea Scouts HQ
If you are a scout or explorer scout in the district, we are planning future sessions see the District Events Website
After some logistical and meteorological challenges, some of our scouts got the chance to go microlighting recently.
Hopefully it won’t be too long before we get another chance
Big thank you to the Kent Scouts Air Activities Team for the opportunity.
Both scout troops have been out cycling in the last week, unfortunately we didn’t manage to take photos that passed the sub-editors.
You can take it from us that it was lovely though. 
For the jubilee the Swift Troop patrols competed to see who could build the highest flag-pole in the allowed time, and who could paint the best union flag.
All four patrols made a good attempt, with some higher than others.
Chapman troop built themselves trebuchets so that they could have a water fight.
I think everyone would agree that they learnt from the experience and that they will make even better trebuchets next time!
Continue reading Chapman Troop Trebuchet Water FightOur planned microlighting session during camp unfortunately had to be cancelled. After a quick reassessment of our weekend, we decided to relocate the camp to Hamlet Wood scout campsite near Maidstone.
The camp was a patrol camp, with scouts doing just about all the catering for the whole weekend, including cooking for leaders!
We tried a somewhat different menu for a change.
We did manage to squeeze some activities in-between the cooking and eating – we threw tomahawks, ran a catapult shooting gallery (only tin cans and chickpeas were hurt) and ran some wide games.
We have masses of photos and videos – there are a sample below but you can view them all in the shared album
Continue reading Scouts Camp at Hamlet WoodChapman Scouts hiked their way from Otford and Kemsing to our Scout HQ
They managed to go via a shop for a cheeky ice cream (and other treats – don’t tell the parents!).
Having started in two different villages, the two groups bumped into each other just at the point where the routes joined together.
Perfect timing!
Swift troop went searching for chips on Friday.
On a beautiful May evening, 35 of us went for a stroll across the fields and woods to the West of Sevenoaks with the promise of deep fried potatoes as a prize. Groups started from different locations and converged on Tom Bells Chip shop in Station Parade.
Most of the scouts took a turn navigating, and all arrived with enough time to queue up for their prize. A couple of the groups were so quick they even added on a bonus loop!
The scout troops spend the weekend camping at Hammerwood Scout Camp, on the edge of the Ashdown Forest near East Grinstead.
It was a back-to-basics camp with the scouts cooking all their own meals over wood fires.
Menu for the weekend was
The scouts managed a good number of activities into the weekend when they weren’t cooking.
