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Summer Camp 2024 – Wye Valley

This year a joint party from Chapman, Swift and Seal Scout troops camped next to the River Wye, one bridge crossing away from Wales and the Forest of Dean.

We were blessed with a beautiful week in a pretty miserable summer and were able to run two patrols.

During camp we…

  • Pitched camp
  • Wide games
  • Climbed up some really steep hills
  • Explored a cave
  • Found a rope swing
  • Found a geocache
  • Prepared dinner (and breakfast and lunch…)
  • Played with the fire
  • Competed in camp Olympics
  • Natural rock climbing
  • Washed up
  • Orienteering trail
  • Full day MTB ride and hardly fell off at all
  • Canoeing up the river Wye and went for a dip
  • More wide games
  • Prepared and lit fires
  • Hike to Simonds Yat
  • Crossing the River Wye using a rope barge
  • Visit butterfly farm
  • Frisbee
  • Struck camp
  • Helped put all the kit away
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