Tag: Camping
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Each summer, we try to give our Scouts a different camping experience. Over the four years they tend to be with us they get the opportunity for: a land activities camp, a water activities camp, an International camp, and Lochearnhead. This year it was land activities and we spent a week camping at Plas Pencelli…
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Green Beret is a challenging and exciting camp. You have to be prepared for the mud and tasks as well as the fun. It’s a competition between Hertfordshire scouts.This year we were at Phasel’s Wood and there were 157 teams of up to 6 scouts. We had to do several activities that challenged us mentally…
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On the 15th of November I set off to Green Beret and Gilwell Park, (the head of UK scouting), at 6:45 in the evening. We were supposed to arrive by 8pm, but we got stuck in traffic as we tried to enter the campsite along with the other 146 teams arriving at the same time.…
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Team 77 does its best, but can’t beat the best – yet! [slideshow_deploy id=’212′] Green Beret is Hertfordshire Scouts’ premier competition for the Scout section. It takes place during one long day and comprises: Assault Course Orienteering Challenge Loads of Day Activity Bases Loads more of Night Activity Bases This year’s Green Beret was held at…
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[slideshow_deploy id=’191′] Harmergreen Wood is the venue for our annual “traditional” weekend camp where Scouts learn and practice basic scouting skills: fire lighting, cooking on an open fire, wood chopping, shelter building etc. They also have a great time in the woods. The leaders have a great time too. Harmergreen Wood is a basic woodland…