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Chase Walk is a 38.2-mile competitive walk over and around Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, open to Explorers and above, with a 13-mile alternative for Scouts. This year we entered a team of 6 Explorers and a team of 7 Scouts. The Explorers were a mix of returning contestants and first-timers, whereas it was the first […]
Oliver, a former Explorer who is now a Cub Section Volunteer, was selected to attend the 16th World Scout Moot held in Portugal. The event brings together Scouts from different countries around the world and is a great way to meet others from the Scouting community. Oliver’s Daily Log For those who don’t know, I’m […]
Each year the Scout section has an annual festive trip away. This year we adventured to Burton-on-Trent to stop in the May Bullock Centre at Rangemore Scout Centre – in the heart of the National Forest. From 19:30 on the Friday night, the festivity begins, with Scouts being welcomed to Christmas songs. Within no time […]
Just before the summer holidays, on our last Squirrels session of term, we swapped from our usual location at the Scout hut to a Fire Station. There was much excitement on display from the Squirrels as we entered the building and met the evening shift crew at Northfield Fire Station. First we stood around in […]
Did you know our Scout hut is the home to a geocache? Our geocache, named FBG, hides almost in plain sight; only those who pay attention to the details and are inquisitive enough will stumble upon it. Geocaches are a secret stash, called a ‘cache’, including things such as a logbook (like ours) and random […]
Every two years, Birmingham County hosts a trip to Kandersteg, Switzerland, during their winter activity week. This year it was jointly run with Girl Guiding, allowing Scouts, Explorers, and Leaders to share their experiences together and have some fun in the snow. One of our scouts, joined the trip, making sure to tell us about […]
