4th Medway Scout Group » Scouts

Scout Camp at Hamlet Wood

Robert — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:24:12 +0000

Over the bank holiday weekend, the Scouts went camping at Hamlet Wood Scout Camp, near Maidstone.

They hiked from the Scout hall to Strood railway station and took the train to East Farleigh, then hiked from the station to the campsite.

On Sunday, they built a large swing as a pioneering project. They also played several wide games, lit fires and cooked meals in their Patrols. Major Drew visited on Sunday and helped put the finishing touches on the swing.

On Monday, they reversed their journey and made their way back to Chatham.

Click on the pictures below to see more of what they got up to.

Scouts Patrol Camps at Downe

Robert — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:07:20 +0000

The Scouts went on Patrol camps to Downe Scout Activity centre over the May day bank holiday weekend.

The Scouts had prepared their own equipment, written their own menus and shopping lists and camped as Patrols for the weekend.

The weather was really good and everyone had a good time – I’m sure they’re all looking forward to putting the equipment away at the next Scout meeting.

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Red Nose Day 2009: The Perfect Doughnut

Robert — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:50:16 +0000

The Scouts provide some comic relief.

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Scouts and Explorers on St Marys Island

Robert — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:09:41 +0000

The Scouts and Explorers are meeting at the Car Park of the Community Centre on St Marys Island next Monday, 29th September at 7.45pm. Here’s a map if you need directions.

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Mini incident Hike

Robert — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:00:33 +0000

As the dark nights draw in it’s a great oppourtunity for the Scouts and Explorers to do some activities at Buckmore Park.

Last week, they did a mini incident hike around the park using some great ideas provided in Scouting Magazine.

Environment Award

Robert — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:57:25 +0000

All Sections hve started woking towards the Group Environment Award.

Over the last few weeks, the Beavers and Cubs have been reusing things – during the first week, they made useful things from one weeks recycling. This included a telephone, a model space ship and a snakes and ladders game. The Beaver and Cub team that were judged to have produced the best work were given some fair trade chocolate.

The following the Beavers and Cubs put on a fashion show using clothes that were ready to be recycled.

The Scouts and Explorers have started planning for a short video about how making a small change can make the world a better place. Some intial filming has been done but there is a lot work left to be done before the film movie is available to view.

Castle Building

Robert — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:51:47 +0000

The Scouts built some castles. They were asked to bring in as many large cardboard boxes as they could and then spent hald the evening constructing castles at each end of the Scout hall.Once the constructions were complete, they did the obvious thing, and tried to destroy their oponents castle by throwing missiles (bean bags and balls mainly) them.

The cardboard was all recycled following the battle.

London Visit

Robert — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:37:46 +0000

On Sunday, 21st October, some of our Scouts and Explorer Scouts visited London for the day.We took the train to Blackheath and walked through Greenwich park to the National Maritime Museum. After that, we took the Thames Clipper to Tower Pier and walked across Tower Bridge to HMS Belfast.

We had lunch at a restaurant near to HMS Belfast and then walked along the South bank to the London Eye. Click on the picture above to see more of what we got up to.

Buckmore Park – again!

Robert — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:55:40 +0000

This Monday, 24th September, we are going to Buckmore Park again. The confusion last week was caused by the Security Manager having changed his mobile phone number over the summer, so although we had booked to go, as you will all remember, we couldn’t get in!Meet at the usual times in the car park behind the Sports Centre. Bring suitable clothing and a torch as it may get a bit dark. If it’s been raining heavily througout the day, we’ll be at the hall instead. See you there.