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Explorer Scouts are young people usually
between 14 and 18 years old. Explorers is the new fourth Section of
the Scout family designed to stimulate and develop young adults. The
pictures below should give you an idea of what Explorer Scouting in Farnham
is all about. Click
here if
you would like to go to the Scout Association website for more info. Or drop
an email to the Farnham DESC, James
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International Camp 2004 -
Barcelona |
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After Switzerland in 2003 it was going be tough to come
up with a more adventurous and challenging venue for 2004, but we did. After
a lot of hard fundraising (including giving up sweet things for 26-days, one
of the leaders running the Paris Marathon, bag packing, car boot sales and
donations from local charities) twice as many Explorers as in 2003 headed
off to Spain for a week of adventure, culture, hard work and not a little
bit of fun...
click here to see more! |
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MadCats and K2 do gokarting |
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Thanks to a generous donation from the Farnham Lions,
four Explorers, two from K2 and two from the Everest MadCats, spent an
afternoon zooming round a gokarting circuit near Brighton in late October
2004. |
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London to Brighton |
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Four members of K2 having just finished the London -
Brighton ride in 2004. Still to finish were the further members of the unit,
and way way back the District Explorer Scout Commissioner! |
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Explorers' Isle of Wight
activity weekend |
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For the second
year in a row the Explorers headed off to an action-packed weekend in late
October. Twenty-four Explorers from across the district, leaders and soon-to-be Explorers from across
the District spent the Oct 31-Nov 2 weekend on the Isle of Wight
at the 3d adventure centre. Blessed with sunshine on the Saturday, we
enjoyed a day of archery, climbing, Dragon Boating and Quad Biking. And
ended the day in traditional scouting manner – doing Karaoke. After a night
in chalets, Sunday was wet and windy, but that did nothing to dampen our
spirits. The weekend concluded with the assessment of the Archery
certificate and Aeroball.
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International Camp 2003 -
Kandersteg, Switzerland |
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Everest MadCat's first summer camp was one to remember.
Travelling to the International Scout Centre in Kandersteg, Switzerland, the
Unit enjoyed a week including walking, white-water rafting, sledging,
campfires and participating in a 1,500 strong scout procession to mark Swiss
National Day.
Our warmest thanks go to all those who made it
possible; fundraising and donations of over £2,000 made the whole trip
possible.
Click here to
read more and see the photos! |
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K2 do survival skills |
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K2's survival skills evening including learning the finer
points of rabbit snares, how to make them, and where to put them, apparently
"over the rabbit hole" doesn't actually work. Then we found out all about
the insides of fish, and the best ways of getting the sloppy bits out. Most
people got to have a go, and what followed was like a Hammer Horror version
of The Generation Game: Messy, very messy... |
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K2 go caving |
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For a weekend
away you don’t tend to think of being stuck underground in between dirty,
cramped rocks, heaving yourself up through holes, which are far smaller than
you think you are. All this with men you’ve never met and a group of people
that you know has done this sort of thing before. Scary! But, that’s what I
got the first time I went caving, and guess what? I loved it, AND I went
back for more! Click here to read the
rest of the report...
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Everest Mad Cats raise money for Great Ormond Street |
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For the second
year running the Everest MadCat Explorer Scouts take part in the annual
Scavenger Hunt run by the 17th Holborn Scout & Guide Group in aid
of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The aim of the day was to answer as
many of the clues and obtain as many of the items list as possible, without
spending any money and using just a zone 1 Travelcard. This was no small
challenge! The day was a huge success with 17 Explorers taking part and
having a great time. Oh, and the teams came 2nd, 5th,
6th and 8th, which was also really pleasing.
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