1st Histon Scouts

Scout Community Week was launched today! It's going to be 14-20th May in 2012, and we can't have a community week without a community. So, we at 1st Histon Scouts would welcome any ideas for projects that we can undertake around that time that would be useful and relevant to Histon and Impington. So if you are involved in any aspect of our local community that could benefit from enthusiastic hard work from local young people, please get in touch. We really want to help!

Scout community week is inspired by the long dead but not forgotten Bob-a-Job concept - and we do look to use it to raise funds for ourselves to benefit our youth programmes. But the difference is that we want to take on big projects that have a real community impact. You can find out more about how it works at Scouts.org.uk. If you have ideas for how we can make a difference in Histon and Impington, then mail me, Greg Harewood.

Cheers,
Greg
1st Histon SL

Following the kind grant from Histon Feast last year for archery equipment, we want everyone to know that we really are getting into our archery here at 1st Histon Scouts. We're now set up for all sections from 8-year old Cubs upwards to learn archery regularly as a sport. As always though, we're constantly looking for more adult volunteers to help more boys and girls to take part more often. If you fancy learning and teaching archery or any of our other many activities, give us a call. We'd love to have you along!

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"Thank you so much for taking Cameron on scout camp last week. He obviously had a fantastic time and although we are very pleased to have him home we get the impression if he could live there with you all he would! Many thanks for giving up your time so willingly and generously."

1st Histon Scouts are back from their first big traditional style camp in two years, having travelled the canals last year instead. Happily, the old skills were none the worse for wear leaving plenty of time for caving, climbing, abseiling, pony trekking in the Black Mountains, canoeing (kayak) down rapids on the Wye, swimming, hiking, a home-made assault course and the odd game of Assassin. The camp was jointly organized with Bar Hill Scouts and it was a great match with everyone making new friends. We're sorry you missed it, but we'd love to have you along next time!

Firstly a fantastic effort from the Scouts who turned up to help serve food on the Green on Saturday for the Histon Feast week. The leaders had some fantastic reports back about how helpful and professional you all were. Well done! Next week can someone remind me to take the names down of people who helped as they will earn some points for their patrol.

So I just spent the week on Ray Mears' Fundamental Bushcraft course. It was awesome :-). You guys can make some guesses as to what you might be doing at future troop meetings and at camp!!

Monday night had the Scouts pitching their favourite of all the tents, the big green patrol ones! Overall a very good effort from most of the Scouts with particular mention going to our newer Scouts who put in that extra little bit of effort. Maybe they realise it is better to have some practise pitching them before they have to sleep under them (scary stuff!). Samuel and Kathryn had their tents up in no time and looking very good indeed. We also found out that we need about 55 pegs per tent, allowing for a few of them to shatter under the heavy pounding of the mallets.

Ever fancied completing the Air Researcher Badge?

Well here is the one-stop-shop resource to help you!

Incorporating a trip to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, 15 minutes down the M11, will allow you to pick up this badge and points for your patrol! The best news is you get into the museum for FREE!