Scout & Explorer Section meeting
March 2024
Shooting competition - issues with pistols. Look to standardise scoring next time. But otherwise lots of positive feedback. Well done to Harkaway for the Overall win.
Monopoly run - positive feedback all round (apart from weather). Will look to repeat next year, date not confirmed but likely to be 1st weekend in March
District camp 2024 - 13/14 July Upton warren 14th full day (9am - 4pm) - aqua park, climbing, 3G swing, raft building, cata-canoeing. Sunday prob 6pm finish on camp after returning from Upton Warren. Looking at possible canoe river trip for Saturday, cost and feasibility to be looked in to over the coming week or so. Possible river trip from Bridgnorth to Arley and a Hike to finsh off back to Rhydd, possbily staying in bridgnorth Friday night,
2025 Ypres trip - October half term (28th - 31st Oct)- launch sun 19th may 3pm WF11 hut, Flyers distrubuted and more info will be out on WFSi in due course. Plenty of positive feedback from the 2023 trip was shared.
Jersey 2025 – Still places available, as per main meeting relaunch for any remaining places on the 24th March at WF8 HQ at 3.00 pm.
Scout district Cooking competition - 2nd June. Plan starter and main, given surprise dessert to cook. Teams of 3 - £5 a team - fire cooking - meals to be served for 14:30 rhydd open from 6 - Sites 5 & 6 booked
Explorers Possible Shrewsbury Prison museum Sleepover. Estimated cost £130 to include escape room, ghost tour, evening meal & breakfast, and train to / from prison. Need min 40 to proceed. Agreed to canvas explorer opinion to estimate numbers given high cost.
Note from myself, great productive meeting this month, thanks to those that came along. Proabably one of the only times we have finsihed AFTER the Cubs and Beavers!
Next meeting May 7th
Andy Brooks
ADC Scouts – Wyre Forest