Tonight, Friday Scouts made ballista. Varying ranges were achieved. Leaders stayed dry! #win
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Thursday Scouts did a great job of building shelters in the woods last night, including a toque-style, free-standing, pyramid shelter. Oh, and tasty hot dogs…
Comments closedTour de Fleet bike ride for 6th Fleet Friday Scouts this morning. Route c25km= c14.5m on roads, start and finish at Calthorpe Park, never very…
Comments closedTonight, Thursday Scouts went cycling around Caesar’s Camp. The skies were big, the air was clear, and the deer were everywhere. The Scouts learned how to…
Comments closedLast Friday scouts before half term + lovely evening = fire
Comments closedHow many Scouts can you fit on a rope bridge? Top tip: make the hand rails much higher than you think to maintain low centre…
Comments closedHuuuuge congratulations to 6th Fleet alumnus Will on completing his DofE Gold award. We hope you enjoyed the award ceremony at Buckingham Palace.Thanks for all your…
Comments closedWe’re going to need a longer stick! Great fire-building skills by 6th Fleet Scouts meant that last night’s raging infernos became waaaay too hot for…
Comments closedTeamwork skills: Friday Scouts attempted the Tarantula challenge tonight. See below for instructions. Gravity won. Tarantula challenge instructions It’s quite physical and doesn’t involve actual…
Comments closedLast night, the Scouts built bee hotels for their environmental work. The construction award goes to Charlie S, the best name goes to Olivia with…
Comments closedTonight, the Scouts built shelters in the woods. Good news: it stopped raining as we started. Bad news: no rain meant we weren’t able to test…
Comments closedTonight, the Scouts had a sunset navigation race up to Caesar’s Camp – the girls won!
Comments closedLast night we invested Alex, after which he set off the customary firework. Apologies to the sleeping wildlife of Caesars Camp! We also saw a…
Comments closedLast night, 6th Fleet Scouts practiced some slow cycling skills, which included slow turns, balancing and pulling wheelies to get up a kerb. The main…
Comments closedThursday Cubs enjoying bonfires and marshmallows in Hannam’s Copse.
Comments closedLast night, 6th Fleet Scouts raced their wonderfully prepared Pinewood Derby cars. Some fantastic designs, some contentious lane-jumping, and 48 great races in one hour.…
Comments closedOn Thursday evening, the Scouts used one of Calthorpe Park School’s workshops to start making their Pinewood Derby cars. We race them next week…
Comments closedThursday Scouts made pancakes under shelters in the Fleet Pond woods. Some had pancakes with a little cream, some had cream with a little pancake
Comments closedThursday Cubs walked down from Minley to Ancells for chips, with a stunning sunset at the end.
Comments closedLast night, Thursday Scouts worked on problem solving: communication skills to recreate Lego; memory testing in Minesweeper, and how to take a half-decent picture of…
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