scouts

The magazine

for Scout Leaders April/May 2011

Flexible growthRecruit adults

by letting them volunteer their way

Programmes in pictures

One Troop learns proper lashing skills

A series of challenges to fill a week-long camp


A series of challenges to fill a week-long campWHEELY GOOD TIME

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The magazine

for Scout Leaders April/May 2011

Flexible growthRecruit adults

by letting them volunteer their way

Programmes in pictures

One Troop learns proper lashing skills



A series of challenges to fill a week-long campWHEELY GOOD TIME


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INTRO

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WELCOME

Deputy UK Commissioner for Programme Graeme Hamilton outlines his hopes for the

coming months – and asks for your help in shaping it

There is some further change in the supplement this issue as I find myself

writing for leaders, commissioners and supporters in all five sections for the first

time. This will be the pattern for the foreseeable future as I alternate with the five

Programme and Development Advisers, who will provide a section-specific focus.

Supporting the range of different needs and challenges of five diverse sections

is not something to be taken lightly and certainly not without support. I rely

heavily on you sending in your thoughts, concerns, ideas and, most importantly,

success stories so that we can share these with others across the UK.

Please email [email protected] if you have anything to contribute.

We’re currently building a network of experienced leaders to form a support

team – all of whom will soon be deployed across the UK. In the months ahead

we’ll also look at how sectional support roles can best support frontline leaders.

I’ll be out and about too. Cumbria has already booked me for a joint Cub and

Scout leader session in May. If I cannot be at your event then we’ll aim to find a

willing person from the support team or staff at Gilwell Park.

I’ve recently attended the Development, Advice and Support day events in

Wales and Northern Ireland so I’ll be maintaining strong links all over the UK as

we work together to deliver a strong, effective and fun programme for every

youngster who has chosen to take part in the Scouting adventure.

There will be more in a future article about how we’re checking out what’s

good and what’s not about the programme and how you can give us your

thoughts.

One vision

Contents

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The Programme TeamThe Scout AssociationGilwell Park Chingford LondonE4 7QWTel: 0845 300 1818

Contributions to:[email protected]

AdvertisingRichard [email protected]: 020 8962 1258

Contributors: Eddie Langdown, Louise Henderson, Laura McManus, Molly Fassbender

Cover photo: Allan Baxter

For ease of reading, this supplement refers to all variations of ‘county’ groupings simply as County.

You can read all the section supplements, and the main magazine, online at www.scouts.org.uk/magazine

4 NewsUpdates and happenings from across the UK

6 Flexi-timeHow to apply the idea of fl exible volunteering in your Troop

8 LashdanceOne London Troop has an enjoyable evening with ropes

10 Programmes on a plateAn evening of classic ideas

12 FirestartersTeach your Scout Troop how to use fi relighters properly

14 Camp challengesSimple planning can easily fi ll a week-long camp

15 Sow seeds of charityMake a difference across the world with Bookbridge

16 PartnershipsOpportunities, activities and resources for your Troop

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4 Scouts April/May 2011

News and updates

Camp challenge winner Are your Scouts taking the Entrepreneur Challenge?Troops all over the UK are getting into the

enterprise spirit and it’s not too late for yours to join

in. The Entrepreneur Challenge teaches Scouts

important skills such as teamwork, perseverance

and responsibility as well as allowing them to

demonstrate a mind for business.

There are a number of activities to try with your

Troop available to download from

www.scouts.org.uk/entrepreneur

Order the accompanying resource pack from the

Scout Information Centre and you will receive a free

gift to help you along the way.

Now is the perfect time to let your Scouts

discover whether they have a talent which will help

them in their future careers. The Entrepreneur

Challenge allows them, and you, to have fun while

doing so.

Avon has launched a local award to encourage Scouts to do more camping. The challenge involves camping at least one night every month for a minimum of six months in a variety of situations, with different people, and in different types of overnight accommodation.

Among the first recipients of this new award is Anthony, of the Peasedown St John Scout Group, seen here receiving his award from (acting) Assistant County Commissioner for Scouts, Alan Watts.

‘It was hard completing the award but it is great to achieve it,’ said Anthony. ‘I am going to go for the next level now.’ He is only the fourth Scout in Avon to be awarded this badge.

Details of the camping award are at www.avonscouts.org.uk/campingaward

To order your Entrepreneur Challenge resources, call the Scout Information Centre on 0845 300 1818


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NEWS

Scouts Question Time

Faith and awareness events June/July June June: LGBT Pride Month 1-7 Volunteers’Week

2 AscensionDay(Christian)

5 WorldEnvironmentDay

6 DragonBoatFestival

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8-9 Shavuot(Jewish)

12 Pentecost(Christian)

16 MartyrdomofGuruArjan

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19 TrinitySunday(Christian)

19 Father’sDay

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22 WorldInterfaithDay

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11 WorldPopulationDay

15 LailatalBara’ah;TheNight

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15 AsalhaPuja;DharmaDay

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19 17thTammuz;fastday

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23 BirthofGuruHarKrishen

(Sikh)

25 KhordadSal;Birthof

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Got a burning issue that you want to share? Want to hear other points of view? Scouts Question Time will be in Leeds on 25 June for an afternoon of discussion on the main topics of the day with a distinguished panel of guests from the world of politics and media.

Whether it’s the effects of the

recession on your Scout Group, how changes to education will affect you and your family, or even asking which football team the panellists support, Scouts Question Time is the place for you to have your say.

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You’ve probably heard about flexible volunteering but how do you make it work in your Troop? Laura McManus offers some handy ideas

Scout Leaders are often trying to find more adults

to help them. But with busy lifestyles and so

many demands on people’s time (theirs and

yours), how can you encourage parents to

support Scouting?

Research has identified that the largest barrier to

volunteer recruitment is the time pressure on adults

coupled with anxiety over the demands placed on new

recruits. Nearly 60 per cent of non-volunteers cite lack of

time as the main reason why they do not volunteer.

Scouting therefore must approach volunteering in a

flexible way to get around these concerns.

It’s all in the planningDo you find it difficult to make time to plan each meeting

and often find yourself turning up on a Troop night

without a real idea of what you are going to do? Don’t

worry, that’s more common than you’d think. Is there a

parent that shows an interest in what you do at meetings,

or who has an interesting job? Could they organise a

meeting or visit around this?

Get outdoorsIs there a parent of a Scout in your Troop who is a keen

hiker or cyclist? Perhaps they could run an evening

outdoors taking the Scouts on a night hike? Night hikes

require a lot of organisation, so asking another person

means that it’s something else you don’t have to do.

Simple tasksAre you holding a residential experience soon? Are there

things that you could ask parents to help to organise?

Maybe you could you ask a small team to manage the

catering – taking one meal each, for example. This is a

simple task, and something that parents will probably be

more than happy to do. Again, it is now also one less

thing for you to worry about.

It’s a recordIs there someone who could manage the Troop

administration for you? If you give them a copy of the

programme and attendance records, they can work out

Think about what you would like an adult to doIf there was one thing you could have help with, what would it be? Draw up a list of tasks that you would like another adult to do, so you can concentrate on running the Troop. Maybe it is one of these: • Plan a meeting or visit• Run outdoor activities• Organise a camp• Support expedition training• Troop administrationThese do not necessarily have to be done by the same person. They can be done effectively as part of a team. If you ask an adult to do one task for a set period of time then they are more likely to say yes.

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VOLUNTEERING

There are a number of resources to help you with encouraging adults to support your section in a flexible way. These are available by visiting www.scouts.org.uk

tools to help

which awards have been completed. You’d be surprised

by just how many people enjoy the paperwork-based

tasks that you might dread.

Adult rotasOver 40 per cent of new volunteers come from the

parents of youth members (or prospective youth

members), so parent or adult rotas are a particularly

effective method of getting new people involved in

Scouting.

One of the tasks in your to-do list could be co-

ordinating a parent rota. Why not ask a parent who you

know has younger children as they would not necessarily

be able to attend a Troop meeting?

A parent or adult rota is another great way for sections

to benefit from the increased adult support that parents

can bring, without requiring them to make a weekly

commitment. The rota could invite parents or other adults

linked to the child to make a commitment to attending

one Troop meeting a term.



The trick to making strong and secure lashings is to do them as neatly and as tightly as possible. Practise with lengths of cord and a selection of staves, broom handles or garden canes.

Ropes and knots can be used in any number of ways to lash together sticks, logs, branches or poles to make any number of useful structures, from shelters and rafts to simple camp gadgets.

LashdanceThe Scouts supplement team visited the 16th Bermondsey to see how the Troop enjoyed an evening of developing their lashing skills


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PROGRAMME IN PICTURES

HAVE YOUR PROGRAMME IN PICTURESIf you would like the supplement team to visit your Troop to capture a programme in pictures, get in touch at [email protected]

You can build a Jamboree gateway or, like the 16th Bermondsey, a catapult. If you construct a catapult, you can then have an additional challenge of who can launch an object the furthest. If space is an issue, scale the activity down using garden canes and twine.

For more inspiration check out scouts.org.uk/pol and enter ‘lashing’ in the keyword search. Alternatively to brush up on your own skills, check out p164 of A Complete Guide to Scouting Skills.

There are different lashings for different purposes so taking the time to teach your Troop properly is essential. Introducing elements of competition can enhance young people’s enjoyment and using a points system for things like fastest team to put up the structure or neatest structure can mean they will make a point of listening and learning.

Lashdance


10 June/July 2009

The Scouts supplement team visited the 16th Bermondsey to try out this varied and interesting programme


Classic ideas

Table Top Challenges

Sewing

Programme Zone: Creative Expression


Sometimes going outdoors is not possible due to area constraints or the

season you find yourself in, so why not have a go at table top challenges?

There are plenty out there including edible pioneering, Kim’s Game and the

tower challenge.

To do the tower challenge, teams are asked to construct the tallest

structure out of foods such as marshmallows and dry spaghetti.

Give each team one packet of marshmallows and a packet of dry

spaghetti and see how tall they can make their structure within an allotted

time period. Let your Troop be creative with the structures. You’ll be

surprised at what some of them come up with. You can even use this activity

as a base challenge one evening.

Scouts may groan at such a task,

but as leaders we need to instil the

importance of being able to sew.

Badges form a large part of many a

programme and being able to sew

their own on their uniform is worth

learning.

It’s not just badges either. You

can start with that, but sewing is a

handy ability to have in an

outdoors or survival environment.

If you yourself don’t have the skills, you can ask leaders from other sections or even

a parent to help out. If the sewing activity goes down well perhaps you can introduce

elements of it for them to achieve the Creative Challenge.

If you do sew badges on a uniform, make sure you sew them in the right places. See

www.scouts.org.uk/por for uniform diagrams.

15-30 minutes

30-60 minutes


Send us your programme ideas, thoughts and photos too. Some of the best may feature in future issues.Also if your Troop would like to participate in a future programme, please let us know at [email protected]

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PROGRAMMES ON A PLATE

ShelterBox Challenge

Lashings


Programme Zone: Outdoor and Adventure, Creative Expression

The Join-in-Jamboree theme for April is Make a Change, Make a Difference

and what better way to do that than to get your Scouts involved in the

ShelterBox challenge?

The ‘Where in the world?’ activity will encourage Scouts to think about

the places ShelterBox works in and possibly even challenge some

preconceptions. Working in teams, Scouts will have to match countries to

continents and, with only a small clue, identify what countries they think are

depicted in photos.

It will get them to think about different countries around the world and

see where these are geographically. They will get to put pictures and faces

to places they may have only heard mentioned before.

To access everything you need to run this activity, including the How

to run guide, go to the ShelterBox online activity library at

www.youngshelterbox.org/library.php and select ‘Scouts’ on the left

hand menu.

Join-in-Jamboree in May is all about Scouting Skills and lashings is another

useful skill which is always popular. The Jamboree booklet has instructions

on how to construct a fantastic Jamboree-style gateway to really get your

Troop in the spirit. Find out more about the Jamboree at

www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011

Or you could introduce an element of fun to the

exercise by building a catapult and seeing which team

can get their ball the furthest like the Troop on page 8.

15-30 minutes

1-2 hours

www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011

exercise by building a catapult and seeing which team

can get their ball the furthest like the Troop on page 8.

Scouts

Join-in-Jamboree



Firestarters

It may not please the purists, but the fact remains that there

are times when it is more useful to use domestic

firelighters to get your campfire going. If you’re going to use them, you might as

well do so safely and effectively says

Eddie Langdown

Do you have any other top tips for teaching these skills? Are you planning on adopting some of Eddie’s ideas? Let us know at [email protected]

get in touch


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SCOUTING SKILLS

It is important for all Scouts to be taught the skill of

lighting a fire with solid fuel firelighters. While

illustrations abound of fire starting using sparks and

natural kindling, for the average 12-year-old, using

this method to produce a good hot cooking fire relatively

quickly in a damp British field is tricky at the best of times.

Therefore using common domestic firelighters instead is

plain common sense. The skills of collecting and selecting

wood, and of maintaining a strong fire stay the same, but

the actual building of the fire is totally different.

Finding woodFirst, teach your Scouts about wood collection. You could

involve Young Leaders or Explorers by asking them to walk

around with the least experienced in your Troop and show

them how it’s done.

Look for whole dead branches, even small dead trees.

Never damage living trees or shrubs. Never let Scouts go

off with saws and axes, a short length of rope to

timber-hitch branches together and drag back to camp

will suffice.

Wood from pallets containing dangerous nails is

common on many sites. I tend to avoid this as it burns too

quickly and can lead to a ‘bonfire mentality’. However it

does have the benefit of leaving natural dead wood for

those who can be bothered to collect it.

Sorting woodBefore starting any wood fire, collect and sort enough

wood for an hour’s burning. You should accumulate quite

a big pile – enough to fill a refuse sack. Snap, chop and

saw the wood into four sizes:

1. thin as matchsticks

2. finger-thick

3. broomstick-thick

4. small logs

Gather two handfuls of each. For ‘natural fire lighting’ you

need to add kindling – a ball of pine needles, dead moss,

fine bark and flower-stalks.

Time to begin Break-off two pieces of white block the size of a match

box and lay one against the other, holding the burning

match in the space under one. When using gas lighters,

never hold them like a match; keep it upright.

Hold one block and light it, it is slow burning and will

not explode. Place it on the ground against the other

piece. Do not break the block up into lots of small pieces

as you need a concentrated fire base. Once it’s burning,

divide the smallest wood bundle in two and gently drop

each half in a criss-cross fashion onto the burning blocks.

Immediately do the same with each bundle until all the

wood is piled onto the burning fire blocks.

Now leave it for ten minutes without poking it. After a

while you can offer a little fanning, but not until the

starter wood is in embers. Wash your hands and put the

fire to work, but do not cook sausages and twists in the

flames for at least an hour after using fire-starters.

Lighting a good fire is just one of the great skills covered in A Complete Guide to Scouting Skills, available now from www.scouts.org.uk/shop

TOP TIPS• Show how to find starter wood; twigs that

have dropped on to lower branches. They are always drier than those on the ground.

• Teach your Troop not to break wood up when they find it, as they can carry or drag more back if it’s intact.

• Parents need to be told that you are teaching their children to use lighters and matches, and to carry them on hikes.

• Many children struggle to use lighters and matches. Allow them to spend relaxed, supervised time getting used to lighting them and holding them while alight.

• If you are unhappy with the lack of natural wood, find a local timber yard and buy a load of hardwood off-cuts or bark trimmings. It might cost £10 a day but it’s worth it for slow-burning hardwood.

• If you are camping on someone else’s property, always make sure you have their permission to build a campfire first.

The pallet questionAt National Scout Activity Centres, it has been site policy for a number of years to not accept pallets on to their woodpiles. Certain pallets constitute controlled waste due to the presence of preservatives and should only be disposed of appropriately.

The Environment Agency has strict guidance on this. Check the Environment Agency website for full details www.environment-agency.gov.uk

Lighting a good fire is just Scouting skills

one of the great skills covered



Camp challengesPicture the scene: a greenfield site with an upper camping area, a steep slope and a river. Yes, it looks perfect but what on earth do you do to keep your Troop interested? Louise Henderson has some ideas

It may sound too good to be true but, with just a

little planning, Scouts can be entertained for a

week in a greenfield with nothing more than a list

of challenges.

It takes at least a full day and a half to build a Patrol

campsite complete with dresser, woodpile, chopping area,

grease trap, fence and gateway. The week can then be

further broken up with camp sports and a joint activity

such as a camp craft fair (see Feb/Mar Scouts supplement).

Inspection and cooking take up a few hours each day,

leaving just enough time to complete a range of

challenges to score points for the camp trophy.

Activity entertainmentEnsure that all members of the Patrol must take part in all

challenges to gain any points. Most will benefit from

advance planning by Patrol Leaders. For example:

1. Plan for one of your meals to be of competition-

standard. Points will be awarded for quality, timing,

presentation, hygiene, extra effort and taste. A Patrol

Leader can prepare by bringing a starter, or things to

make the table look nice.

2. Prepare Patrol entertainment for the campfire on Friday.

This should include both a yell/chant and a short

performance. New sketches will gain extra points.

These challenges are fun and will ignite that competitive

spirit in your Patrols. If you’ve planned a comprehensive

challenge programme, then once the Scouts are up and

running there is little for the leaders to do other than offer

help, score challenges as they are presented and sit back

and enjoy the camp.

Other ChallengeS • Tie the following knots in under ten seconds

each; reef, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, bowline, figure of eight, and sheet bend

• Make a sundial and be able to tell the time with it

• Do a good turn for the campsite• Make wind-chimes• Identify six different trees around the

campsite and name something useful that each can do

• Light a fire with the flint • Learn the symptoms, causes and treatment

of hypothermia• Sleep out under the stars • Explain the causes, symptoms and cure

for heat stroke. • Be able to give a six-figure grid reference• Set the map with and without compass • Make a musical instrument to accompany

the campfire • Make a rope ladder and demonstrate its use

(all Patrol members) • Make something to demonstrate a use

for a block and tackle • Make a totem pole by carving a log • Walk to the closest village to buy ice cream


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PartnershiPs

Sow seeds of charityThe Scout Association is launching a partnership with Bookbridge. This small charity was set up by Scouts in Germany to establish partnerships with local communities in developing countries and improve young people’s access to English language education. Molly Fassbender looks at how you can get involved

The focus of the partnership is a book

collection in June. This will be backed up by

activity ideas on Programmes Online. Here is

an activity to show how you can help Cubs

understand how doing one small easy thing, like

donating books or some undercover gardening, can

make a really big difference.

This is an easy and fun way to make flowers grow in a

place that looks like it needs a bit of tender loving care.

MaterialsBowls, clay soil (or potter’s powder), potting compost,

water, flower seeds.

Method1) Take a bowl and put some clay soil in it.

2) Add some of the potting compost, but not as much as

the clay (the ratio should be about five parts clay to one

part compost).

3) Mix the clay and compost with water until it is sticky.

4) Add your seed mixture and pat into small balls, about

the size of a ping-pong or golf ball.

5) Now let all your flower balls dry for about two days.

6) Once your flower balls are dry, spread them around.

Choose a siteAsk your Scouts to think of places that would look better

with some pretty plants; perhaps near your meeting place,

local campsite or in their back gardens. Make sure you

choose a piece of land you know you are allowed to plant

in. Then let them release their flower balls in that place

and look at the difference it makes.

Because they are a mixture of clay, potting compost,

seeds and water, these ‘seed bombs’ are able to survive by

themselves – the rain will water them. You can make this

part a bit more fun by creating a game out of it; perhaps

make the Scouts pretend they are undercover spies and

they have to plant their seed balls without being caught.

After a few weeks check to see if something is growing.

Don’t be too disappointed if some of your seeds don’t

grow, that happens sometimes. Just try it again.

If you would like to find out more about Bookbridge or to participate in the book collection this June visit www.bookbridge.org/scouts or see p68 of your copy of Scouting

more info

Undercover gardening


Scout Troops across the country are actively making a difference in their local communities thanks to the Community Challenge sponsored by the Police

This exciting partnership provides an

opportunity for young people and local

policing teams to work together and learn

more about each other.

Using the resource pack, Troops and their leaders

identify issues in their communities and, with the

assistance of their local force and partner agencies, draw

up and implement a plan to tackle it.

Perfect partnersWest Mercia Police, which was the driving force behind

the campaign, is teaming up with Tenbury Wells Scouts

to help its young people complete the challenge and gain

the accompanying badge.

Superintendent Gary Higgins, territorial policing

commander for Telford and Wrekin is delighted with the

potential for improving communities.

‘We are very excited about this partnership,’ he said.

‘Scout Groups all over the UK are signing up and helping

us to deliver better communities on the ground. Their

enthusiasm is infectious and an example to everyone in

their respective areas.’

PC Tracey Wood of Tenbury Police agrees: ‘I am thrilled

to be working with Tenbury Scouts

as the local policing team is an

important part of gaining their

badge.’


Force for good

To find out more visit www.scouts.org.uk/police

assistance of their local force and partner agencies, draw

to help its young people complete the challenge and gain

to be working with Tenbury Scouts

as the local policing team is an

important part of gaining their

badge.’


PARTNERSHIPS

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is

on the lookout for Scout Groups who will

produce material to promote safety at sea or

along the coast to other young people. This

could be a film, poster, leaflet, magazine article, radio

interview or whatever you like. If it grabs our attention and

encourages young people to stay safe, you could win

£500 for a group activity.

Waterside preparationTo help your Scouts with the task, some fantastic new

resources on staying safe at the coast or the beach will

soon be available.

Some of the messages which your group may want

to incorporate are:

• Check the tides before you set out

• Swim and bodyboard at lifeguarded beaches only

• Take special care if using inflatable dinghies, toys

and lilos

• Warn others about the dangers of jumping from

high places

• How to prepare for cliff walking

• What to do in an emergency

• Keep in touch with others.

Please send your competition entries to Sally Hilton, Corporate Partnerships, Gilwell Park, Chingford, E4 7QW or by email to [email protected]. The deadline for entries is 31 October. The winning entry will receive £500 towards an adventure of their choice while two runners-up will be awarded £300 and £200 respectively.

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Spread a safety message and win money for your Troop

Coast is clear


Met gain for your TroopAs a Scout leader, you’ll know all about the impact the weather can have on activities and how important it is for Scouts to understand it

We hope the Meteorologist

Activity Badge sponsored by the

Met Office is helping educate

Scouts in a fun and inspiring way. Another

exciting way for them to learn about the

environment is through the Open Air

Laboratories (OPAL) project.

OPAL is an exciting initiative that is open

to anyone with an interest in nature. It aims to create and

inspire a new generation of nature-lovers by getting

people to explore, study, enjoy and protect their local

environment.

The Met Office is proud to support the Opal project.

They have provided the scientific expertise for its climate

survey which is now underway.

And there’s still plenty of time for your

Troop to take part, simply email the Met

Office to order your survey packs. Your

results will be collected and analysed to give

us new insights which will complement and

build on our existing research.

For more information on taking part in the climate survey visit www.opalexplorenature.org

To order your survey packs, email [email protected]

more info

Troop to take part, simply email the Met

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Please note that while we welcome Scouts, this centre is neither owned nor run by The Scouts Association

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Wardens: Sue & Dave McIntosh 01932 863 243Email: [email protected]

www.waltonfirs.co.uk

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WALTON FIRS ACTIVITY CENTREConvent lane, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1HB

Owned and managed by Walton Firs Foundation

Warm & Friendly Welcome3 Accommodation Buildings, 30 acres of Camping Ground

Activities, Open Fires & Easily Accessible

Wardens: Sue & Dave McIntosh 01932 8632243Email: [email protected]

www.waltonfirs.co.ukWalton Firs are pleased to welcome Scouts

Please note that while we welcome Scouts, this centre is neither owned nor run by The Scouts Association

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Wardens: Sue & Dave McIntosh 01932 863 243Email: [email protected]

www.waltonfirs.co.uk

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