Scouts?

[Foord]

Having randomly met another member of this forum last week at a Scout Jamboree I was just wondering how many Scouts (and Guides) are in this industry?

[kevwrenn]

hi there, i am also a scouter, which jamboree were you at?? i spent last weekend at poacher near lincoln and met another arb type but didnt ask if he came on here.

Kev.

[mpb]

Im an Assistant Camp Site Warden for Stafford District Scouts. We,ve got a lovely 20 acre site called Sherratts Wood.

 

Also a clinbing instructor.

 

 

Martin

[Chris Sheppard]

I was in scouts for a few years, ended up as a Patrol Leader but then had to choose between scouts and D of E, ended up doing D of E but quite fancied the idea of helping out with my old Troop (1st vale of Pickering)

[kevwrenn]

quite fancied the idea of helping out with my old Troop (1st vale of Pickering)

 

Do it! if your area is anything like mine, they will be in desperate need of adults.. Scout training schemes are now based around the DofE. The more adults we get, the more we can offer the kids. Also, there are less people around nowadays who are comfortable in the outdoors. This is reflected in kids today, it is our duty to pass onour love and respect of the outdoors. I would have such a hole on my life without scouting, it is how i met my wife and many very good friends over the years. just dont believe them if they say its just for a couple of hours a week!

[Chris Sheppard]

All being well, by the time Septeber comes around I should start to get a bit more spare time on my hands (new job should be 8-5 mon-fri) so I should be able to help out - what i was worried about before hand was saying yes I'd help but never being able to actually turn up

 

Is there a lot of red tape now? I'd heard they'd stopped Troops from using what was our local scout camp (Kirkdale) as it had no flushing toilets - we used to camp there loads and it never did us any harm.

[Ross Winchester]

Give them some wood for there camp fires.

[Lee Winger]

Do it! if your area is anything like mine, they will be in desperate need of adults.. Scout training schemes are now based around the DofE. The more adults we get, the more we can offer the kids. Also, there are less people around nowadays who are comfortable in the outdoors. This is reflected in kids today, it is our duty to pass onour love and respect of the outdoors.

 

 

Never thought about it like that, good points raised..

[firewoodman]

what i was worried about before hand was saying yes I'd help but never being able to actually turn up

 

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i feel the same.

my son is in cubs and as much as i try to be there at start time it does'nt always work out and the misses takes him, but i am always there to pick him up. and we always support their events.

 

mind you any oppertunity to go camping and we are off no matter the weather..... sometimes i'll bring the misses too, but she dont like the rain:thumbdown:

[Chris Sheppard]

Give them some wood for there camp fires.

 

 

Funnily enough, I was thinning the woods around the campsite a couple of years ago, it was a bit strange - we used to gather firewood from those same woods as Scouts and there I was 10 years later doing pretty much the same thing

 

My avatar pic was taken only a mile from the site.