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Report to the Annual General Meeting 22nd March 2019 ! The Dittons Scouts, The Shack, Willowbank, 15 Lane, ! Charity No. 1038983 The Dittons Scout Group Dittons Mission Statement the Purpose of Scouting at the Dittons

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal develop ment, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. As Scouts we are guided !by these values: Integrity - We act with integrity; we are honest, trustworthy and loyal. Respect - We have self-respect and respect for others. Care - We support others and take care of the world in which we live. Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes. Co-operation - We make a positive difference; we co-operate with others and make friends.

Group Activity Report by Kate Back, Chair of Executive Committee and Suzan Baker, GSL (former Chair of the Executive Committee)

'Life without adventure would be deadly dull' - Lord Baden-Powell.

If Scouting is all about fulfilling your potential and creating adventure then our founder, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (or BP) certainly fulfilled his. Born in Paddington, London, on 22 February 1857 he lived a full life of exciting exploits and started The Boy Scouts with his camp on Brownsea Island in 1907. Our very own Dittons Scouts first met with 23 boys under a lamppost on Giggs Hill Green in 1910. !

Wow, over 107 years of Dittons Scouts!

The Dittons has grown over that time into the incredible band of over 160 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and adult volunteers who fill our Shack on a weekly basis to continue the challenge, fun and adventure that is Scouting. It may have been just boys back then but Scouting, and The Dittons, now welcomes all young people and does not discriminate in any way against anyone who wishes to join our adventures. Group Activity Report cont’ by Kate Back, Chair of Executive Committee and Suzan Baker, GSL (former Chair of the Executive Committee)

March 2019 – Reflections on the Dittons Scout Group in 2018

A message from Suzan Baker I have gained as much satisfaction from being Dittons Chair as I've given and was thrilled to pass the role onto Kate in October. The Dittons had been without a GSL for a number of years and to ensure the ongoing work of our Executive Committee and Leaders, I was persuaded to accept the role. ! A message from Kate Back I am very proud to have been nominated as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Dittons and being part of such an amazing team and will do my best to continue the wonderful work that Suzan has done.

“The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others” - Lord Baden-Powell. !

! ! ! ! ! The Group Executive Committee

The Group Executive Committee plays a vital role in the running of a Scout Group. Executive Committees make decisions and carry out administrative tasks to ensure that the best quality Scouting can be delivered to young people in the Group. Members of the Executive Committee must act collectively as Charity Trustees of the Scout Group. The committee also exists to support the Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of their appointment. We are hugely lucky that the former Chair of the Executive Committee, Suzan Baker, has now stepped forward to become our GSL. This is a hugely important job and one that Suzan has already done a huge amount work for. We wish her every success in her new role.

The Executive Committee members are legally and financially responsible for the running of The Scout Group, maintenance of the Shack, all The Dittons property and equipment along with the raising of funds and the administration of the group’s finances. It is a vital role that enables the Leaders to run the activities. Membership is open to all through elections at the AGM or by co-option throughout the year.

All Executive members are trustees of The Dittons;

Trustees 2018

David Cooper Aileen Widdowson Neville Biden

Suzan Baker Fiona Ball Anthony Edwards

Norman Goldsmith Julia Hawkins Melanie Uzunoglu

Stuart Jack Louise McDonagh Allen Widdowson

Kate Back Paul Bartlett Diana Goodhugh

Objectives of The Dittons Scout Group- Public Benefit Statement

The purpose of Scouting is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. Scouting uses a method, which is young people in partnership with adults: enjoying what they are doing; learning by doing; participating in varied and progressive activities; making choices for themselves; taking responsibility for their own actions; working in groups; taking increasing responsibility for others; taking part in activities outdoors; sharing in prayer and worship; and making and living out their Scout Promise.

Under the Charities Act 2006 The Scout Association is required to demonstrate that our aims are for the public benefit. Our assessment is that we have met the public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings. Dittons Fair Committee by Rebecca Walker

The Dittons Fair – Sunday 13th May 2018

The clouds cleared, and the sun shone once again for the annual Dittons Fair on 13th May 2018. The crowds kept appearing and it was another really special event for the whole community. ! A huge thank you for all your contributions towards making it another huge success, from promoting the Fair by programme selling, to stall donations, to volunteering on the day – we just couldn’t do it without all your effort and support. ! And a special thank you to the Committee who work really hard in the months before the Fair to bring in the sponsors, fill the arena, promote the event, confirm the stallholders and juggle all the logistics! ! We would also like to say a very special THANK YOU to the amazing Aileen Widdowson who has led the Fair through four fabulous years (and helped for many before that) and has now stepped down as Chair. She has worked tirelessly to keep the spirit of the Fair alive and is still helping us out this year…she can’t quite escape! ! This is our only fundraiser and the only ask we have of all families that join The Dittons. It is this one day, of maximum effort, that ensures the continuation of The Dittons Scout Group. We keep subscriptions to a minimum (less than £1/week) and the Fair is therefore our main source of income to keep our beloved and unique ‘Shack’ alive and well! ! Plans for Sunday 12th May 2019 are well under way and we’re delighted that HJC has become our platinum sponsor. ! ! ! ! ! Dittons Fair Committee cont’ by Rebecca Walker

Please, please, please dig deep for donations of sweets, wine, cakes, plants, tombola prizes and importantly your TIME. A link has been sent to you via your section rep so please do that soon if you haven’t already. !

DONATION REQUESTS DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

!DATE DONATIONS PLEASE FOR… ! w/c 18th March Tombola: Unwanted New Items…gifts, toiletries, toys, jewellery etc.

w/c 25th March Toys, DVDs & Books

w/c 1st April For our White Elephant: china, glass, household items

Donations per child at The Dittons please > we need the volume for the stalls to work:

w/c 22nd April Bottles of wine (or other alcohol)

w/c 29th April Purple sweet bags x 2 (bags will be provided to you)

w/c 6th May Shop bought cakes + home grown plant donations, from you/friends/relatives with green fingers

12th May Fresh baked cakes to the tea tent please! !

HUGE THANK YOU and we looking forward to seeing you on Giggs Hill on Sunday 12th May 2019 ! ! ! ! ! 1932 Committee by Paul Bartlett, Chair of Committee

2018 was another comparatively quiet year for the 1932 Committee, with a few pieces of maintenance being completed.

During 2018 we felt that it was important to determine whether it was economic to invest in The Shack, so we commissioned a Building Survey to be completed. The report has identified some minor issues which need to be addressed, but has concluded that with some maintenance and TLC our Shack will last for many more years to come.

This information has led to the decision to proceed with The Shack roof replacement. We will be publishing more information about this and how you can help, through ‘fund a tile’, via the parent reps network.

We have not decided how we want to properly refurbish the kitchen at this time, so to buy us a little more time, we have decided to rip out the existing kitchen cabinets and replace them with new. Additionally, we are looking to convert the double garage into a temporary shooting range.

Sincere thanks to Matt Davies who installed the superb projector and screen, in addition to all his Cub Leader duties; and thanks to Tony Butcher for sourcing the projector in the first place!

If you are a parent with trade skills which could be useful to us, and could spare a few hours to help out, please contact me.

Life is busy for all of us, and I would like to thank all those who have given their time during 2018 to assist with the upkeep and maintenance of our beloved Shack. !

Thank you. Paul Bartlett.

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! “Voluntary Hours” - Leadership Team Hours for the Dittons

The Charity Commission require us to state what the cost of Leaders and Helpers time would be if charged at a cost of £10 per hour.

For 2018 the Leaders stated their voluntary hours to be in total of 9,340 which if charged would equal a cost of £93,400.

For 2018 Leaders hours are:

Beavers – 2,180 hours

Cubs – 2,200 hours

Scouts – 2,800 hours

Quartermaster – 105 hours

Explorers – 1,500 hours

Group Scout Leader (covered by Exec committee) - 55 hours

Exec – 500 hours ! !

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The lack of warranted Beaver Leaders has been a significant problem for several years, but a crisis is looming unless new leaders can be recruited. Only David Cooper and Pamela Forsyth hold warrants, but Pamela will be unable to give a regular commitment in 2019, leaving David to run two Beaver Colonies almost single-handedly. Both Colonies were only able to meet each week by operating adult volunteer rotas, comprising Section Assistants and parents. ! By the end of 2018 the number of Beaver Section Assistants had reduced to just three. Matt Bowen and Ollie Bath (Montreal) and Cathy Oxby (Toronto) attended Colony meetings as often as their work commitments allowed. Rob Hennessy, Nigel White, Stuart Rising and William Kendrick were the mainstays of the Montreal Rota, with occasional help from Andrew Rosoman, Edward Hockley and Lucy Millington. ! The Toronto Rota lost the backbone of its parent helpers at Easter as Joby and Joanna Turner, Clare and Gavin Bacon, Jane Alexander, and Caroline Buzasi all left when their children progressed to Cubs. We are grateful to all parents who gave up their time to help during 2018 and we are especially indebted to our parent representatives – Helen Slade (Montreal) and Fiona Rasenberg (Toronto) – for their administrative support and co- ordinating role. ! Despite the lack of leaders the Beavers enjoyed a fun-filled programme of activities during 2018, with at least one outdoor activity away from The Shack taking place each term. ! During the year over 50 Beavers took part in organised Litter Picks around Thames Ditton on the third Saturday morning of every month, in support of a local community project to earn their Community Impact Badge (Stage 1). ! 36 Beavers attended the District Party at Secondary School on 3rd February. In addition to craft activities and games, the Beavers made togas and laurel wreath headbands prior to being entertained by the Cat’s Grin Theatre Company’s interpretation of Greek Myths. ! ! ! ! ! Beavers cont’ by David Cooper

During the Spring term both Colonies completed the Safety Activity Badge and held Mother’s Day tea parties. As usual the tea parties were extremely successful, with the Beavers serving tea and cakes to their mums and siblings.

! ! ! ! ! Both Colonies attended Sandown Ski Centre on 21st and 22nd March for the Beavers to tire themselves out sliding down the slopes on sledges and mini ringos (and running back up the hill).

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Beavers cont’ by David Cooper

At the AGM in March the Toronto Colony sang ‘Dem Bones’ and Montreal Beavers told skeleton jokes. Easter egg hunts were held on the last day of term. ! The planned District Cross Country Race on 4th March was postponed due to inclement weather and ground conditions. The event was re-arranged to 15th April, which adversely affected the number of competitors. The Dittons Beavers entered 16 runners and, with Ewan Williams winning the Beaver Race by a considerable distance (he would have finished third in the Cubs Race), we were able to regain the team trophy from 1st Hinchley Wood. ! The Summer term contained several highlights, for both the Beavers and their parents. 35 Beavers attended the St George’s Day parade and service at St Paul’s Church in East in April. On 6th and 7th June both Colonies completed 18 holes at the Safari Adventure Crazy Golf in . Lucas White won the Montreal trophy for the lowest score and Jasper Rasenberg took home the Toronto trophy. ! The Beavers completed the Explorer and Experiment Activity badges during the Summer term. We organised our own World Cup Football Tournament and allowed the Beavers to soak their Leaders in the annual water games. ! 43 Dittons Beavers plus parent helpers travelled by coach to the Merrist Wood Arena, Worplesdon on 24th June to take part in Bazzaz – the County Fun Day for Beavers and Rainbows. The theme for Bazzaz was ‘Animal Magic’, although most of the children did not realise that fact as they were so engrossed by the multitude of giant !inflatables and outdoor events. Everybody had a fantastic day. ! The following weekend we organised our third annual Beaver Sleepover at The Shack. During the Saturday afternoon 50 Beavers erected tents, tied knots, collected wood, lit fires, toasted marshmallows and took part in team games to earn their Camp Craft Activity !Badge. Beavers cont’ by David Cooper

We ended the afternoon with a barbecue and songs around the camp fire, where David Cooper received a Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Work from the District Commissioner. 40 of those Beavers then spent the night in tents with a parent – a brand new experience for many of them. Unfortunately, some of the parents experienced difficulty sleeping, due !to the proximity of the railway lines! We are grateful to Allen Widdowson (Troop Leader) and Stuart Jack (Group Quartermaster) for making the camp possible and also thank Martin and Megan Cooper for organising the catering, Rob Hennessy for organising the film show and, of course, all of the parents who camped overnight. ! Both Beaver Colonies ended the Summer term beating their parents at rounders at the annual Summer barbecue. ! We took both Colonies to West Wittering in mini buses on 15th and 16th September. The Beavers built sand castles, swam or paddled in the sea, caught lots of crabs from the crabbing pool, played rounders, ate packed lunches, donuts, and ice creams. The outings would not be complete without a ‘pit stop’ for chips in Midhurst on the way home! ! During the Autumn term the Beavers completed the Communicator, Health and Fitness !and Space Activity badges. Four police dogs and their handlers visited The Shack on 19th and 20th September and !they gave a demonstration of their abilities to the Beavers on the field. 32 Beavers attended The Dittons Group Activity Day at The Shack on 23rd September. In addition to riding the Model Railway trains, the Beavers enjoyed the pioneering obstacle !course and ‘Last Man Standing’. On 17th and 18th October the Beavers enjoyed separate Colony Ten Pin Bowling competitions at Hollywood Bowl, Tolworth. Charlie Wrigglesworth won the ‘Best Bowler’ trophy for the Montreal Colony, whilst Jasper Rasenberg and William Brogden were joint !winners of the Toronto competition. Beavers cont’ by David Cooper

On 11th November 48 Dittons Beavers attended the Centenary Remembrance Sunday service at The Shack and took part in the parade to the War Memorial on Giggs Hill !Green. We held a joint Christmas party for both Colonies at The Shack on 9th December. The number of children attending proved a challenge for the leadership team! All parents were invited to a special Carol Concert, organised by Annette Whelan and Alice Thorneycroft. Finlay Houghton sang a solo verse of Once in Royal David’s City as the other Beavers entered the hall, carrying battery operated night lights. Once the parents had dried their eyes, they shared the singing of several popular carols, in between the Beavers performing a number of Christmas songs. The Concert was a huge success and !we are indebted to Annette and Alice for training the Beavers to sing so well. At the end of the concert, 11 Beavers were presented with the Chief Scout Bronze Award, to add to the 13 Bronze Awards that had been presented during 2018. The total of 24 !Bronze Awards in one year is a record for The Dittons Beaver Scouts. At our last meeting of 2018 Hugh Gostling (Esher District Commissioner) made a !surprise visit to The Shack to present David Cooper with an Award of Merit. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Cubs by Craig Behrens & Matt Davies

Cubs at The Dittons had another action packed year learning new skills and taking part in new adventures.

Since the last Group at Home, the Cubs started the Summer term by taking part in the St George’s Day parade and were busy selling programmes for the Dittons Fair.

Of course the highlight of the term for most was Cub camp at Polyapes.

The Cubs experienced many hands on activities related to flight and enjoyed some brilliant weather. We made the most of the very hot weather and had fun with water activities and playing rounders with many of our families from the group.

While the weather cooled off in the Autumn, we ran a varied indoor and outdoor programme including a night hike, bonfire activities, backwoods cooking in addition to all the usual badge work. We worked on map reading skills and firelighting. All along, we've been learning about how to work in a team, helping the older Cubs build leadership skills, and having fun.

We visited the Docklands Scout Project in October for some experience on the water including sailing, kayaking, and canoeing. The cold/wet weather may have thrown us a bit of a challenge but the Cubs took it in stride. We wrapped up the term with a bowling/ mini golf outing.

Winter brings cold dark nights, but we still got the Cubs outdoors for challenges, games, and cooking over a fire. ! Cubs cont’ by Craig Behrens & Matt Davies

We sent two teams to the District Cub Quiz and both finished in the top half. One of the highlights

of the term was the District Hike near Dorking. It was a challenging 5 mile course through the Surrey hills.

Zulu Cub Scout Leader Matt Davies led Zulu pack for a second year supported by Steve Wakefield, Renato Marchio, and Alistair Houghton. Plus John Skittles and Jasper Colliver joined the leadership team in the Autumn.

Thanks to all for their contributions this year and for the support from our parents.

In July, we said farewell and a big thank you to Martin Cooper and Megan Smith, who were our Cub Scout Leaders for two years.Craig Behrens moved from Zulu to take the role of Cub Scout Leader and was joined by returning leaders Carol Hernandez and Linda Huxley. We also welcomed Jonathan & Sophie Davy, Simon Morris, Lloyd Smith, and Aron Stewart to the new leadership team.

They were also helped by Josh Bradley and Laurence Hunt who are both Explorers working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Silver awards. We appreciate everybody's contribution and thank all of the parents for their support. ! Mowgli - 10 Chief Scout Silvers since last AGM

Zulu - 4 Chief Scout Silvers since last AGM Scouts by Allen Widdowson

Yet again we are proud to announce that the Scout Troop is still growing in popularity with 54 Scouts currently enrolled in the Troop between the Wednesday and Thursday Troop evenings. We are also very lucky to currently have four Uniformed leaders with two of the section assistants in the process of stepping up and taking on Uniform roles. I feel very privileged to work alongside such a great team that makes Scouting really fun for me personally. We have had another fun year, continuing the usual breadth of activities for the Scouts. The variety of our programme has been broadened this year. The Scouts have made regular visits t o t h e L i n w o o d R e s i d e n t i a l H o m e volunteering in different ways to maintain the garden and enrich the lives of the home’s residents. We have also been caving this year in Bedlams Bank in Merstham supported by 14th Reigate Scouts Group’s trained leaders. Other fun activities include our trip to the World Wildlife Fund Living Planet Centre in Woking, one of the greenest buildings in the UK. ! There they learned about the impact of plastics in our environment and developed their own campaign videos. The troop entered many district competitions including the Day Hike, Cross Country Run, Shooting and Archery. My personal highlight is a WIN, yes that’s FIRST PLACE in the Night Hike competition this year. I am hugely proud of our night hike team and hope that we can build on their success next year. ! ! ! ! Scouts cont’ by Allen Widdowson

We started the year with our Polyapes camp in March where we caught the third and last blast of the Beast From the East. This tested our 30 year old Stormhaven tents and led to the purchase of four new Patrol Tents for the Group. We look forward to Christening those next week. Activities on camp included working with axes, saws and knives, cooking on fires and stoves, laser tag, setting up and managing their own sites.

The weather was challenging but a great time was had by all.

In October we took a small group of Scouts to the Consall campsite in Derbyshire where we spent 12 solid hours running round Alton Towers Scarefest and a day hiking. A quick shout out to all the Scouts who attended…….“Kakaaaa!”

Our recent winter camp in Derbyshire did not offer the 4 foot snow drifts or sideways hail stones that previous years have. Instead we had beautiful weather, wonderful views from Burgage Edge and tough hill climbing out of Castleton.

Once again I would like to say a huge thanks to the entire Scout team. I won’t mention them all by name because there are so many of them but suffice to say I have had a great year with the Scouts and this is made possible by the support of a great team of individuals. Explorers by Philippa Guildford

Throughout 2018 we had 18 – 20 Explorers. 8 Explorers left during the year, 6 going off to University and 2 for other reasons. In September 2018, 8 came to us from Scouts so current numbers are at 18. During 2018, the leadership team changed. Tom, Stu and myself remain the leaders and Ros is still our parent rep. Unfortunately, we lost Kate in March and Mark in September, but a weekly parent rota helps support the Unit. A big thank you to everyone involved with us.

Ideally the Unit now needs more leaders as we are operating at the minimum number of leaders. Furthermore, in September we are due to inherit a further 6 from Scouts. This will take us up to 24 Explorers, so we are looking for new adults to become leaders in the Explorer Unit. Typically the Explorers being teenagers, do not want their parents involved so if there is anyone out there with children in the younger sections who would like to get back into Scouting then we would be delighted to get you involved.

4 Explorers and myself joined the other 30 leaders and Explorers on the very wet 2018 Esher District Winter Activity weekend in January at Plas Dolygaer in the Brecon Beacons. We thought the walking routes would be very quiet but we ended up sharing the path with over 100 runners including some carrying bits of scaffold! Sunday morning was spent climbing at a brand new climbing centre in a redeveloped coal mine, only 3 days old.

In March, Jonty, Will and Ben Briscoe ran in the Cross Country Race on Heath and the team came 1st with Jonty way ahead of everyone else in the field. We now have the Trainer Trophy on the wall of The Shack.

In June, Rosie and Ben Baker won the Raftless Race for the 3rd year running making it a hat-trick for them in a very close contest with 1st HW. Ben Davies and Jonty made up our 2nd team. So we also have the Raftless Race Oar back on our wall until June 2019. Explorers cont’ by Philippa Guildford

In September it was decided that the Esher District Explorer Scope Trophy would run from January 2018 through to July 2019 to make it consistent with the school year. So it currently consists of 7 events with the best 5 or 6 counting towards the total score - Cross Country x2, Raftless Race x2 (cycling, paddling, scavenger hunt and quiz), Indoor Shooting, Backwoods Cooking (cooking on altar fires) and Indoor Games.

Laurence and Benji entered the Indoor Shooting Competition in October and they came 1st, much to their surprise. An excellent result!

Also in October, Ed B, Ben D, Carwyn and Leo took part in the Backwoods Cooking. They cooked Burger Twists, Ash Cakes and Potato Puffs on an altar fire. And again, much to their (and my) amazement they came 1st. So the Cooking Trophy (3 wooden spoons) is now with us until October 2019.

Well done to Leo who represented us at the Indoor Games evening to contribute to our total score. The results so far mean we are leading in 1st place for the Scope Trophy with only the Cross Country and Raftless Races to go.

Over the year the Explorers have visited a Vet’s practice, improved their map skills (but still managed to get lost on evening hikes), cooked outdoors, undertaken shooting, archery, scavenger hunts, been 10 pin bowling, put up tents blindfolded, and completed Digital Maker Badge part 1.

As part of our programme to grow and develop our Explorers as individuals we joined up with 1st Molesey and 1st for an evening in March and did Module B from the Scouts Young Leaders’ Scheme. We then followed that up by completing Module C in October.

Part of the curriculum for working towards the Challenge Awards (Platinum, Diamond and QSA), means that some of the older Explorers have run International evenings for the rest of the Unit. We have cooked and eaten foods from various countries, quizzed, and played games. In addition, some Explorers have also been to Oxshott Heath under the guidance of the Oxshott Heath Conservators, and armed with tree loppers, saws and secateurs they helped with maintenance jobs on the heath. Explorers cont’ by Philippa Guildford

We had a very pleasant summer ‘au revoir’ BBQ for Explorers, parents, present and past leaders. John Baldwin came and invested the 6 oldest Explorers into Network before they all headed off to University in September.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme is progressing well. Four completed their Bronze level in 2018. Currently we have 11 enrolled for Bronze, 7 for Silver and 2 for Gold. Most of the Explorers are doing their Voluntary service in Beavers, Cubs or Scouts. For the Bronze expeditions in April and May, Ben and Jonty teamed up with 1st Weston Green and went to the Surrey Hills. In July, 6 Explorers did their Silver Practice Expedition in Ashdown Forest. By teaming up with other Units in the District it allows expeditions to go ahead when there are not enough members from one Unit to make it possible.

The Dittons team now has 3 Leaders who can supervise D of E expeditions and 2 who are now Assessors. This will make the training and the running of expeditions much easier in the future.

We have had 3 camps this year:

• Gilwell24 in July was a first for Ben, Leo and myself but Tom had been many times before. G24 runs for 24 hours - 9am Saturday non-stop to 9am Sunday – exhausting! So the Explorers could do anything from computer tech stuff to bungee jumping to mini tank driving to disco dancing to rebuilding part of a car to cooking at the international food stall (that was Tom). I hope more want to go this year. It is a great chance for Explorers to try new activities and socialise.

• Chichester hosted 6 of us for a Summer camp for 3 nights. When the rain arrived we went off to explore Arundel Castle.

• A 3 night Brighton camp in October saw 9 leaders and Explorers walking, cooking, playing games around the campfire and generally chilling.

In conclusion, as you can probably tell, it’s been a very busy year for us all. The leaders commit their time freely and along with having some fun, fundamentally the end goal is to attain the Queen’s Scout award; this will open many doors in the future for those who gain this badge. The QSA is our goal and also should be for all who wish to progress through the Explorer section. ! "The man who is blind to the beauties of nature has missed half the pleasure of life."