Crossbows and Shooting 6th March 2024 | By Sean Edwards On Monday the unit was split in 2. Half were air rifle shooting and the other half were doing crossbows. A few photos are below.
Backwoods Cooking / Fire Lighting 27th February 2024 (updated 27th February 2024) | By Sean Edwards On Monday, the Explorers turned their hand to fire lighting and backwoods cooking. After what seemed like an eternity, most of the groups managed to light their fires (using the trusty fire lighter due to very wet wood!). The Explorers then cooked Pizza and Banoffee Pie (backwoods style!). Overall an enjoyable evening with the cooking giving mixed results!
Chocolate Truffles 5th December 2023 (updated 5th December 2023) | By Sean Edwards This week at Explorers, everyone gave chocolate truffle making a go! The results were varied and much mess was made in the process of making them!
Basketball 24th November 2023 (updated 24th November 2023) | By Sean Edwards On Monday, we visited Hazelwick School to play a game of Basketball. We started by practising our different shots including layups and free throws. We then split into play some mini games before we had a knock out tournament between all 4 teams. We also welcomed 5 new members moving up from Scouts. A few photos are below.
Halloween Evening 30th October 2023 (updated 30th October 2023) | By Sean Edwards This evening we met at Stanford Scout Campsite for our traditional Halloween wide games. We started the evening with a mummy making competition. This was quickly follow by capture the pumpkin, donuts from a string and finally apple bobbing. Well done to all the Explorers who dressed up – special shout out to Charlie for his flattering costume!!
Fencing and NPAS Visit 16th October 2023 (updated 16th October 2023) | By Sean Edwards Over the last 2 weeks, the unit has been split. Half visited NPAS in Redhill whilst the other half had a fencing lesson from Crawley Sword Club. A big thanks to NPAS and Crawley Sword Club for spending time to share their skills with our members. A few photos are below.
Angel Throwing & Pioneering 13th September 2023 (updated 13th September 2023) | By Sean Edwards On Monday we had a busy evening. 8 of our Explorers prepared for the upcoming Downsman Hike by marking out their route and discussing their menu. We also had angel throwing run by Allen and Katie and whilst waiting, the other groups had to build the highest pioneering structure. 3 groups managed to build a structure above head height however the neatness, design and knot skills leave a lot to be desired!!! A few photos are below.
Autumn Term Programme 2023 29th August 2023 (updated 29th August 2023) | By Sean Edwards A new term means a new programme which is now available on OSM or available below. Watch out for details about summer camp which will be released soon! DateActivityLocationOther Details04/09/2023Paracord Woggles / Welcome Back4th WorthUniform11/09/2023Tomahawk Throwing / Pioneering Challenge4th WorthUniform18/09/2023Escape Room / Investitures4th WorthUniform25/09/2023Dance Evening & D of E Presentations4th WorthUniform – Parents Invited for D of E02/10/2023Ballista’s Pioneering Challenge4th WorthUniform09/10/2023National Police Helicopter Tour / FencingRedhill & 4th WorthDetails to follow16/10/2023National Police Helicopter Tour / FencingRedhill & 4th WorthDetails to follow23/10/2023Half Term – No Meeting30/10/2023Halloween Games @ StanfordStanfordFancy Dress06/11/2023Team Building Challenges – Communication4th WorthUniform13/11/2023Backwoods Cooking PizzasStanfordWarm Clothing20/11/2023BasketballTBCSports Clothing27/11/2023Self Defence Evening4th WorthSports Clothing04/12/2023Christmas Cooking with Phil!4th WorthUniform11/12/2023Christmas PartyTBCTBC18/12/2023Christmas Break – No Meeting DateEventOther Details07/10/2023Downsman HikeSouth Downs29/09/2023 – 01/10/2023Survival CampStanford Scout Campsite01/12/2023 – 03/12/2023Winter CampBentley Copse29/03/2024 – 01/04/2024Mountain Activity Camp 2024North Wales (Cornel) Shackleton-Programme-Autumn-Term-2023Download
Extreme Pioneering 13th July 2023 (updated 13th July 2023) | By Sean Edwards This week, we set the explorers a challenge of building a rope bridge and swing which actually held their weight and worked unlike previous years attempts!!! With the help of the leaders giving some direction, a 30 metre rope bridge was created which actually supported up to 3 of them at anyone point! A swing was also successfully constructed which worked for 2 Explorers at a time! We also presented YL buckles to Joe and Mark, Well done!
Crawley Monopoly Run 20th June 2023 | By Sean Edwards On Monday 19th June, we held our own Monopoly Run Crawley Edition! Well done to all the teams although the scores were very varied!!! As it was the first night back for many from exams, we had over 30 members back again which was nice to see! A few pictures are below.