Rifle Shooting / Tennis
Over the last few weeks, we have split into 2 groups and alternated rifle shooting and Tennis/Chip Shop Hike. Well done to all the shooters who improved over there turns!
Meeting nights
Indoor Caving
On Monday 17th, we visited some indoor caving to see how our explorers could navigate through dark, tight spaces! After familiarisation, we had some head to head races before Avighna was named the overall winner. Well done all for giving it a try, next year we will have to find some real caves!
Chief Scout Awards / Investitures and D of E Expedition Reports
On Monday 3rd October, Shackleton Explorers had a very busy evening! We started off with a brief lesson in Heraldry before the Explorers started to design their own coat of arms to represent them. We then moved onto a more formal part of the evening where we had expedition reports from our 2 D of E Bronze groups and 2 D of E Silver Groups (which parents were welcome to attend). At the end of the evening, we were joined by Robert Sawyer (our County Commissioner) who presented Chief Scout Gold Awards to Ash, Kevin, Ben and Samuel. He is …
Taskmaster
This evening we held a taskmaster evening. 5 different challenges to compete to be crowned the winners from the evening and secure lots of sweets! The tasks were varied including potato art, creating a like for like portrait of the unit leader using only natural materials, eat one, balance 1 and throw, egg chariots and story time. We also spoke to several of the Explorers and managed to sign off 4 CSA platinums by looking back at the last 18 months of their scouting. There are 4 more close behind so keep getting those D of E sections signed off! …
Autumn Term Programme 2022
We hope you have all had a good summer. A new term means a new programme which we have attached below. Take note of some key event dates to get these in your diary now! See you all in September. Sean, Clair, Phil, Ben, Nicole, Elliott and Katie Date Activity Location Other Details 05/09/2022 Monopoly Run 4th Worth Full Uniform 12/09/2022 Task Master 4th Worth Full Uniform 19/09/2022 Archery / Fire Lighting Stanford Scarves / Outdoor Clothing 26/09/2022 Archery / Fire Lighting Stanford Scarves / Outdoor Clothing 03/10/2022 D of E Reports / Heraldry 4th Worth Full Uniform / Investitures 10/10/2022 Phil’s Practical …
Tomahawk Throwing
This week, Shackleton Explorers had an evening of Tomahawk Throwing to build on the taster session last year. Several of them were naturals managing to perfectly hit the target over and over… others were not so practised!!! They also spent some of the waiting time, planning their upcoming assessed expeditions and attempting to build match stick rockets with limited success! A few photos are available below:
Tent Maintenance and Games
As we approach the summer, it was time for us to hold a tent maintenance evening ahead of our upcoming summer camps. Many broken poles were repaired and our shiny new mess tent was put up for the first time. Now thats out if the way, our next few weeks are back to more exciting activities including tomahawks and rafting.
District Explorer Scout Administrator Investiture … at height
Tonight Shackleton and SRF Explorers held a joint meeting taking part in Climbing and Abseiling. In total 40 Explorers attended. During the evening, we also took the opportunity to present Zac with his YL buckle and invest Dipti, our District Explorer Scout Administrator. Not wanting to waste the fantastic facility, we decided to do an investiture at height as the pictures below show. We have many different volunteer roles which gives you the opportunity to gain #skillsforlife. Just get in touch to start your adventure today.
Ready Steady Bake!
This evening, our Explorers battled out to be crowned as master bakers! Tasked with baking 12 jubilee cupcakes, the teams all took very different approaches. Much food colouring and many decorations were used with some of the results being described as “eggy” or ”solid”. Well done to the winning team who’s cupcakes would rival Betty Crockers!
First Aid Training
This evening, the explorers practised their first aid skills. We looked at CPR, Recovery Position, Broken Bones, Choking and General First Aid Processes. This is to prepare them for a summer of D of E expeditions! Thanks to Elaine who came and lead the session. A few photos are below.
Badminton
This evening the Explorers played Badminton at Oriel High School. We played several games including round robin, keep the shuttlecock off the floor and some competitive matches. Well done to Franklin and Avighna for winning tonight even beating the leaders!
Edible Pioneering and Games
This evening the Explorers had to complete various challenges including building an origami paper boat which would float for the longest time and a free standing tower from Spaghetti, Marshmellow and Strawberry Laces. Various styles were adopted but all of the teams were successful in building a tower which at least was worthy of measurement. We also played a few games including jump rope and a chair switching game.