Climbing and Abseiling 13th June 2023 (updated 13th June 2023) | By Sean Edwards Last night Shackleton ESU visited Copthorne Prep School for an evening of climbing and abseiling. We also invested one of our new Explorers part way down the abseil tower! Thanks to Alaric, Ivo and Russell who all came along to help instruct for the evening.
Rounders 16th May 2023 | By Sean Edwards On Monday 15th, Shackleton had a game of rounders at Grattons Park. Teams were formed evenly however the results were very one sided even after the rounders pitch was expanded to resemble a 400 metre running track!
Monopoly Run Live 2023 5th March 2023 | By Sean Edwards On Saturday 4th March, 24 Explorers set out to London for Shackleton’s first attempt at the monopoly run. Fuelled by much coffee, sweets and fast food, the Explorers competed against 7000 other scouts to try and be crowned champion. Many steps were walked in a day and the Explorers all looked very worn out by the end of the day! All of our teams were involved in Game 35 and the results were as follows: Game – 35 Game PositionOverall PositionTeamScout GroupBank Balance1201Fluffy SheepsShackleton ESU£39922246BlackberriesShackleton ESU£35613538Pretzel Twists5th St. Ives Scouts£11884612Red Onions5th St. Ives Scouts£6905673AntShackleton ESU£2856698AvengersShackleton ESU£12071135AddidasShackleton ESU£-2533 Well done to all of our teams and thanks to the organisers for a great event. A few photos of the event are below.
Chief Scout & D of E Awards 10th February 2023 (updated 10th February 2023) | By Sean Edwards Congratulations to all the young people who were presented with D of E bronze & Silver awards and Chief Scout Diamond and Platinum Award certificates by Superintendent Alex Geldart of West Sussex Police. Shackleton had a full house at the last awards – lets keep this up in the future!
Spring 2023 Programme 17th December 2022 | By Sean Edwards A new year means a new programme which is available below! See you all in the new year! Programme DateActivityLocationOther Details09/01/2023Trading Post4th WorthFull Uniform16/01/2023HuntedTBCOutdoor Clothing23/01/2023Mental Health Awareness / Identity4th WorthFull Uniform30/01/2023BadmintonOriel SchoolSportswear06/02/2023Warhammer Part 1 / Games4th WorthFull Uniform13/02/2023NO MEETINGNO MEETINGNO MEETING20/02/2023Pancakes4th WorthFull Uniform27/02/2023Warhammer Part 2 / Games4th WorthFull Uniform06/03/2023Crossbows / Tomahawk Throwing4th WorthFull Uniform13/03/2023Crossbows / Tomahawk Throwing4th WorthFull Uniform20/03/2023Cycling / OrienteeringTilgate TBCOutdoor Clothing27/03/2023Expedition Skills4th WorthFull Uniform03/04/2023NO MEETING – EASTERNO MEETINGNO MEETING Events DateEventOther Details04/03/2023Monopoly RunLondon06/04/2023 – 09/04/2023Mountain Camp 2023Peak District29/04/2023 – 01/05/2023Silver D of E PractiseNew Forest26/08/2023 – 28/08/2023Silver D of E AssessedNew Forest22/07/2023 – 29/07/2023Summer Camp with DrakeYorkshire22/07/2023 – 29/07/2023Gold Expedition PractiseCombined with Summer Camp07/10/2023Downsman HikeSouth DownsTBCBronze D of E PractiseDate TBCTBCBronze D of E AssessedDate TBCTBCWinter CampDate TBC Shackleton-Programme-Spring-2023-1Download
Halloween Wide Games 4th November 2022 (updated 4th November 2022) | By Sean Edwards On Monday 31st October, we held a Halloween wide games evening. Several of the Explorers dressed up in fancy dress (some costumes were questionable!). We played traditional games such as apple bobbing, eating the donut from the string plus capture the pumpkin / cone. A few photos are below:
Archery and Fire Lighting 27th September 2022 (updated 27th September 2022) | By Sean Edwards Over the past 2 weeks, the unit split into 2 and did fire lighting and archery at Stanford Scout Campsite. The explorers started fires using a variety of techniques including flint and steel, exothermic chemical reactions and electricity! Congratulations to Nathan who was our most accurate archer!
Shackleton Explorers – Raft Building @ Tilgate 11th July 2022 (updated 11th July 2022) | By Sean Edwards Tonight our Explorers built traditional rafts from pioneering poles and barrels before giving them a test drive on Tilgate Lake. 3 groups built 3 different rafts and surprisingly all held up fairly well when launched. That didn’t stop a few of the Explorers accidentally falling in! Traditional rafting is a great way to try something new as traditional rafts are very different to other crafts. It’s also a true test of teamwork, as you’ll all need to play your part to get the raft moving in the right direction. The best pioneering projects are the ones that are plenty of fun. Traditional rafting is about putting your knotting skills to the test and trusting your teammates’ techniques. After all, if it all falls apart, you’ll be the ones getting wet!
Summer 2022 Programme 21st April 2022 (updated 21st April 2022) | By Sean Edwards A new term means a new programme which we are pleased to share below. All meetings are subject to change based on COVID restrictions but these will be emailed out as needed. If your interested in joining us, please get in touch! DateActivityLocationOther Details25/04/2022Expedition Skills / Debrief4th WorthUniform02/05/2022Bank Holiday – No MeetingN/AN/A09/05/2022Evening HikeTBCOutdoor Clothing16/05/2022PioneeringTBCUniform23/05/2022Jubilee Ready Steady Bake!4th WorthUniform30/05/2022Half Term – No MeetingN/AN/A06/06/2022Climbing / AbseilingCopthorne Prep SchoolOutdoor Clothing13/06/2022Tent Care / Maintenance4th WorthUniform20/06/2022Tomahawk Throwing4th WorthUniform27/06/2022Police Visit4th WorthGuest Facilitator – Uniform04/07/2022VolleyballGrattons ParkSportswear11/07/2022Water Sports – Raft BuildingTilgateCome dressed to get wet!18/07/2022End of Term BBQ and Games4th WorthParty Clothes!25/07/2022Summer Holidays – No MeetingN/AN/A You can download the programme as a PDF below: Programme-April-2022-to-July-2022Download
