Monday
Night Meetings
Our normal scout night is a Monday and we have
a mixture of games, scout training, badge work and sport. We also have
some theme evenings and during the summer we often have trips out or
do outdoor activities.
There is a range of scout
badges for the scouts to try for and we give as much assistance
/ training / opportunities as possible for them to achieve as many as
they can.
Outdoor Activities
The troop try to have at least three weekends
away and a one-week summer camp each year. In addition we have a number
of single day activities.
As a Sea Scout troop we try to do as much boating as we can. We have
our own canoes, Mirror and Enterprise sailing dinghies,Toppers, a rowing
boat and a sport boat with an outboard engine. We also have links with
other organisations to give the older scouts the opportunity of doing
offshore sailing on larger yachts. At camps we train the scouts in basic
camping skills (fire lighting/tent pitching/cooking etc.) and also hiking,
map reading, pioneering etc.
Summer Camps
We visit sites in North
Walsham, Isle of Wight, Gloucestershire, Hayling Island near PortsmouthNorfolk, Which has it’s own lake. We also had a very
good summer camp in 2000 when we took the group to Holland. We met up
with two groups out there and the scouts came back with lots of knowledge
about the Dutch culture. We went back to Holland again in 2005. 2011 we wewent to Switzerland. Please ask
for more details.
Weekend Camps
We have a piece
of land at Waltham Abbey next to the river Lea that we lease from
the Environment Agency. We use this for weekend camps and whilst we
normally use tents, there is a hut there as well, which can provide
indoor accommodation. We also attend various District / County camps
(normally one in May) at one of the official scout sites near London.
