Congratulations to the twelve Scouts who successfully completed the Expedition Challenge badge on the March weekend. We were very fortunate with the weather. It was very dry and sunny during the day however it was cold at night, and we all awoke to frost on our tents in the morning.
Both Patrols of Scouts at times went wrong on the hike, however, were able to correct themselves back onto the planned route which was great to see and part of the challenge of navigating in the New Forest.
The Scouts also gave their presentations on what they had learned or researched for their projects. The project and work done over the weekends all contributes to the Percy Pig award which is presented at our annual review in October.
We have three nominations for the Percy Pig award, so congratulations go to Chloe, Thomas and Jacob. They will all receive invitations to our annual review where the winner will be announced and presented with the award.
This year the annual review will take place on the 22nd October. It will be held in Lyons Lodge at Lyons Copse at 7pm. This is where we present our prizes and awards as well as enabling you to ask us any questions about what we do and why we do it. You are all invited to attend.
April Weekend
On 17-19th April we are running both the Backwoods Cooking and Chef Badges for Cub Scouts. For Scouts we are running the Camper badge. We still have a few spaces on both the Cub and Scout courses.
For further info or to book a place please visit the website: www.pro-badge.org.uk.
| Dates | Cubs | Scouts | Explorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23-25 | Our Adventure Challenge | Pioneer | Pioneer |
| Nov 20-22 | Navigator Stage 2 | Chef OR Expedition (Wk 1) | — |
| Jan 22-24 | Pioneer | Forester | — |
| Feb 19-21 | Scientist & Space | Navigator Stage 3 | — |
| March TBA | — | Expedition Challenge 2nd Weekend | — |
| Apr 16-18 | Chef & Backwoods | Camper | — |
We will be keeping costs the same for next season, so for Cubs it will cost £52. This will be reduced to £47.00 if paid in full to Pro-Badge at least two weeks before the start of the course and for Scouts it will cost £47.00. This will be reduced to £42.00 if paid in full to Pro-Badge at least two weeks before the start of the course. The difference in price is because Pines Cabin is cheaper to hire than Lyons Lodge.
The difference in price is because Pines Cabin is cheaper to hire than Lyons Lodge.
If you would like to volunteer or know more information about volunteer opportunities, please email pro-badge@hampshirescouts.org.uk and we can arrange to meet up.
Scissors/Clive Clark
Camp Leader, Pro-Badge Training Scheme
Email: clive.clark@hampshirescouts.org.uk
Web: www.pro-badge.org.uk