Scouts
Our Scouts troop meet on a Thursday evening at Depot Corner, Chilwell.
For more information Contact the Scouts
1st Chilwell and Attenborough Scout Troop re-opened in September 2003 and since then over 45 scouts have joined the troop and benefited from the fun activities and games that go on. New scouts, both male and female aged between 10 1/2 and 14 1/4, are always welcome. Please get in touch if you are interested in joining the scout section at 1st C&A.
What activities do the scouts do?
At 1st C&A we try to offer a varied programme of activities that cover the width and breadth of what scouting is all about. But no matter what we do, it's always important to have fun.
The sorts of activities we have done are:
| Map reading | Knots | Mini-pioneering | Cooking | |
| Baking | Fundraising bag packs | Problem solving games | Communications | |
| Tent pitching | Backwoods cooking | Fire lighting | Forensic Science | |
| Acting | Woodwork | Practical domestic skills | Remembrance Parade | |
| Canoeing and Raft building | Halloween activities | Healthy Eating | Music | |
| Tropical animals | Zip-wires | Chinese New Year | Crafts | |
| Photography | Building rockets | Pancake races | Parties | |
| Games | Wide games | Go-karting | Archery | |
| Rifle-shooting | Campfires | Shelter building | Orienteering | |
| Art and caricatures | Scuba-diving | International culture | Assault courses | |
| Carol singing at a care home | Visiting young hospital patients | Helping with Beavers and Cubs | Mini-scrapheap challenge |
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Badges: Creative Challenge Outdoor Challenge Outdoor Plus Challenge Adventure Challenge Expedition Challenge Camping IT Hobbies Guide Global Conservation Nights Away Hikes Away Emergency Aid Swimming Musician Physical Education Fire Safety |
Trips: Duxford Air Museum Ice-skating Theatre - Gang Show Castleton Caverns Cinema East Midlands Airport - behind the scenes Climbing & Abseiling Tunnelling Science evenings at local universities Tobogganing and snow-tubing |
Camps: Jack Frost Camp, Derbyshire Feb 2004 District Camp Sherbrooke, Notts May 2004 District Camp Sherbrooke, Notts May 2005 Peak Jamboree Camp, Chatsworth Estate August 2005 October Camp Robin Hood, Notts Campsite 2005 District Camp Walesby, Notts May 2006 Summer Camp Youlbury, Oxford July 2006 Centenary Camp Walesby, Notts May 2007 Summer Camp Hesley Wood, Sheffield July 2007 World Jamboree, Essex August 2007 (2 scouts from 1st C&A joined the UK contingent) District Camp Sherbrooke, Notts May 2008 Summer Camp Torbay Campsite, Devon August 2008 District Camp Sherbrooke, Notts May 2008 District Camp Sherbrooke, Notts May 2010 |
An important part of being a scout is not just getting on well with you troop but also with the other local troops. Every year, 1st C&A scouts take part in the District events and competitions which have included a 6-a-side football competition, chess, a quiz night, Splash-In swimming gala, Cross-country run, St George's Day Parade, First Aid competition, a bike hike, Jardine camping competition, science nights and the District Camp. These activities add an extra dimension to the activity programme for the troop.
Links:
-> Position of Scout Badges on uniform
-> Scouts Poster
-> Join the Scouts
-> Become a Scout Leader