V4 Explorers went to Loughborough town hall to visit the Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Brenda Seaton. The Explorers gathered in the council chamber and learnt all about the history of the chamber, the role of the Mayor, the history of the role and about Charnwood council. Whilst meeting the Mayor Read more
Christmas, in May? Are you serious? Yes we are and that’s why hundreds of young people from across Charnwood took part in Christmas Camp. Arriving Christmas Eve ( Friday night) the Cubs, Scouts and Explorers were greeted with the very best Christmas songs as they approached the main part of Read more
120 Scouts and Explorers took part in an exciting activity over the weekend, paint balling! The young people gathered at the center for a day of messy fun. After getting kitted up and a briefing it was time for the games to begin. The first game was raise the flag. Read more
We’ve only just started the new year and already young people in the District are gaining awards! At a presentation evening earlier in the week Jack, Dom & Billy from Barrow Scouts were awarded their Chief Scout Gold award, the highest award they can achieve as Scouts. Along side them Read more
Keep an eye out in the local papers for the following article to appear! A LOCAL heart charity is teaming up with the local Scouts to help make sure Scouting events and activities are ‘heartsafe’. Rothley-based charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust(JHMT), which raises awareness of sudden heart deaths like Read more
It’s time to break out the bowling shoes as Charnwood Scouts and Explorers have taken over Hollywood Bowl. Each group took over a lane of the bowling ally and put their skills to the test. With a few gutter balls and a lot of strikes each young person was having Read more
After lots of entries and lots of painting we have the winners of the DC’s totem pole challenge. The winning designs were made a reality by ADC General Duties Jennie Angell who carved out each template and painted the plaques ready to go on to the pole. Congratulations to our Read more
A fantastic sporting event happened on Saturday. Teams competed for the glory of being crowned champions. No we’re not talking about the World Cup, we’re talking about the District Raft Race! Teams of Scouts and Explorers came together in the glorious sunshine to build their rafts out of barrels, poles Read more
HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! Join a Tall Ships Race Voyage. 14 nights for £200, plus cost of travel to Stavanger. 28 July – 11 August 2018 Race from Norway to the Netherlands with The Tall Ships Race, then sail back to Ipswich, UK. Be part of crew events in Stavanger and Read more
Throughout a young persons life in Scouting they are faced with many challenges and work hard towards many different awards. One of the awards that the Explorers work towards are the Duke of Edinburgh awards, with the Gold award being the highest section of that award. Young people taking up Read more
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