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Explorers are a go-getting group of young people aged 14 to 18. Together, they make up the 5th section of the Scouts.
Week in and week out, they gather in groups called Units to try new things, make new friends and conquer the small task of changing the world.
In the Forest of Dean we have 6 Explorer Units.
For details please visit the District Explorer page via the button below:
Cotswold marathon – practise 2
The Cotswold marathon is an annual night hike event for scouts and explorers over three routes, 10, 20 and 30 miles.
This year Tuesday Scouts have a team of three entered into the Bronze event (10 miles).
Sunday they had their second practise walk over the first 5 miles of the route in daylight, and a challenging climb up Robins Wood hill, followed by the climb to Painswick Beacon.
They have two more practise hikes, the second 5 miles in daylight then an evening hike of around 7 miles of the route before the event in early February.
Run and Shoot Biathlon
Biathlon event Sunday 12th Dec at Severnbanks school Lydney Open to Scout teams, Explorer teams, and even Adult teams.
Teams will be allocated a timeslot of 20 minutes for their turn.
Parents can stay and refreshments will be available for a small charge, to help District Jamboree participants raise funds.
Speak to your section leader if you want to take part!
Scouts Incident Hike
Some of our Scouts taking part in the Incident Hike on Saturday.
Well done everyone!
Scouts Incident Hike
Saturday December 4th
Wenchford Picnic Site – £3 entry
First team out 16:00 over a 6km route around the Forest answering questions and solving puzzles at checkpoints along the route for points. Drinks and hotdogs at the finish.
Last team finishing by 23:00 assuming their navigation is good!
Route can be found at the link below, speak to your section leader to take part.
https://explore.osmaps.com/en/route/10506285/Scout-incident-hike-Dec-4-2021
Wednesday Virtual Scouts
Tracy led the Wednesday Scout troop on their first virtual session. They all had great fun catching up with each other and what they were doing and planning for next weeks call themed on pets as they kept making an appearance!
Don’t forget your sock puppets!
Carry On Scouting Badge
no, not a comedy film!
The purpose of this badge is to provide activities for any Beaver, Cub, Scout or Explorer who is affected by the Coronavirus. This includes young people in self isolation, missing meetings due to cancellations or the closure of schools.