Scout Camp of Greater London
The afternoon has been spent getting close to nature with pond dipping and insect spotting, mixed with some mosaic and lantern making. Eating dinner in the late afternoon sun was a nice way to finish the day, ahead of an evening discovering stars and hunting for dinosaurs.
Every year our volunteers receive a ‘wood’ as a thank you for giving up their time to support Agoonoree. The wood is from the site we camp at and is branded with our stile logo and where we camped.
Not to be outdone the kitchen team also wanted to play with fire, serving us a barbecued lunch to give us some well needed energy after an active morning.
Today we have a morning of action packed adventures with climbing, archery and rifles on the agenda. This afternoon we get back to nature with a pick n mix of activities. We will try our hand at bark rubbing, building a Bivouac den and pond dipping amongst many more. First of all though an inspection to make sure tents are tidy and we gather round the stile for flag break.
Whilst camp is having fun or sleeping a group of volunteers is working hard to keep the Agoonoree machine running. The entertainment team are planning activities into the small hours, the laundry team make sure everyone has clean, dry clothes and bedding and an unseen crew keep the facilities clean and working. Well done team, camp couldn’t happen without you.
Singing, dancing, circus skills, what a talented group we are.
After discovering (or not) how to light a fire we’ve cooked our own lunch before honing our talents for the talent show this evening.
Breakfast was eaten and inspection carried out, then how to win the trophies was explained. But where are they now?? We may need our very own Robin Hood to help capture the thief…
The bell has rung, we’ve done our morning exercise and the rain has moved on. Today we build our own camp fires to cook lunch, giving those hard working folks in the kitchen the morning off (maybe). Then it’s time to practice our skills ahead of the highly anticipated Agoonoree has talent.
We had an afternoon film and a few games whilst sheltering from the rain, before the traditional camp roast for dinner. After flag down we headed to the camp fire circle for some music and songs. A good first day with several more to come.
After settling in and a light lunch it’s time for the photo treasure hunt. Being Scouts we are always prepared and the rain won’t dampen our spirits.
