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The Scout Troop meets at
7.30 every Thursday. We have 35 to 40 Scouts - boys and girls aged 10 to 14 - in our Scout Troop. Our Scouts enjoy a varied programme, practicing traditional scouting skills such as camping, survival and cooking as well as more adventurous activities like boating, climbing and abseiling.

Chris Klesel and Michelle Ebbs lead our Scout section.

Month	Date	Day	Programme	Duty Patrol
February	2nd	Sun	District Orienteering
	6th	Thurs	Axe and Saw	Kingfishers
	13th	Thurs	Promise Challenge Part 1	Falcons
	14th - 16th	Fri - Sun	Freezer Camp
	20th	Thurs	Half Term - No Scouts
	27th	Thurs	Pancakes	Seagulls
March	6th	Thurs	Promise Challenge Part 2	Eagles
	13th	Thurs	Fire Lighting	Hawks
	20th	Thurs	Camp prep / tents	Merlins
	27th	Thurs	Promise Challenge Part 3	Kingfishers
	29th/30th	Sat/Sun	Camp
April	3rd	Thurs	Easter Games	Falcons
	10th	Thurs	Easter - No Scouts
	17th	Thurs	Easter - No Scouts
	24th	Thurs	Boating Theory	Seagulls
	31st	Thurs	Wide Game	Eagles
May	1st	Thurs	Challenge Part 1	Hawks
	8th	Thurs	Boating	Merlins
	15th	Thurs	Laura's Surprise	Kingfishers
	22nd	Thurs	Boating	Falcons
	29th	Thurs	Half Term - No Scouts
June	5th	Thurs	Boating	Seagulls
	12th	Thurs	Challenge Part 2	Eagles
	13th - 15th	Fri - Sun	County Canoe Weekend	Hawks
	19th	Thurs	Boating	Merlins
	26th	Thurs	Canoeing / Ballistas	Kingfishers
July	3rd	Thurs	Challenge Part 2	Falcons
	10th	Thurs	Canoeing / Ballistas	Seagulls
	17th	Thurs	Wet Games / Ballistas	Eagles
	24th	Thurs	Summer Holidays - No Scouts
	31st	Thurs	Summer Holidays - No Scouts
August	2nd - 9th	Sat - Sat	Summer Camp
	14th	Thurs	Summer Holidays - No Scouts
	21st	Thurs	Summer Holidays - No Scouts
	28th	Thurs	Summer Holidays - No Scouts
September	4th	Thurs	Boating
	11th	Thurs	Yaz's Surprise
	18th	Thurs	Boating

The Troop now has up to around 40 Scouts and when they all turn up on Thursday night it’s busy to say the least. A constant feed from the cubs means we are unable to take others in from a waiting list, which in one way is the mark of a successful Scout Group, but is also a shame for those who cannot join and enjoy all the activities we get up to. As well as the normal activities (boating on the river, tent pitching, fire lighting, cooking, first aid) we tried self-defence this year for the first time and the Scouts loved it, and did a Group trip to the Harry Potter Studios, which was fabulous. We also managed to fit in wide games, climbing, swimming, paddle-boarding and canoeing. We did a number of camps this year, starting with the wettest weekend camp I can remember at Frylands Wood. We did the County Canoe weekend camp in June, and the District Camp in July. In August at our summer camp we spent 5 days at PGL down in East Sussex. In October we had a weekend at Walter Davies Campsite in Stoke Poges.

The Troop wouldn’t run without a large number of Leaders and helpers at different times and with so many activities. Our thanks go to Chris W, Steve W, Paul, Dave, Oliver, Kirsty, Laura, Jack, Yaz, Debbie, Simon, Neil, Clair B, Hannah, Tracey, Trevor, Michelle, Hamish, Darren, Steve P and Andy.

Julie and Chris