Preparation starts for Scouts' Survival Camp

February 15, 2022

Dens for Marshmallows...

Four of our intrepid Scouts braved the dreary weather on Sunday to meet at Duke’s Covert Scout Campsite and start preparation for our forthcoming Survival Camp.


The first activity though was to erect one of our brand new tents; Scouts checked that the tent was intact and had a go at putting it up and then packing it away properly. A game of Tug of War followed and then it was lunchtime.


After a quick lunch the Scouts each built a den for a marshmallow, testing to see if it was wind-proof and water-proof. Three quarters of the dens met the objective; one marshmallow got ‘squished’! This is good practice for our Spring Survival camp, although the dens will need to be slightly bigger for the Scouts to sleep in them! The mystery of the day though, is what happened to the rest of the marshmallows in the pack???


Wide games followed, with our Group’s favourite, Sardines, played in the woods, before parents collected the soggy Scouts at 2pm.

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