Updates

One of our patrol leaders is a very competitive rock climber. She planned a night out of the hall for her gold scout award. The scouts had a ball and they got to climb and belay.

Well done to all the scouts working to develop their public speaking skills. After three nights work, the scouts will have earned their debating badge. We learned that the group has some very good public speakers, and given a bit of structure can make a very good argument.

Part of the gold award scheme is throwing a rescue rope 10 metres to within 1 meter of a struggling person. While not the best indoor activity, it was a good opportunity for scouts to try their hand at throwing a rope. We gave it a go last Monday night. We set up two types…

From Scouts New Zealand: SCOUTS NEW Zealand announces new Chief Executive SCOUTS New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of Joshua (Josh) Tabor as the association’s new Chief Executive. Josh joins SCOUTS New Zealand as Chief Executive on Monday 19 June. Stuart Francis, SCOUTS New Zealand National Chair said Josh’s understanding of complex organisations,…

2017 Jamboree on the Trail Six scouts braved a brisk southerly to complete the City to Sea trail from Central Park in Brooklyn to Island Bay.  The scouts did a great job and took the whole event in stride. We pushed off at 1:30pm and finished (by Isaac’s watch) at 4:42pm. Total distance covered was…

Thanks to awesome parent help, we spent the morning helping Zealandia  clean the picnic benches. We got a Tour of the sanctuary and got to see some rare wildlife.

To celebrate ANZAC day we are spending a night in the Lawson Scout Hall before heading down to the dawn ceremony.  We had the kids iron their shirts and scarves, they even shined their shoes (see below). We did a bit of marching practice to help them get ready for the dawn parade. We took…

The senior scouts are planning the explorers challenge and senior tramp this weekend. Watching the sun set and getting ready to chase tuatara.