Last week at Explorers, we attempted to make hot Air Balloons out of an assortment of items. After much planning and construction, we headed outside for some test flights! On this occasion, none of the designs were capable of flight and a few even ended up on fire! At the end of the meeting we also invested 8 new members to the unit!
7 of our Explorer ventured out on Supeta today. Unfortunately the weather was too windy to head out to sea however the Explorer still tool the boat out for half a day learning to steer, dock and drive backwards under engine power. Hopefully next time we will have some better luck! A few photos are below.
As is tradition, we celebrated the end of the summer term with a BBQ and water games. At the start of the meeting, we allowed the Cubs to take on the Explorers in a game of musical hoops which quickly descended into the Cubs soaking the Explorers thoroughly with their water guns! We also played a few other water based games before much food was consumed cooked by the leadership team. We hope you all have a great summer and see you next term.
Last week, Explorers played Volleyball at Grattons Park. It was nice to see everyone back post exams finishing. However, lots more practise would be needed before any of them started playing at a competitive level as it was rare for more than 2 or 3 consecutive volleys!!!
Last night Shackleton ESU visited Copthorne Prep School for an evening of climbing and abseiling. We also invested one of our new Explorers part way down the abseil tower! Thanks to Alaric, Ivo and Russell who all came along to help instruct for the evening.
On Monday 15th, Shackleton had a game of rounders at Grattons Park. Teams were formed evenly however the results were very one sided even after the rounders pitch was expanded to resemble a 400 metre running track!
On Saturday 4th March, 24 Explorers set out to London for Shackleton’s first attempt at the monopoly run. Fuelled by much coffee, sweets and fast food, the Explorers competed against 7000 other scouts to try and be crowned champion. Many steps were walked in a day and the Explorers all looked very worn out by the end of the day! All of our teams were involved in Game 35 and the results were as follows: Game – 35 Game Position Overall Position Team Scout Group Bank Balance 1 201 Fluffy Sheeps Shackleton ESU £3992 2 246 Blackberries Shackleton ESU £3561 3 …
Congratulations to all the young people who were presented with D of E bronze & Silver awards and Chief Scout Diamond and Platinum Award certificates by Superintendent Alex Geldart of West Sussex Police. Shackleton had a full house at the last awards – lets keep this up in the future!
A new year means a new programme which is available below! See you all in the new year! Programme Date Activity Location Other Details 09/01/2023 Trading Post 4th Worth Full Uniform 16/01/2023 Hunted TBC Outdoor Clothing 23/01/2023 Mental Health Awareness / Identity 4th Worth Full Uniform 30/01/2023 Badminton Oriel School Sportswear 06/02/2023 Warhammer Part 1 / Games 4th Worth Full Uniform 13/02/2023 NO MEETING NO MEETING NO MEETING 20/02/2023 Pancakes 4th Worth Full Uniform 27/02/2023 Warhammer Part 2 / Games 4th Worth Full Uniform 06/03/2023 Crossbows / Tomahawk Throwing 4th Worth Full Uniform 13/03/2023 Crossbows / Tomahawk Throwing 4th Worth …
On Monday 31st October, we held a Halloween wide games evening. Several of the Explorers dressed up in fancy dress (some costumes were questionable!). We played traditional games such as apple bobbing, eating the donut from the string plus capture the pumpkin / cone. A few photos are below:
Over the past 2 weeks, the unit split into 2 and did fire lighting and archery at Stanford Scout Campsite. The explorers started fires using a variety of techniques including flint and steel, exothermic chemical reactions and electricity! Congratulations to Nathan who was our most accurate archer!