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January 2017 January 2017

BERE REGIS SCOUT GROUP

EXPLORERS

Guilty or Not Guilty? A visit from two local
magistrates proved an interesting and informative
night for the Kingsbere Explorers. A bit of
background and history of the court system in the
UK, together with some interactive decisions on
real examples of crimes and offences proved that
every case should be looked at objectively and
on an individual basis. A thought provoking night!

A more creative evening kicked off the festive
season with Xmas cake decorating and some
simple origami craft tree decorations. The ever-
popular Christmas party was a great end to the
year for the Kingsbere members of 2016!

SCOUTS

The Scout troop worked towards
the World Challenge award
during November, with the help of
their Young Leaders Jordi and
Tom. The Explorers spoke about
their training and preparation for
their expedition to Kenya next
summer. Information about life in
Kenya was presented to the
Scouts and they explored the type
of project our group of young
people will be involved with in the communities that they will visit in Africa.
A second week of activities run by the Young Leaders involved the work of
the Samaritan's Purse charity which coordinates an initiative called 'Operation
Christmas Child'. Each patrol made up shoes boxes which were covered in
wrapping paper and filled with presents. They will be given to children in
communities around the world who receive very little for Christmas. The Scouts
sent letters of friendship to the recipients and included photos of their groups
inside the boxes, to help spread a little joy around the world on Christmas day.

Preparing for a Merry Christmas a little bit closer to home was the subject of an
activity night at the start of December. This involved making and decorating the
Scout hut with lots of paper chains and origami trees for all our guests at the

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