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BERE REGIS SCOUT GROUP

Explorer News

During March, we welcomed Jo, Gemma and their dogs Bess and Uska from the
Guide Dogs Association to Bere Regis at a District Explorer event. It was a very
interesting and informative evening, particularly when Jo shared her
experiences and how having Bess as a guide dog has transformed her life. At
the end of the evening we presented the Guide Dogs with a donation that we
had collected at last year's
District St George's Day

celebration.
Sixteen Explorers spent an
evening bouldering and climbing
without ropes at the Project
Climbing Centre in Poole. It was
enjoyed by all and some of the
Explorers are keen to return and
to do more. An evening
organised by Aidan and Rowan,
which involved an Easter egg
hunt with clues hidden around
Bere Regis village, was a very

chocolatey end to the spring term
programme.
During the Easter holidays, the
Explorers teamed up with the Scouts
to participate in a camp in the woods
at Buddens. They all had a great time
making and sleeping in bivvies,
playing with fires, learning about the
things nature can tell us, finding
animal tracks, preparing food from the
wild and handling tools to make useful
survival gadgets out of hazel and elder. Many thanks to Julien and Neal for
organising and sharing their knowledge with everyone.

DofE activities
A DofE Bronze Practice expedition took place over the Easter weekend in the
Purbecks. Well done to Ethan, Will and Edward, who had a very wet first

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