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November 2021                       November 2021

 To give you an idea of what we get up to, our sections have produced a brief
 summary  of  their  activities  since  we  returned  to  near-normal  routine  after
 lockdown.


 Kingsbere Explorer Unit (14 to
 18 years)
 Kingsbere  Explorers  enjoyed  a  summer
 term  packed  full  of  outside  activities  and
 returned  in  September  for  an  evening
 welcoming new members with some team
 building exercises. Other evening activities
 so far this term have included a night river
 walk  in  Wareham,  a  ‘Save  the  Planet’
 pizza night, a scrapheap challenge and a
 Brownie Bake Off.

 Some  of  our  members  attended  a  very
 wet  but enjoyable  County Explorer  Camp
 during  the  first  weekend  of  October  at
 Brown  John’s  campsite  in  Crossways.
 Activities  included  bushcraft,  tomahawk
 throwing   and   a   visit   to   Warmwell
 Snowsports  Centre.  A  District  Explorers
 Halloween  Camp  is  taking  place  at  the
 end of October which will involve all sorts of spooky challenges and a hike to the
 coast.
 Many of our Explorers are taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme.
 Two of our members participated in Gold expeditions during the summer. Edward
 completed his Gold practice and assessed expeditions in Dartmoor and Benji got
 through his Gold practice in Snowdonia, Wales. Bronze and Silver level expeditions
 are being planned for the spring term.
 And, of course, many members are looking forward in anticipation to the delayed
 Borneo Expedition now planned for the Summer of 2023.

 If  you’re  aged  between  14-18  years  old  and  you  would  like  to  have  fun,  meet
 new  friends,  experience  new  indoor  and  outdoor  activities,  learn  skills  for  life,
 discover  new  places,  cultures  and  communities,  our  Explorer  Scouts  normally
 meet on a Tuesday evening at 7pm (at the Scout Hut or at an activity location).
 Several  of  our  Leader  team  are  trained  DofE  Supervisors  and  Assessors  to  Gold
 Award  level  so  you  can  participate  in  the  DofE  scheme  and  Queen’s  Scout
 award alongside our regular programme. For more details and information please
 email Helen on helen.uj@hotmail.co.uk.



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