CHELFORD SCOUTING NEWS
After a very tight match Chelford won from a last minute corner. A great end to the season in which the boys played superbly, especially playing as a team rather than as a group of individual players and it was this togetherness and team ethic that proved to be the deciding success factor.
Scouts Survive The Weekend
Scouts from 1st Chelford Scout Group spent a weekend going back to basics at a Survival Camp at Tidnock Wood. Following sessions at the Scout HQ on bivouac shelter (known as a “bivvy”) building, first aid, safe knife and axe usage and a survival simulation exercise, the lads joined other Scouts from Alderley District for the real thing in the wood.
The Scouts’ first job was to find a good and safe place to build their own bivvies from branches of dead trees and bracken with only a groundsheet to keep them dry and warm. The bivvies needed to be strong enough for the Scouts to spend the night in – and they all did a great job.
They also learnt to light fires without matches, which plants and berries in the wood are safe to eat, cooking over an open fire and how to find directions without a compass (using the position of the moon or sun) amongst other survival techniques.
All the Scouts had a great time on the Camp and earned their Survival badge in the process.
Scouts from 1st Chelford Scout Group spent a weekend going back to basics at a Survival Camp at Tidnock Wood. Following sessions at the Scout HQ on bivouac shelter (known as a “bivvy”) building, first aid, safe knife and axe usage and a survival simulation exercise, the lads joined other Scouts from Alderley District for the real thing in the wood.
The Scouts’ first job was to find a good and safe place to build their own bivvies from branches of dead trees and bracken with only a groundsheet to keep them dry and warm. The bivvies needed to be strong enough for the Scouts to spend the night in – and they all did a great job.
They also learnt to light fires without matches, which plants and berries in the wood are safe to eat, cooking over an open fire and how to find directions without a compass (using the position of the moon or sun) amongst other survival techniques.
All the Scouts had a great time on the Camp and earned their Survival badge in the process.
Scouts beat the heat on Cheshire Hike
In temperatures up to 24oc, six Scouts from the Chelford Scout Troop joined over 700 other Scouts and Guides from across the county to compete in the 45th annual Cheshire Hike. This year we entered a team in each of the Junior (under 12½ yrs old), Intermediate (under 14 yrs old) and Senior (under 16 yrs old) categories, with the Juniors hiking a total of 30km over a day and a half, the Intermediates taking on 40km and the Seniors battling over 48km.
For the hike, the Scouts have to take on these not inconsiderable distances and are expected to be self sufficient for the weekend. This includes plotting and navigating their route, carrying all their own kit for the weekend (including tents, sleeping bags, food, cookers, spare clothes, etc) weighing up to a whopping 10kg each and completing challenges at the check points en route! They have to pitch their own tents, cook their own food and after a well earned sleep on the Saturday night, cook breakfast, strike their tents, and set off for the Sunday hike!
Despite the aches and pains, our 6 entrants all enjoyed the challenge. One of our Scouts commented, “Last year I completed the Junior Hike, so it was a step up for me this year – an extra 10km! – but I still enjoyed it greatly and felt a real sense of achievement at the end, especially with the heat. We had practiced a lot for the competition and I think this really set us up to do well.” All the Scouts did brilliantly, successfully completing the hike and with all three teams finishing in the top 30% of their age groups – we are all rightly proud of them!
In temperatures up to 24oc, six Scouts from the Chelford Scout Troop joined over 700 other Scouts and Guides from across the county to compete in the 45th annual Cheshire Hike. This year we entered a team in each of the Junior (under 12½ yrs old), Intermediate (under 14 yrs old) and Senior (under 16 yrs old) categories, with the Juniors hiking a total of 30km over a day and a half, the Intermediates taking on 40km and the Seniors battling over 48km.
For the hike, the Scouts have to take on these not inconsiderable distances and are expected to be self sufficient for the weekend. This includes plotting and navigating their route, carrying all their own kit for the weekend (including tents, sleeping bags, food, cookers, spare clothes, etc) weighing up to a whopping 10kg each and completing challenges at the check points en route! They have to pitch their own tents, cook their own food and after a well earned sleep on the Saturday night, cook breakfast, strike their tents, and set off for the Sunday hike!
Despite the aches and pains, our 6 entrants all enjoyed the challenge. One of our Scouts commented, “Last year I completed the Junior Hike, so it was a step up for me this year – an extra 10km! – but I still enjoyed it greatly and felt a real sense of achievement at the end, especially with the heat. We had practiced a lot for the competition and I think this really set us up to do well.” All the Scouts did brilliantly, successfully completing the hike and with all three teams finishing in the top 30% of their age groups – we are all rightly proud of them!
How were you invested
1st Chelford Scouts love to invest our new scouts in new and different ways. We have invested several scouts at the top of Shutlingsloe in Macclesfield which is always our first meeting back after every summer holiday and a great way to induct our new members into Chelford 1st Scouts.
Alex was invested at the bottom of Macclesfield swimming pool, during our scuba diving lessons before the summer break. We also invested Joe on the ferry over to the Isle of Man this summer, on our way to our summer venture camp.
Last weekend we invested two of our new scouts, Ben and Theo, at the district sunrise camp at about 7am, in front of 300 scouts, cubs and beavers, in the grounds of Terra Nova school grounds looking out at Jodral Bank.
are welcomed to 1st Chelford Scout troop.
The adventure continues.
1st Chelford Scouts love to invest our new scouts in new and different ways. We have invested several scouts at the top of Shutlingsloe in Macclesfield which is always our first meeting back after every summer holiday and a great way to induct our new members into Chelford 1st Scouts.
Alex was invested at the bottom of Macclesfield swimming pool, during our scuba diving lessons before the summer break. We also invested Joe on the ferry over to the Isle of Man this summer, on our way to our summer venture camp.
Last weekend we invested two of our new scouts, Ben and Theo, at the district sunrise camp at about 7am, in front of 300 scouts, cubs and beavers, in the grounds of Terra Nova school grounds looking out at Jodral Bank.
are welcomed to 1st Chelford Scout troop.
The adventure continues.
Seven Chelford Scouts achieve the Chief Scoutʼs Gold Award
1st Chelford scouts recently sent 7 of their scouts off to the regional Chief Scoutʼs gold award ceremony. The Chief scout gold award is the highest scout award available and 1st Chelford has the most scouts awarded it in the district.
Sam, Matthew, Oliver, James, Henry, Jamie and Martin all achieved their gold awards which meant that they had to earn 6 of the 8 challenge badges available.
Those badges are;
Outdoor camping badge: Outdoor camping plus - 10 nights camping and first aid including bivvy building
Adventure - take part in 3 adventurous activities, climbing, sailing, orienteering, etc
Global - contact with scout all over the world, via short wave radios or on Jamboree
Community - helping in the community, like at the bonfire or bob-a-job
Fitness - choose an activity, swimming for charity, cycing, and spend 4-6 weeks practising and improving or choose an activity to develop in, circuit training and develop over 4-6 weeks
Expedition - Cheshire hike, planning a journey over 2 days with a night camping, navigation & compass work
Creative - Performance, craft, construct a model etc
Promise - Getting invested in front of your fellow scouts and quote the scout promise.
1st Chelford scouts recently sent 7 of their scouts off to the regional Chief Scoutʼs gold award ceremony. The Chief scout gold award is the highest scout award available and 1st Chelford has the most scouts awarded it in the district.
Sam, Matthew, Oliver, James, Henry, Jamie and Martin all achieved their gold awards which meant that they had to earn 6 of the 8 challenge badges available.
Those badges are;
Outdoor camping badge: Outdoor camping plus - 10 nights camping and first aid including bivvy building
Adventure - take part in 3 adventurous activities, climbing, sailing, orienteering, etc
Global - contact with scout all over the world, via short wave radios or on Jamboree
Community - helping in the community, like at the bonfire or bob-a-job
Fitness - choose an activity, swimming for charity, cycing, and spend 4-6 weeks practising and improving or choose an activity to develop in, circuit training and develop over 4-6 weeks
Expedition - Cheshire hike, planning a journey over 2 days with a night camping, navigation & compass work
Creative - Performance, craft, construct a model etc
Promise - Getting invested in front of your fellow scouts and quote the scout promise.
Our scouts wear green and red neckers, although not all 7 scouts could attend the awards night, they have all done very well to achieve this top scouting award.