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The 21st Cubs and Scouts joined in a brilliant weekend at the District Camp held over the 15 – 17 September, on Barneybeck Campsite at Redmire in Wensleydale.
Tents were set up throughout the Friday, with a few beating the rush and appearing on the Thursday evening, with the Cubs and Scouts arriving on the Friday evening in a fleet of coaches from Darlington.
The weekend was greatly helped by the wonderful weather. Saturday was misty for a lot of the day, but still warm, whist Sunday started of with a mist early on the morning which soon cleared leaving a red-hot and sunny day. In fact it was that sunny that hats, sun cream and lots to drink were the order of the day.
During Saturday there were a series of bases, each of 1¼ hours. Cub bases covered kite making, mini pioneering, communications, and a scavenger hunt walk. Scouts had bases working on pioneering, tent pitching, first aid, fires, and orienteering.
On the Saturday evening a really fun campfire was held; built by Ian Walley (complete with automatic fire lighting), led by Ken Dunne, and with lots of contributions of songs and sketches from the different Groups.
Sunday morning was spent on fun and games, with Cubs having a water slide, parachute game, giant 10 pin bowling (with human pins provided by the Young Leaders), and a football relay obstacle course, whilst the Scouts took part in a volleyball tournament. The afternoon was given over to dropping tents and striking camp, before the close of camp ceremony at 3.30pm.
As soon as flags were down, all of the Cubs, Scouts, and their personal kit disappeared onto the coaches waiting at the end of the lane, and were off back to Darlington, whilst the remaining Leaders finished off the last bits of the packing of equipment and loading of trailers. |
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