As dusk began to settle on the eve of Friday 14th July over thick woodland at Phasels Wood campsite, there came from the east the menacing sight of a horde of Viking warriors (in training). 34 of the bravest young female and male warriors from the packs of Birchwood and Wolf gathered together to train in the Norse ways. The trainee warriors assembled in front of the longhouse of Ivan the Boneless (Akela Wolf) to give their allegiance and to hear his word. Out of the mystical fog came the chilling war cry, as if from the halls of Valhalla itself: Ragnarok loath brook (Akela Birchwood). He revealed to those warriors (in training) present, that within the Viking world there are 3 forms of pe
1st Park Street Beavers enjoyed taking part in the second annual Beavers in Tents event at Well End, on the first weekend of July. 7 beavers from Conkers and 16 from Thumpers joined this popular event, bringing together around beavers from colonies across Hertfordshire. Our enthusiastic Beavers enjoyed a wide range of fun outdoor activities including rope making, open fire cooking, and navigating the assault course. Camp fire songs were sung, and we even made up our own verses to the Pizza Hut song, including Jedi Knighs, Ferraris and Ford Escorts! A wonderful weekend of outdoor activities, helped by great weather, and the traditional giant muffins, made this a memorable camp for Beavers and
14 scouts from Colne troop took part in a triathlon themed summer camp weekend at the start of July. After pitching camp on Friday evening (including the first outing for our lovely new Icelandic Patrol tests) and performing last minute kit and bike checks, it was off for a quick spin on the bikes before bed. This turned into a much shorter spin when we were deluged with torrential rain. We didn’t even make it out of the campsite before we called it off 😊. Back to base for supper and a good nights rest. On Saturday, once fuelled up with a hearty breakfast, we cycled a 15km of mixed off-road and on-road terrain to Herts Young Mariners water activity centre in Cheshunt. On the way there were
