Tuesday we had probably the most fun relaxing day so far, experiencing several new and different lake-based activities. In Finland there are over 188,000 lakes which are defined as being over 2 hectares in size and having a river flow…
Day 6 – Forest Activity Day and International Event
Monday was a very difficult day for all of us here in Finland, it was upsetting to hear about the UK Scout passing away. Our thoughts, condolences and prayers go out to the boy’s family, friends and his troop at…
Day 5 – Our Free Day & Visitors Day
Sunday was Visitors Day adding 3-4,000 families to the 17,000 Scouts and Guides onsite! It was busy! Some amazing pop-up events on the Main Street and a chance to experience other cultures. Here is a blog post from Luke: “…We…
Day 3 – Campfire in Finland!
So we made it to the weekend! In this blog we will take you through Friday our second full day in Roihu. So here is a summary of Day 3 from George: “…Yesterday we were in the creative valley and…
Day 2 – Our First Finland Activity Day!
Well we finally got our missing bags on Day 3 so we are all even happier now! We are fully into the daily programme of activities and if you have been following our Twitter account you will see all the…
Day 1 – Travelling to Finland!
It was a bit hectic yesterday so we are blogging about it today. We don’t have a lot of spare time and we are just using an iPhone – so the daily blogs will be short and sweet. For a more detailed…
Family Camp & AGM at Youlbury, May 21st-22nd
The Scouts had such a fun time cooking and camping recently inside, and we now have another chance to do this outside, at the “Family Camp” on Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd May. Venue is Youlbury near Oxford which is a…
Scout Spring Term Programme + Earlier Monday Times!
We have a fun-packed Spring Term Programme planned to take us up to Easter. We are also changing our meeting times. Following feedback from parents, from the 1st of February we will be trialling an earlier start time of 7pm,…
Cub Camp 2016
We’ve posted information about this year’s 2016 Cub Camp. You can find out more here.
Great Breakfast Chase Report
The 2015 Loddon District “Great Breakfast Chase” took place at Furze Platt Scout Camp in Cookham Rise on the 10-11th October. This year 1st Wargrave Scouts entered a team of four; Joseph Tubb, Jacob Worthington, Matthew Savin and Jude Lancaster. …