I recently was privileged, as a member of the County Team, to present Tom Hearn with his Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award
It is a major commitment and from commencement of the Bronze to the completition of his Gold Award took Tom almost five years
During that time he learnt new physical skills which for Tom was [...]
For the third year we held our Annual District Beaver Picnic and It’s A Knockout at Snapper. The weather stayed fine for us and a great time was had by over 100 Beavers 10 out of 11 colonies joined in the fun.
It’s A Knockout this year was won by 1st Chivenor Beavers- Well done.
As to [...]
Painting eggs and rolling them down the hill was one of the many activities enjoyed by over 60 Beavers and their Leaders at the District Easter Egg Hunt held at the campsite.
Although only 7 of the 11 colonies in the District took part, those that did had a lot of fun and [...]
There are certainly some bright Beavers in the District, judging by the answers that were given on Saturday afternoon. The 60 questions ranged from easy to quite difficult – even for some of the adults present
This is an annual event, organised by 1st Fremington and held at [...]
On Sunday 29th September 4 Taw Explorers and one leader set out onto Exmoor to get themselves lost for a very important reason. The Explorers had been asked if they could help Exmoor Search and Rescue Team (ESRT) with a training exercise. The Rescue Team, all volunteers, are available on call out 24 hours a [...]
11 Taw Explorers and 5 Leaders have just returned from their International Summer Camp in Ireland. They were based at the Irish National Scout Campsite, at Lough Dan in the Wicklow Mountains.
A few days before the camp, Leaders Kate and Mike set out from our campsite at Collard Bridge with a car full of equipment. [...]
Held over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the Torbay District Campsite at Watcombe, and with over 600 young people and their Leaders attending this event, it lived up to its promise of providing a jamboree experience. The weather was glorious, which certainly made all the difference
One of the aims was to encourage youngsters to [...]
This year’s inter-group football competition was again hosted by 50th North Devon and proved to be an exciting day. Beaver, Cubs and Scouts had the opportunity to compete in this annual contest to find out which group had the best football team.
Despite the hot weather, all teams gave it their best. The standard was high [...]
Taw Explorers Ten Tors Success
Last weekend, six Taw Explorer Scouts lined up along with 2,400 other young people to take part in the 35 mile Ten Tors challenge walk on Dartmoor.
3 members of the team took their Scout promise at the start line, being invested into Taw Explorers in time to begin the challenge. At [...]
Despite the occasional shower and the blustery winds, over 80 Beavers enjoyed the Picnic and Camp Fire. The only concession made due to the weather, was the substitution of the Waterslide for a Bamboo Tower Building contest.
As the time came round for the picnic, the sun started to shine and each colony chose their [...]
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