Saturday 31 December 2011
Lewes Fireworks Camp (NOVEMBER 2011)
By Jack Taylor
I had only
recently moved up to the Scouts.
Already, even though I had only attended a Scout meeting once, I was
thoroughly enjoying it. In the same week
that I started I went on my first camp to Lewes.
I was very
excited but also very nervous on Saturday morning when we left for the camp
site. We had to help set up the tents,
something that we hadn’t done in Cubs. I
found this really easy. After that my
best friend Jaz and I went pheasant hunting.
Although we saw a lot of pheasants we weren’t able to catch any as we
were hunting with sticks.
Later that
evening we got the train to Lewes, it was the firework weekend and a huge
celebration was occurring. There were
loads of people there and it was very crowded but everyone appeared happy. There was a large paradeeveryone in it was
carrying a flaming torch. Some of them
were carrying extremely loud firework bombs and the people watching the parade
too kept throwing these bombs to the floor and they exploded. We followed the parade up the hill to the
field where a massive bonfire, 50ft tall was lit. A huge firework display was then started. It
was amazing. For me, the best type of firework was the one where a single
rocket was fired and lots of little ones burst out of it.
On the way
back to our campsite, we all had to do a staggering 7
mile hike! Jaz and I
were offered a lift half way through, as we were the youngest there, but we
both declined. We got back to our tents at 2.00am and were exhausted.
The next
day, we went pheasant hunting – again. Unfortunately, I fell into a large
stream when I tried to jump across to the other side. After breakfast, we went
to a castle. We dressed up in medieval clothes, wandered around and played
games.
Finally we
headed for home.
Chilly Camp (OCTOBER 2011)
By Joe Collar
On Friday 14th
October 2011, I rushed to the Scout hall, where we were spending the night to
ensure we got an early start the next morning.
Early the
next morning we loaded up the minibus and set off for Fishbourne, stopping off
for breakfast at TESCO.
After
roughly two hours, we arrived at the farm where we were going to spend the next night. We set up the tents, then went into the marquee where the 1st
Southbourne Sea Scouts were and ate some biscuits. We then went to the tree
where some of the other troop was playing. We built swings and ladders and a
pulley out of wood and rope and things we brought. At about 8pm we went to take
part in some outdoor games and got lots of scratches from nettles and twigs. We
ate some pasta, pancakes and drinking STEAMING HOT CHOCOLATE!!!! I now always
check if my coffee is alright before I drink it.
We then sat
around the fire and sung some Scouty songs. The funniest part was when one of
the Southbourne scouts made his own odd version of one of the songs. EVERYONE
laughed, including the leaders. Then we went to sleep.
The next day
we got up, had some breakfast and then assembled an obstacle course. We then
took it on in teams. I think it was comprised of a slackline with ropes to grab
onto, climbing over an upside-down chair-like frame and a web-like arrangement
of ropes which you had to step or crawl through before assembling a bicycle.
Shortly
after we took everything down and packed up the tents and what was left into
the minibus and headed back, exhausted but happy.
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