Scouts Rough Close Service Camp March 21-23 2025

March 24, 2025

The Scouts had their first "Scouts only" camp since 2022 this past weekend. It was so good to see them meshing as a team over the weekend, and supporting one another.

What do you do after a hard day's work? Take a group photo, of course! Looks like everyone's had a great time.

On Friday night everyone got settled in to their teepee cabins, enjoyed some hot dogs and played some games, before getting a good night's sleep.

The older Scout boys are chilling in front of their cabin.

On Saturday the Scouts woke up and cracked on with making their breakfast. Two of the Scouts in particular really enjoyed being in the kitchen and cooking for everyone. After a big cooked breakfast, everyone got to work making sure the pathways were cleared of tree branches obscuring the paths, and cut logs down to size for use around the campsite's fire altars.

The Scouts have taken charge of cooking up their breakfast on camp. Bacon, sausages, eggs and beans!Two Scouts are trimming back the brambles and holly around the paths of the campsite.Two Scouts are working together to trim branches that are overhanging the path.The Scouts are learning to safely cut logs with a saw as part of their work on the campsite.The Scout section are wandering through the woods, after a hard day of working on the campsite.Wow! That's a lot of mud on those Scouts' boots!

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so they say, and the Scouts were rewarded for all their hard work by time in the cave bus, tunnel system and some fun with the disc golf.

There's a big grin on the face of this Scout as she makes her way through the cave bus.This Scout is commando crawling his way through the cave bus, with a torch to help him through the dark.Getting ready to head into the tunnels for some fun.What a group of crazy Scouts! Looks like they're having fun playing disc golf.

The rain came down on the Scouts while they were playing a wide game, but they announced they were having too much fun to stop, so every Scout went home with a bag of very soggy clothes! It was raining heavily, so the Scouts went and showered, got changed and made themselves burgers and hot dogs for supper.

Three Scouts are cooking burgers up for everyone, with a little help from one of their leaders.The Scouts were in charge of making sure all the washing up was done after meals. This Scout seems to be happy at the sink.

Pancakes got the Scouts started on Sunday morning, then they got to work cleaning up their cabins and packing up their kits, ready for parents to collect them after lunch.

This Scout loves being in the kitchen! Right now, he's busy flipping pancakes.Keeping the place you sleep tidy is important, and this Scout is making sure the cabin is swept nice and clean.The Scouts are spread out across their campsite, eating their lunches.

It was a fantastic weekend for the Scouts, and the leaders are really looking forward to more camps and adventures with the Scouts as they gain skills and become more of a team.

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