The Scout Troop
The Scout Troop is for Boys aged 10½ - 15½. The Troop has between 20-30 Boys and offers a wide variety of activities, particularly the traditional Scout craft skills and camping. The Troop runs a weekend Whit Camp in May and also a week long Summer Camp in July/August which gives the boys an opportunity to explore these skills further.
The Troop is split into Patrols of 6-8 scouts. Each Patrol has an older scout who is the Patrol Leader. The Patrols compete against each other and learn to work as a team. The Patrols are named after animals Bulldogs , Kestrels, and Panthers. For pictures of our Whit Camp, Click Here To see pictures from Whit Camp 2001 click here To see pictures from theDistrict Water Activities Weekend 2001 click here To see the pictures from our Summer Camp to Devon, click here
As part of an ongoing project, the Scouts have managed to build two go-carts using old bicycles, garden chairs, planks of wood and anything else that came to hand. After months of development and welding, they were tested at a local park.
In February 2002, The Troop organised a sponsored 'Sleep Out' in aid of the National Children's Home and the Thailand Jamboree. The Scouts slept in cardboard boxes outside the church to try to experience being homeless for a night. They all built their own shelters from boxes they had supplied and we cooked hotdogs for supper. McDonnalds provided a hot Breakfast in the morning. The evening raised £400 and was also featured in the Maidenhead Advertiser.
