In 1911 Ware and District was formed and Scouting in Ware was official! This week end we celebrated this is a big way. Over 700 members of our District camped at Woodhall Park and enjoyed the hospitality of the Abel Smith family who own the land and kindly let us camp there.
The weekend was packed with activities. Water slides, pioneering projects, tug of war, craft, archery, backwoods cooking, assault course, slack ropes, a disco, a film, a campfire and so much more.
The weather was no always on our side, or so it seemed, but we all managed to enjoy the time despite the wet afternoon and were witnesses to a double rainbow in the early evening which seemed to start in the craft tent.
The carnival was a real spectacle. We had been assigned Monsters, Inc. as our film and once our carnival "designer" had actually watched the film (yes she had never seen it...whoops!) the ideas came in full flow and the Young people and parents came up trumps as well with extra costumes.
Thanks for all that hard work. We made a colourful spectacle as we joined the other groups walking along side characters from Toy Story, 101 Dalmatians, Aladdin and many other films.
Badger and I had a go on the slack line and as you can see we were soon experts! This was a very popular activity with young and old alike. None of us were very good at it but the video clips showed us what could be achieved!
Rikki visited us and gave out some awards. One leader gained his wood badge and four others were awarded the Chief Scout's Commendation for Good Service. Well done to them.
The camp ended on Sunday after a tug of war competition and a gun run. It was a fantastic way to celebrate scouting and we were glad to share it with the rest of the District. Roll on the Party in December!
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