Another lovely fine weekend and another successful fun camp!
In preparation for the upcoming Jamboree we are working hard to provide our rangatahi with all the camping skills necessary to have an enjoyable time.
In addition to setting up the camp they all prepared & cooked meals in small teams and undertook various fun activities, including looking for glowworms, soap carving and a short walk. We finished with a ‘scouts own’ where the youth are encouraged to reflect on their experiences.
Yay! we’ve finally had the ability to undertake a tramp – thanks to the support of enough adult volunteers😅
After camping overnight in the Catchpool Valley Campsite we headed off for Paua Hut. Blessed with fine mild weather – always a bonus – river crossings were easy (some of us didn’t even get wet feet!). No speed records were broken but for several scouts it was there first time tramping. Lots of fun was had by all – especially the rangatahi whose dam building skills were impressive!
We received a grant from the Vogelmorn Foundation (https://www.tvf.org.nz) for our much needed new hall door. It has transformed the entrance and improved safety by having a standard handle which the youth can reliably use! It even has the latest updated version of the World Scouting logo!
The hall has seen a series of major upgrades over the last decade. Starting with urgent foundation work, a new deck (giving us some level outside space), a new kitchen and a new storage area & Venturer room.
More recently we have had the floor refinished, a new acoustic ceiling installed, LED lighting fitted, rewired the distribution board, added new heaters, replaced the windows (we can now see out & open them!), refinished the window seats, installed new pinboard wall lining & painted the walls. The door was the last piece of the puzzle.
This work was nearly all done by volunteers!
We are now able to hire the hall out for community use.
