County Winter Camp 2010
One of our many snowy tents
Anyway, last weekend I was at Bradley Wood as a young leader to help out at this years winter camp. These camps are very fun and I enjoyed the last one in 2008 back when I was in scouts. The camp was a bit pricey at £30 for scouts (I only had to pay £5! Leader’s price 
) but it was easy to see why – so many things were going on, and some things needed to be hired – such as outdoor laser tag and arcade game machines.
When I got there all the scouts were scattered about the site doing activities so there wasn’t really much to do. So I just wandered around and did a few activities for a bit too! I stayed at the shooting range for quite a while (I’m not very good, but I really like shooting) and I watched a few groups of people play laser tag outside on the field.
However, on the second day the camp had to be cancelled because of the snow – people were having difficulties getting vehicles and equipment off the site so we had to abandon our tents, put on our rucksacks and walk to a nearby road. It’s kind of funny when you think about it – the winter camp was cancelled because of winter weather!
Dick said,
March 7, 2010 @ 3:19 am
Thanks for the comments on the videos over on my blog. Just came by for a look at your blog. Nice
. The same things happen with snow here … the Council and Districts here sponsor Klondike Derbies, which are based on the Alaskan Gold Rush, with patrol competitions for the weekend. This year, we had to postpone due to snow. The laughable thing is that the patrols have dogsleds pulled by the patrol members … usually on dry ground here in eastern Virginia. The problem with the snow here, as there, is access to the camping area. Keep up the good work, Adam.