Pioneering, New group website

February 11, 2010 · Filed under Bradley Scout Troop, Websites/Blogs

We used this diagram

My scout group has a great new website – so click here to check it out!

Tonight the scouts were practising their pioneering skills. We began the night by teaching the scouts how to do a “Japanese Square Lashing”. After letting them practise for a little while we constructed two tripods, then allowed the scouts to practise their new skill by adding horizontal supports to the tripods. We then put a pole across the top of the tripods.

We discussed what the structure could be used for and the scouts came up with these ideas:

  • A gateway
  • A Shelter
  • A swing

Before tonight I didn’t know how to construct tripods, so I’ve also learnt something new! I’m sure it will help with future pioneering projects.

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The Milk Crate, The Pole, And The Old Tyres

September 17, 2009 · Filed under Bradley Scout Troop

Tonight the scouts were practising for a field gun competition next week on Friday. We built our very own field gun and made some obstacles to practise with. There were horizontal poles to crawl under, tables to crawl over, chairs to run across , and chairs to weave in and out of. The scouts started off with very slow times, but after many practises on the course and discussion of tactics, they managed to improve their times by working as a team. One of the teams managed to get a time that was under half of the original time.

However, although I call it a “Field Gun”, it was actually a milk crate tied to a wooden pole and two old tyres were held to the side of it. It sounds funny, but does it really matter if the scouts still had lots of fun?

In case you have no idea what a Field Gun Competition is, watch this:

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