Mountford Senior Scout Troop

teenagers aged 15 to 18 years
thursday 19:30 to 21:30

Seniors CanoeIn Senior Scouts, we focus on a wide range of traditional skills mixed with contemporary activities.

At its heart is planning fresh adventures in order to build confidence, self-awareness and to make new friends. Exploration teaches Scouts the importance of honour and care within the community, helping them grow together and individually.

With the focus on independence, the programme is malleable, allowing the Scouts to choose which parts interest them and how they wish to achieve it. This results in a very varied calendar stretching from hikes, wet camps to flying an aircraft!

The Senior Programme

Seniors fire buildingThe programme starts with the Senior being invested, just like any other section. To be invested, they must have either completed their First Class Badge in Scouts, or if they were not a Scout, they can complete a series of activities when they join the section. The senior programme accommodates Senior Scouts joining at any age.  

After being invested, the programme comprises five awards, plus they can complete any of the proficiency badges which interest them. The five badges are: Venturer, Bushman, Senior Scout Instructor, Discovery award and ends with the highest badge in Scouting, the St George’s Award.

 

Canoe Trip
Piloting Light Aircraft
Shotgun Shooting

Our recent meetings:

Nov
14

Seniors: Master Cook Badge

This week our seniors undertook their Master Cooks badge. Their menu: Starter – lamb sausage shakshuka Main – beef and multi-bean chilli with pasta Dessert – Camp doughnuts Congratulations on a fantastic evening of food!

Oct
26

Seniors: Survival Camp

This weekend our seniors planned a survival hike as part of their Bushman’s thong award. It involved a four mile hike and very little in the way of kit! It was a fantastic weekend for all.

Oct
10

Seniors: Wood Store Update

This week our seniors starting stacking our new wood store ready for the winter.

Sep
19

Seniors: Wood Store

Second week back and our seniors are already pressing on with this term’s activities! For many years, we have wanted our own wood store so we can keep the firewood for the group nice and dry. Tonight, we have laid the foundations for something great. Check back for more updates as the project progresses!

Apr
25

Seniors: Hobo Stoves

This week our seniors made Hobo Stoves, these are small stoves which are often made from tin cans with legs attached. They have great ventilation meaning they burn really efficiently. 

Mar
14

Seniors: Cooking Challenge Evening

This week our Seniors were surprised with a Ready Steady Cook style challenge where they were presented with a bunch of ingredients and told they have to come up with a main meal. They absolutely aced the challenge and concocted a fantastic pasta dish, maybe we have some new camp cooks?

Dec
14

Seniors: Ice Skating

The lead up to Christmas always seems to be a time of illness, never the less, the few Seniors we had left enjoyed an evening on the ice!

Oct
19

Seniors: Knife Skills

Tonight, the Seniors practiced their knife skills, prepping wood for a small fire which they built at the end of the evening. These skills are really important to repeat as often as possible and allow the Seniors to become confident with using blades. This then makes work on camp much easier. We also had a […]

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