We run two main camps over the year attended by both cubs and scouts and in addition the scouts attend the annual RN sea scouts camp at H.M.S
Excellent in Portsmouth. Some cubs attend a Sixers camp which runs over a weekend. We also run an annual Chief Scout Gold Award camp and occasionally will run an overnight stay as part of a weekend outing.
Winter Camp
Winter camp runs over a weekend in February and the cubs and scouts sleep in cabins or other indoor accommodation in groups of 4-6.
Summer camp
Summer camp is under Canvas and attended by scouts and some of the older cub scouts. Scouts sleep in traditional patrol tents which they put up themselves on arrival and take down when we break camp. The location of camp each year varies and the format and focus varies according tot he location and facilities. The camp is more chilled than the winter camp due to the longer duration and there is time left for the scouts to hangout, meet other groups, practice their outdoor skills and relax. Each day is organised around a common pattern and the scouts cook on the camp fire several times during the week.
The scouts typically during the week get to prepare food themselves in the evening either on the fire, in the fire or in a special oven that sits on top of the camp fire or gas cooker. The scouts chop and prepare all of the food together in teams, many for the first time.
- Baked potatoes
- Vegetable stew
- Pizza - they make the dough as well
- Baked bananas with chocolate
- Steamed sponge pudding
RN Scout camp
RN Scout camp is operated by the Admiral nelson Unit for RN Recognized Sea Scouts at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. Accommodation is on board HMS Bristol, a retired type 82 destroyer moored alongside Whale Island. Camp lasts a week and the scouts take part in either a week long
powerboat or sailing course or participate in a mixed activity week which sees them skipper large sailboats, paddle, sail and powerboat.
Sixers camp - cubs
Sixers in a cub pack are the leaders of individual patrols and are usually the more senior cubs. The Sixers camp is a weekend long.
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