An opportunity for Explorer Leaders to get together and share skills and experiences
Date - Sat/Sun 7/8 December 2024
Location - Ferny Crofts
Cost - Free of charge (except optional catering below)
This camp will include a number of skills on the Saturday between 10 & 4pm eg navigation, bushcraft, OSM, and expedition skills.
Sunday morning will be a social session finishing at lunchtime.
Accommodation is booked for Saturday evening - camping or indoors for those who don't want to camp. You can camp in Friday evening if you wish.
Food can be provided on Saturday evening / Sunday breakfast for a cost of £10 by booking below. Payment via BACS or cash on day.
Account: Hampshire County Scout Council
Sort code: 40-46-39
Account no: 51260936
Reference: 73ELC-Surname
The County Kudu is an overnight hike aimed at Explorer Scouts. Teams of 4-8 hike through the night completing challenges.
When? Sat/Sun 16/17 November. Teams arrive between 5 & 8pm on Saturday evening and depart before 10am Sunday.
Where? Lockerley Scout HQ, nr Romsey
Cost - £7 per person
Competitions - Bronze - 6 miles, Silver - 9 miles & Gold 11 miles. Each level has its own competition with more bases on the longer routes. The Kudu trophy is issued for the Gold competition.
Booking form: please complete this form to book your team:
Help: we need help with a variety of tasks from catering - if you can help please sign up here.
Queries: [email protected]
or Mike Baxter 07979 334679.
Join Hampshire Scout Expeditions for their long weekend over Easter to the Lake District and stay at Great Tower. Over the weekend there are opportunities for climbing, hiking and adventurous activities. This (along with a second HSX weekend) can count as your Gold DofE residential.
Dates: Travel up in the evening of Thursday 29th March, returning Monday 1st April.
Cost: £220 (or £165 for Self Drive).
Payments to be made by BACS to the HCSC account:
BACS: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Bank: HSBC
Sort Code: 40-46-39
Account Number: 51260936
Please include HSX and your name in the reference (I.e. HSX SMITH) and send email confirmation to Tom ([email protected]).
Travel: Collection points are either Ferny Crofts, Eastleigh train station, or Tesco Winnall. Please identify at sign up which collection point you require. Please also identify if you are willing and able to drive a Torneo (25yrs + only) to support with transport.
Kit: A kit list is attached to the event on OSM that will detail what you need, however if you need access to any kit from stores please let us know via the sign up for the event.
Deadline: Please sign up by Friday 8th March.
Questions: Get in touch with Tom at [email protected], or by calling 07935070136.
If you are interested in using this (plus one other weekend run by HSX) as a residential, please copy [email protected] into your email for more information and an approval form.
Hampshire Camping Challenge
The camping challenge is a great excuse to get more nights away as an Explorer Scout, Scout Network member, or adult volunteer. It is also a fun and exciting challenge that can be made more difficult with the progression to the extreme camping challenge.
What do you need to do?
The camping challenge requires participants to camp for a total of 12 nights over a year. We would like to see the nights spread throughout the year - 2 nights per season (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) plus an additional 4 at any time in the year. Groups can keep their own records and buy the badge and individuals can submit their own logbooks. To start you can register with us and we will keep you up to date with opportunities.
How do I get the extreme camping challenge?
You need to complete at least 6 challenges during your nights away. A list of suggested challenges is below, but you can make up your own too! There will be a special prize for the most challenging or challenging camping idea.
FAQs
Sleep Out does not aim to replicate homelessness, but rather provides an opportunity for those taking part to learn more of the stark reality faced by thousands of young people each year, whilst also raising funds for Centrepoint’s vital services. By sleeping out, Explorers will widen their awareness of youth homelessness whilst exercising their fundraising skills.
Please ensure you make it clear that rough sleeping is not the most common cause of homelessness - people often end up staying in
Why do a sleepout?
Holding a Sleep Out is a perfect way to involve both leaders and young people in organising, implementing, campaigning and fundraising activities. The more involved staff and students are, the more enjoyable and fulfilling an experience it will be.
You could also fundraise for another local charity e.g. Step by Step in Aldershot, who also organise a sleepout every November,
Any questions or suggestions, please email Hampshire Explorer Ambassador Team on [email protected]
An opportunity for Explorer Leaders to get together and share skills and experiences
Date - Sat/Sun 2/3 December 2023
Location - Ferny Crofts
Cost - Free of charge (except optional catering below)
This camp will include a number of skills on the Saturday between 10 & 4pm eg navigation, bushcraft, OSM, and expedition skills.
Sunday morning will be a social session finishing at lunchtime.
Accommodation is booked for Saturday evening - camping or indoors for those who don't want to camp. You can camp in Friday evening if you wish.
Food can be provided on Saturday evening / Sunday breakfast for a cost of £10 by booking below. Payment via BACS or cash on day.
Account: Hampshire County Scout Council
Sort code: 40-46-39
Account no: 51260936
Reference: 73ELC-Surname
The Army in the South East Challenge Day is a Multi-activity event that highlights the diversity of military roles and personnel, allowing participants to develop teamwork and leadership skills by competing in military tasks and challenge stands whilst learning about the Army.
Participants will work as part of a team from different organisations to solve a range of mental and physical challenges. You will learn more about the Army and its people and it will provide an insight into how we get the best out of our people. You will have the opportunity to develop leadership and teamwork skills and consider how you can build confidence, resilience and courage in yourself and others.
The event is taking place on the 25th and 26th March at Longmoor Training Area. It is open to Explorers aged 16+ and is free to attend. Full details are available on the Army Headquarters South East Eventbrite page. You can also find more information on the event flyer.
Calling all Hampshire Explorers and Network groups - are you looking for more adventure, or just want to challenge yourself?
HSX are hosting the annual Adventure Race - an orienteering challenge, based at Ferny Crofts.
There are different classes for teams of all experience levels.
When: Saturday 10th December, 9:30am
Where: Ferny Crofts Scout Activity Centre, New Forest
Who: Explorer and Network Scouts over the age of 14, teams of 2-3 people.
For individuals, teams can be made up on the day.
What: An orienteering challenge, based at Ferny Crofts
Equipment: You will need to come prepared to run/walk around the course (10km, 2/3 hours). It may be wet and cold, so please bring a change of clothes, towel, waterproofs, warm clothes, rucksack, food and drink and appropriate footwear.
Cost: £5pp
Sign-up closes on 25th November.
For more information, please contact David Holmes-Evans at [email protected]
Who are HSX? Hampshire Scout Expeditions (HSX) is a county-based organisation specialising in youth development through mountainous activities and international expeditions. Throughout the year we run numerous training weekends throughout the UK to adventurous locations such as the Breacon Beacons, Lake District, Snowdonia and the Cairngorms. We also have a track record of leading international expeditions to all corners of the globe, running trips places such as Nepal, Peru, Patagonia, Belize and Cambodia, as well as placing members on the summit of Mount Everest and the South Pole!
We're putting on a camp in December to help Explorer leaders improve their skills in areas such as navigation, bushcraft, OSM, expeditions, and more. You'll also have the opportunity to socialise with other Explorer leaders and share ideas. Accommodation has been booked indoors, or there is the opportunity to camp if you're feeling brave! Full details are available on the sign up form.
When: Saturday 3rd December to Sunday 4th December 2022
Where: Ferny Crofts, New Forest
Cost: Free (optional £10 for an evening meal and breakfast)
An amazing opportunity has come up for young leaders to learn eco-friendly skills so they can pass them on to a new generation.
Do you have a passion for the planet and want to make a practical difference to educate younger sections and improve your local environment? Then you should become a Green Young Leader! Its free and you'll learn loads of skills to enhance your CV, and develop your leadership skills.
Young Leaders can now sign up to secure a place on one of five fully-funded weekend courses at a Scout Adventures Centre this autumn. With a limit of 30 per course, there's just 150 spaces in total!
There is a lot to explore and plenty of information on the Scout Adventures website so we suggest you go there but some basic questions are answered below to whet your appetite.
Anyone who is an Explorer or Explorer Young Leader. You should also check with your leader that they are happy for you to attend the course and you will have to include their details on the booking form.
There are 5 courses running, each with about 30 spaces. We’ll allocate places on a first come first serve basis. You need to complete the application form to get a place, then we’ll get in touch to tell you if you were successful. If we cant offer you a place where you want to go we’ll try to offer an alternative.
There are 5 courses, each one only has about 30 spaces. They are based at Scout Adventure bases across the country.
You attend a funded 2 night residential at one of the Scout Adventures centres, you learn the 5 instructing ninja skills, and how to deliver the Green Champion programme. Then you deliver the Green Champion programme with the section you support.
Green Young Leaders is a funded project to train Explorers to have the skills to inspire younger sections to make a difference in their community. You'll take part in a residential weekend course at one of the Scout Adventures centre. The residential course includes:
