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Kudu - 2025 The County Kudu is an overnight hike aimed at Explorer Scouts. Teams of 4-8 hike through the night completing challenges. When? Sat/Sun 15/16 November. Teams arrive between 5 & 8pm on Saturday evening and depart before 10am Sunday. Where? Garner’s Field nr Farnham Cost - £8 per person Competitions - Bronze - […]

Dear all We are delighted to share our plans for a youth-led Explorer Summer Camp led by members of our HEAT team. To make this experience a success for the 144 Explorers, we need the support of some amazing volunteers. The event will run from Friday 15 - Wednesday 20 August and is taking place […]

We are really excited to invite all Explorers and Scouts aged 13+ to the next Hampshire Scout Youth Council at Ferny Crofts from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd March. We'd like to fill as many of these spaces as possible with people from different parts of the County. Youth Council is a brilliant opportunity for Young People to develop leadership […]

An opportunity for Explorer Leaders to get together and share skills and experiences Date - Sat/Sun 7/8  December 2024Location - Ferny CroftsCost - 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

An opportunity for Explorer Leaders to get together and share skills and experiences Date - Sat/Sun 2/3  December 2023Location - Ferny CroftsCost - 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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

2022 see's the 20th anniversary of the Explorer Scout section. To celebrate we are holding a birthday celebration at Ferny Crofts on the 25th to the 27th of February. Over the course of the weekend there will be activities from climbing and high ropes to riffle shooting and mini golf so there is something for […]

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!  […]

When a young person reaches 18 years of age there are lots of opportunities that await them: adult volunteer, Scout Network member, doing the Top Awards, SSAGO (Student Scout and Guide Organisation), HSX (Hampshire Scout Expeditions) and other opportunities to stay involved. The problem is not everyone knows about these. Hampshire Scouts are looking at […]

As an Explorer Scout the world of opportunities really opens up. From taking part in activities across the district to going for your top awards or giving back as a Young Leader there is lots going on. Even in lockdown. With so much going on, make sure you keep an eye on our special sub-sites […]

As Scouts we love to get outdoors and try new things. But with winter and everything going on, we know its hard to think of ideas of what to do right now. To help you deliver great online Scouting, we’ve pulled together our list of places to find great ideas. Press Play activities These two […]

scouts.org.uk/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/risk-assessments We all do risk assessments or safety checks everyday, for example, when we cross the road. We choose an appropriate place to cross, look both ways and make a decision about whether it’s safe to cross. We know that children and young people learn by doing. Activities encourage the development of young people and […]

Kudu 2020 This years Kudu competition has been set back by storm Desmond and Covid 19 but that won’t stop us! Teams of up to 6 people from the Explorer Scout section or Network Scout section can compete by completing challenges as a team. From photo tasks to creative carving, physical challenges to crazy contraptions […]

Click here for the Hampshire Scouts Pennant template Hampshire Scouts have embarked on a new project involving every Section, Group and Unit in Hampshire, bringing us all together as we start to return to normal Scouting. The idea is for each Section, Group and Unit to create a pennant so we can join them together and display them at Activity Centre locations and future events.  We would like your Section, Group or Unit to design […]

We know from the fortnightly Explorer Scout Leader's catch up that looking for exciting programme ideas is a top priority for all of us as we adapt to a programme online rather than a programme in person. Our answer to this was to follow our Scout values and in particular co-operate. So we've launched the […]

For many Explorers and leaders expedition season is marked in the calendar for good reason. With Coronavirus, we've had to put that on hold with residentials on hold until at least the 25 September and until we return to a green, virus free, situation. Our Open Gold expeditions have been pushed back to 2021. While […]

We all like to know when we’re doing a good job and know what we could improve. If we never learn from our failures then we’re doomed to repeat them and we wouldn’t continue to grow as a movement. So how do we know when we’re doing a good job? Thankfully the answer can be […]