3rd Hampton Hill Scout Group

Given the weather’s ups and downs this camp was perfectly named! But despite the monsoon like conditions on Sunday this year’s “Water Weekend” camp was yet another runaway success You’ll see from the photos that everyone from across the Scouting district had a brilliant adventure packed time away – Scouts and Adults alike.

A huge thanks to the team who pulled this monster event together!

[Feel free to browse the photos! Note that these have been loaded in a low resolution format – if you’d like a high quality version of any particular photo, and are connected with 3HH Scouts, please email one of the section leaders to request.]

..and that’s Gradbatch not Gradback for the unitiated! Well as advised this was always going to be a different camp, however finding out belatedly that we were camped in one of the wettest places in England was mildly disappointing although it didn’t stop any of the activities; I suppose the family of ducks lodging with us for the week should have given us a clue!

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Please find attached your kit list and health form for this coming weekend’s hike camp. Please follow the kit list carefully.

As forewarning, you will need to be at the 3HH HQ for 0815 hrs on the Saturday morning since the first team needs to be off at 0915 sharp and we need a final briefing beforehand.

Any questions, please do get in touch. Simon

We’re aiming to run an event to earn our Expedition Challenge badge and maybe a few others as well. The dates for the camp are Saturday 24 – Monday 26 October 2009 which falls at the beginning of the October half term.

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As some forewarning, we’re aiming to run a joint event with the 7th Hampton Scouts to earn our Expedition Challenge badge. The dates are Friday 30 October – Sunday 1 November 2009 Saturday 24 – Monday 26 October 2009 which falls at the end beginning of the October half term (please note that these dates now need to be confirmed – watch this space!).

The intention is to have the Scouts walk from the 3HH HQ to the designated camp site about 8 miles away on the Friday, spend the weekend honing their navigation skills, playing games and building / sleeping out in bivvy shelters, and rounding off the weekend with a return hike back to the 3HH HQ on the Sunday.

Should be good and more details in due course!…

Simon

The Twickeree Programme has just been released!

Click on the Link to see the programme and additional information for the weekend.

Hi CubJammers!!!

Wow – what a week, totally awesome. Our biggest and longest 3HH Cub Camp ever and all under canvas. I don’t know about anyone else, but I was completely shattered….

There are lots of THANK YOU messages to make…

Wend, John, Linda, Fiona, Laura, Sarah, Sara, Christine, Rich, Simon, Paul, Kirstie, Jill, Mark, Jo, Paul and Jenny who all gave up their time for some or all of the camp and in particular to Diana for being our home contact.

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Have you applied yet? It is not too late to apply and join in with this massive Camp at Marble Hill Park 19-21st June 2009. Come and join the fun. Planning is now well underway for this Tri-Annual District Camp. This event is open to All Sections at 3HH.

Please contact your Section Leader and also see the Link to the earlier Post for more details and the application Form:

Twickeree Invitation and Details

We look forward to seeing you there.

Attached is some essential information for the forthcoming Scouts Water Weekend camp. This camp will be held at the Thames Young Mariners Centre, Riverside Drive, Ham TW10 7RX.

Scouts will need to arrive at the TYM centre at the above address for 1800 hrs on Friday 15th May 2009. You’ll need to make sure that you have had your evening meal before you arrive at the camp on that evening. Please arrange to get picked up from the TYM centre at approx 1615 hrs on Sunday 17th May 2009.

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The Richmond Upon Thames Scout District are again running the incredibly popular and utterly fantastic “Water Weekend”. During the event, you’ll get an opportunity to try you hand at: sailing, canoeing, raft building, rowing and dragon boat racing … as well as camping out under canvas for a couple of nights! For those of you not already sporting them on your arm, this means you’ll have a clutch of new badges by the end of the camp.

The camp will take place at Thames Young Mariners in Ham and will start on Friday 15th May at 18:00hrs and finish on Sunday 17th May at 16:00hrs. Unfortunately the camp will be limited to a fixed number for the whole of the District and 3HH will be allocated just 20 places – so we cannot guarantee you a slot.

The cost of this camp will be £55 all in including camping over on the Friday and Saturday night. If you’re interested in coming, please fill in and return the attached form with a £15 deposit.

Any questions, please just shout. Thanks! Simon

update 3 March: sorry but all places are now full

3HH cubs go camping “Hawaiian Style” maxing and relaxing at Chalfont Heights.

36 Cubs, 5 Scouts, 2 Explorers and 14 assorted Leaders and Adults had a wicked 4 nights getting up to all sorts and having loads of fun. That must be a record….???

It’s best said with pictures so check out what the cubs, and assisting scouts, got up to on camp, just click on the picture above. More pics to follow soon!

Remember to wear your camp scarves at the hut next term…

Last weekend saw another group of young adventurers successfully complete their silver DofE assessed expedition.

The weather was rather mixed but luckily for all the much threatened rain held off. With far less drama, kinder weather and fewer hills than the practice expedition on the South Downs as well lots of munchies, the team comfortably made their way through the 2 night / 3 day journey deep in the beautiful New Forest.

This final exped was the culmination of months of preparation and training covering camping skills, navigation, first aid and actual practice hikes.

Well done guys! Sue, Rich and Simon

Here’s the deal. 3rd Hampton Hill Cubs are going camping Hawaiian Style. We’ll be maxing and relaxing at Chalfont Heights from the 26th to 30th July 2008.*

But there are only 40 spaces available, so get your name on the list in the HQ quick!

* More details from Akelas Jon and Wend to follow soon

Last weekend saw the 2007/08 DofE Bronze teams set out on their first practice expedition. The Surrey Hills and it’s stunning countryside beckoned. They’d prepared carefully for this with lots of classroom work covering camp skills, navigation and first aid, as well as a couple of familiarisation walks before Christmas. But the indoors work can never compete with the reality of getting your feet muddy… and by goodness, they got muddy!

Following a fine start on the Saturday, the weather quickly closed in to set the tone for the rest of the weekend until the final stages of Sunday. The campsite was like a quagmire and the footpaths were worse still.

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Don’t forget you need to get your CRB and application forms in soonest if you want to come along to this year’s Family Camp. You can find them here.

3HH Cubs go back into the Olde World of…

“ROBIN OF THE HOOD” ~ EASTER CAMP

Saturday Ye 5th to Wednesday Ye 9th April 2008

Partake in ye olde activitees with Robin’s merry men and defeat the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham? Sleep in tents, cook on open fires, construct Robin’s hideout in the woods and defend it, design your own coat-of-arms and make bows & arrows with quivers, naturally! Then of course there’s the archery, aerial trekking, grass-sledging, go-karting, hike to Biggin Hill Airport and much more…

No doubt there’ll be some medieval jesters frivolity at the Medieval Banquet! We will have a hut to sleep in on the first night, and where our camp cook will prepare all meals and for creativity and talent if the weather is bad – but here’s to fab weather and lots of free time play in the woods. Cubs love mud, fresh air and freedom, especially when you give them a theme to play with

Cost of the camp is £70, we need a minimum of 24 cubs to make this viable. As a point of note, 3HH scouts will also be camping at the same venue at the same time, though in a remote spot in the depths of the woods – perhaps we should ambush them? Tee-hee!!!

Camp Form

Camp Poster

Cub Leadership team
Wend and Jon