Over the last few months we’ve been building up a good relationship with another of our local Scout Groups. They have very kindly let us use their climbing wall and use their Scout Hut and grounds to camp at overnight. This has come about because our Assistant Scout Leader has been doing some climbing training with their Scout Leaders.
As part of one of their conversations they had, they said that they didn’t know too much about the use of axes and knives, making fires and knotting. They do know a lot about archery however!
So last night 4 of our Leaders, including myself, went to their Scout Hut to show the Scouts and Leaders how to safely use knives, axes and bow saws and how to light a fire. We also took a hurricane lamp for them to light as well.
We all had a good evening and both the Scouts and the Leaders learned a lot. We were happy to go and show them and it was even better to note that everyone went home with the same number of fingers as when they started! They learned how to use everything safely, which is what it was all about.
Their Scouts will now be joining ours on a camp at the end of August where all their new skills will be put to good use.
It’s great to be able to help each other out like this as we all get to use new resources, learn new skills and make new friends. That’s Scouting!