Weekend Patrol Camp

This weekend saw a patrol of Scouts invade Silverwood for what was (for most of them) their first patrol camp. All the tents were put up in time for dinner on Saturday, where bacon sandwiches were prepared on open fire.

After dinner the Scouts headed up to Penistone show, which had loads of exhibitions and stalls to explore. The group managed to locate each other when it was time to leave, which was an impressive feat considering the number of people at the show.

Once back at camp, a meal of Lamb Stew and Pancakes was prepared, once more on open fires and then began to settle down for the night. Of course this cannot be achieved without first playing with the fire for at least an hour or two!


Sunday dawned and the Scouts prepared a hearty breakfast, then decided it was probably time to get some practice in at preparing fires, again! From one element to the next; an impressive water fight followed. Actually the word fight doesn't do it justice; it was war. The Scouts even managed to get the Leaders involved, which led to almost every single person getting wet, with most people even managing to get soapy, chocolaty and even floury!


Once everyone was cleaned up, it was time for lunch and time to pack up and get ready to leave. Morale was high and I think it would be safe to say that everyone had a great weekend!