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Bear Takes to Air to Visit Scouts from Dorset

Chief Scout Bear Grylls will take to the air at the weekend to meet over 3000 Scouts from Dorset at Dragon 24. While there, Bear and the young people attending will take part in a range of activities including water … Continue reading

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3rd and 25th for Weymouth Explorers

Two teams from Weymouth successfully completed the Southern 50 Challenge yesterday in high spirits and settled down for an early evening of rest. Well rested and eager for the results, ‘Team we’re too sexy for our boots’ achieved 25th place … Continue reading

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Team Gauntlett complete the southern 50

Evan, Dan, Jack and Ryan completed the southern 50 challenge, 30kms across the Chilterns at 17:20.  Final rankings are yet to be published, however they were one of the first few teams to arrive back. Congratulations! Team 137- team we’re … Continue reading

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Team 132- Gauntlett hit checkpoint 17

16:04 and Team Gauntlett have rounded the penultimate checkpoint in the Southern 50 challenge.  The weather has turned, so the teams are now walking through drizzle, mist and deteriorating ground conditions. 1 more checkpoint to go and they will be … Continue reading

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Team Gauntlett still on course…

Team Gauntlett from Weymouth have just left checkpoint 13 of the Southern 50 Challenge.  Having overtaken more than 10 teams so far, they are proving to be strong contenders. Conditions underfoot are very muddy and wet, although the rain has … Continue reading

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Dorset Scouts set off on Southern 50 adventure

Two teams from Dorset have just left Watlington Church Hall, Oxfordshire on a 30km race across the Chiltern Hills. Continue reading

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Ancient Maces in care of Local Scouts

lWeymouth Scouts were firmly on the guest at the Mayor’s Christmas Carol service this weekend as they carried ancient maces, being used for only the second time in 170 years. Continue reading

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Scouting on Ice

Yesterday saw a team of Dorset Scouts’ finest Skaters take to the ice for the BIC ice rink press launch. The event was hosted by TV’s Chris Jarvis and included displays from professional ice skaters as well as a pair of “ice queens. Continue reading

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Inter-net – Network event of the Decade

Inter-net 2011 is the ultimate week-long, action packed camp for summer 2011, being held at Newbury Showground, Berkshire from the 23rd – 30th July.
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Bere Regis Scouts Remember them

At 4 am on a dark, cold November morning a group of 30 young people and their Leader Team began their travels to Belgium and France to visit and pay their respects to some of the places where men from our local parishes had travelled, fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice. The aim of the project to make the Act of Remembrance more meaningful to the younger generation . Continue reading

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