6th Plympton Scout Troop

What is Scouts

The Scout Section is for young people, usually aged between 10½ and 14 years. A young person can come in to the Troop at 10 and may stay until they are 15 years old. The Scout Troop is the third and final Section in the Scout Group.
Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the key approach and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for his or her achievements there are a number of Challenges Awards and Activity Badges. Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes
Being outdoors is important and half the Programme is given over to taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities, anything from abseiling to gliding

The Scout Promise is:

On My Honour, I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God and to the Queen,
To help other people
And to keep the Scout Law

The Scout Law is:

A Scout is to be trusted.
A Scout is loyal.
A Scout is friendly and considerate.
A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of Scouts.
A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property.
A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.

The Scouts are run by a Scout Leader : Rick Wiles
Assistant Scout Leader: Keith Finch
Scouts also have the regular help of : Nigel Mace and Adam Macdonald

If you would like more information about Scouts either click the link for email or phone mobile 07877 830029

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This year Scouts have done:

Please Note some Scouts are not permitted to have their picture on the website.

In 2009 Plympton and Ivybridge Districted celebrated St Georges Day in Plympton on Sunday 24th April. The day was overcast but dry as we meet at Plympton health Centre car Park. This year are troop were few in numbers as most were away on holiday and other commitments. Each year we join together march to one of the church's in the district to renew our promise. were remind of our Scout promise:The Scout Law is:

A Scout is to be trusted.
A Scout is loyal.
A Scout is friendly and considerate.
A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of Scouts.
A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property.
A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.

6th Plympton Scouts form up ready for the off. Note the smiling faces

Plympton and Ivybridge marching to St Mary's Chruch.

The Lord and Lady Maress speak to the young people.

In May the Scouts did there river walk from Coy Pool to Plymbridge. This is always well enjoyed by most of the Scouts. Once we get to Plymbridge all the older Scouts and most of the younger ones went for swim. Three Scouts took the opportunely to swim 25 meters with there clothes on as part of there stage 3 swimming badge.

Last year the Scouts did:

This Year the Scouts joined the rest of Plympton and Ivybridge district in Ivybridge for the St Georges Day Service. We all met in the main car park so we could parade our flags and march to Ivybridge Community Collaege. The vicar talked about being prepared and helping other people. Helping other people is part of the Scouts Promise and a scout should always be prepared.

In May the Scouts went to Huishwoods Scout camp in Somerset. This is always an enjoyable camp as the scouts get to do Shooting, Archery, Climbing. Normally we also go canoeing, but this year we were not allowed to enter the water as the Water Authority would not allow the Somerset Scout canoeing club toaccess the river to renew the steps that were slowly rotting away. The Scouts also leaned how to light a fire without matches.

A Scout starting his climb to the top. It isn't as easy as it looks. He makes it to the top first time.

Another Scout starting his climb. This is his first time on this climbing wall

This Scout is determined to make it to the top. It is hard work and some Scouts make it look easy.

As I said before it was this Scouts first time on the wall. As you can see he is doing well and near the top.

After Climbing up the wall the Scouts can abseil down. Once you have started there is no going back. But it is easy from here on.

A Scout doing his Climbing Badge helps at the top and looks out as another Scout starts. The first bit is always the hardest

Having done it before some Scout start to come down faster and even start to push away from the wall.

This Scout stops half way down to pose for the camera.

Scouts do the cooking on most camps as part of their Camp Cook Badge.

A fry up on it's way and it is always a big hit with most Scouts. The Scouts have this for one of the mornings on camp

Scouts eating lunch, There is always plenty of food to eat including apples, oranges and banana's

Well someone has to do it. All the Scouts wash up at least once. There is a downside to the fry up, it is the worst to wash up!!

On some camps of more than 2 days the Scouts cook some meals on a Trangins.

Group of Scouts waiting for their shooting to start

Scouts listening to the instructions before they start shooting

Scout listening to the instructions before they start shooting

At the begining of June the scouts went on a river walk, we were lucky with the weather. It rained the day before and the day after, but it was nice on the day. We started at Coypool in Plympton and walked up the river to Plymbridge. Once there the Scouts went swimming. We also had a vist from an old ASL who had come all the way from Australia for a visit, he was heard to say that he missed the river walk that much that he came over just for it! The only problem was the water was a bit colder than he is used.

Mid June the Scouts went on a camp to Callisham Cross. This is a greenfield camp, good for taking the Scouts back to basics. The Scouts did some emergency shelter building in the woods behind the field. The shelters were all different and with a bit more cover would have kept them dry if it rained. The Scouts also did some Pioneering. On one of the days Scouts had to build a raft that would take them across a river. On the other day the Scouts were told to build a bridge to cross a river. The Scouts also tried there hand at backwoods cooking. This is cooking on an open fire with out the use of pots and pans. Don't worry the Scouts didn't go hungry, we also had a BBq.

The group that were camping at Callisham Cross. We were joined by three older Scouts that have moved on to the Explorer Unit and are are now young leaders.

Scouts in four groups having dug their holes for the fires and get them light. No lighter were used to start the fires.

Scouts cooking beef strew in a water mellon. It is important to keep the fire going so you can keep using the embers to cook the food.

The Scouts also tried cooking eggs in oranges. This gives the egg an unique taste. It is better to heat and dry out the orange first.

At the end of June the Scouts put into pratice what their had learned on the Callisham Cross camp. We went to Plymbridge and asked the Scouts to build some rafts that we would put in the water and try them to make sure their would stay afloat. Three groups all made the same design, but all had different ways of holding the barrels to the wood. Two did loose a barrel or two. Seating was also an issue.

This design did hold the floats together all the time which made the raft the best, seating was an issue. Paddling was also a problem.

Did loose one of the barrels. The seating was a lot more comfortable. Paddling was a bit difficult.

Seating on this raft was comfortable, but it did lose a barrel or two. As this was narrow paddling it was a lot easier.

The Scouts then had a relay race from one side back to the other. A bit of cheating did start with scouts hanging on the back and using their feet to push the rafts over.

All three rafts on the water. two heading back and the one with two Scouts is on it's way out.

The cheating has started, you will see one Scout at the back kicking his feet in the water to help push the raft along.

The next task is to see how many Scouts could get on each raft without it hitting the floor.

There is a raft under this lot. The most that one raft would take was 10 Scouts. It then hit the floor.

On the 1st July the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Plymouth visited the group. While they were at the school they presented the Scouts with their Fitness Challenge Badge. The Scouts did a mile run, bleep test, push ups and situps. Once all the presentations were made the Scouts showed the Lord Mayor how to make a raft. This was followed by a BBq.