BIG FDL
3rd Gidea Park Scout Group
web site . . .
HQ. The Rowswell Hall, St Michaels Church, Gidea Park.
 Beavers (6 - 8 years) Tues & Fri | Cubs (8 - 10.5) Tues & Fri | Scouts (10.5 - 14) 7:30 Thur
 SUMMER CAMPS - THE 1980s
It's all about Summer Camp.
Everything the Scouts do is getting ourselves ready for summer camp. This page lists as many of our summer camps as we can remember.
 
 1989
scouts
1989
WHERE: Scotland
BASECAMP: Invertrossachs Scout Camp Site
NUMBER OF SCOUTS: 7
NUMBER OF VENTURES: 0
THE BIG HIKE:

Ben Ledi 879m
REPORT: Here.

 
 1988
scouts
Drum Hill
WHERE: Derby
BASECAMP: Drum Hill Scout Campsite
NUMBER OF SCOUTS: 10
NUMBER OF VENTURES: 0
THE BIG HIKE:

Kinder Scout. Older Scouts went out on overnight expedition.
Patrol hike to Dale Abbey

REPORT:  

 
 1987
scouts
1987
WHERE: The Swiss Alps
BASECAMP: Kandersteg International Scout Centre
NUMBER OF SCOUTS: 8
NUMBER OF VENTURES: 6
THE BIG HIKE:

Kanderfirns overnight for Ventures, Lotchenpasse overnight for the Scouts.
REPORT: The above picture is a 3GP Scouts at the Lotchenpasse

 
 1986
scouts
 
WHERE: Germany
BASECAMP: Brexbachtal Scout Campsite
NUMBER OF SCOUTS: ?
NUMBER OF VENTURES: ?
THE BIG HIKE:


REPORT: This camp was joint with the district or county?

 
 1985
scouts
 
WHERE: The Lake District national Park
BASECAMP: ?
NUMBER OF SCOUTS: ?
NUMBER OF VENTURES: 0
THE BIG HIKE:


REPORT: Blisteringly hot the first day. Horizontal rain every other day. After that experience the Bell ends were purchased for the dining shelters.

 
 SUMMER CAMPS

We have gaps to fill and we have different opinions from different sources.....

 
     
 SUMMER CAMPS
1984 Scotland Callander (In what is now regarded as the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park)
1983 Cornwall Fowey
1982 Wales Machynlleth

1981

Wales - (A.M)
Wales - The Gower Peninsula (C.H)

Monmouth (A.M.)
Pwll Du, Gower Peninsula, South Wales (C.H)
1980 Yorkshire Dales National Park Grassington, Wharfedale
 
 SUMMER CAMPS


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