http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress News from Scouting in Harborough District Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:50:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Work has continued through the summer to complete the jobs at Fleckney scout HQ. Unfortunatly there was a very poor turn out of parents at the work weekend but the leaders and district team got stuck in with the help of a couple of parents. We have nearly finished the ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=438 This Summer Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre is going to try and conquer Everest. In one weekend we are going to try to abseil the height of Everest via muiltiple abseils down our tower. To do this we need to do 932 abseils over the weekend. Therefore we need volunteers to come and ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=415 More than 100 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Leaders and Parents took part in the district sponsored walk over the weekend. Some Scouts from the Bowdens set out on Saturday Morning. They stopped off at Foxton and Fleckney before ending at Great Glen in the evening. They then stayed over night at ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=397 The Kingfisher Beaver Scouts (3rd M.H) spent a quiet Saturday morning fishing in the River Welland. We caught loads of tiddlers and the first catch of the day went to Lucas Mountford. The morning was rounded off with ice-lollypops. For More Pictures CLICK HERE.   Sheila      http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=403 4 mallard beavers invested on the 10/05/2010 [caption id="attachment_394" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="From left to right- Edward Shakespeare, George Linsell, Thomas Dicicco, Benjamin Marsh."][/caption] http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=393 Market Harborough District Scouts St Georges Day Church Parade took place on Sunday 25th April. More than 300 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers marched from Symingtoms Rec to St Dionysius Church where a service took place. During the service awards were presented  to members of the district by Eric Gamble, District ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=378 Today we held the 2nd Market Harborough Cub Hike, well 2nd for me as ADC Cubs. Kibworth Cubs hosted the event this time and 11 teams took part in the event. The hike this year was a circular course starting and finishing at the Kibworth HQ and all teams had to complete ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=372 An awards reception was held by Leicestershire Scouts at Rawlins Community College, Quorn. With over two hundred and fifty people in attendance the evening consisted of some Scouters receiving there national awards presented by our County Commissioner Byron Chatburn (who just arrived back form America in time) after flight restrictions ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=363 On Tuesday 20th April there was a Duke of Edinburgh/Chief Scout Awards ceremony at County Hall hosted by the Chairman, Roger White and his wife.  Matt Hampson, the President of Leics Scouts was also there.  (Our County Commissioner, Byron Chatburn was stuck in Florida). [caption id="attachment_358" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="District Explorers Receive ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=357 Fleckney Scout Group received a grant of £4,850 from Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch Association. This grant brings to a total of just over £17,000 that has been raised by the Group Executive Committee since September 2009. The money has been used to alter the entrance to the building and to ... http://www.harboroughscouts.org.uk/wordpress/?p=347