Blogs written by some of the Scouts for sharing on the website/Facebook page (2023-24 activities)

​Big ‘O’ Orienteering competition (7th October 2023)
In October 2023, the 1st Amersham Common Scout group participated in the Bucks Big ‘O’  orienteering competition. It was in Wendover Woods and was good fun. The walk had good views – very picturesque. We also did quite well – 5th out of about 90. I enjoyed the event a lot.
Overall, I think this is a good, diverse Scout group with a wide range of activities.
Stuart

​Abseiling at PACCAR (13th March 2024)
On the 13th of March we travelled to PACCAR to do some abseiling where we climb down a vast wooden wall with out feet (with shoes) and crate stacking that included having a partner and involved great teamwork by having to climb up blocks one by one until there are no more blocks to climb up. Although I could only do abseiling twice, I had a great time enjoying climbing down a big wall, even if I couldn’t get the opportunity to do crate stacking this time, I had the best of fun.
Haren

​Knife whittling (6th March 2024)
On the 6th March, we did whittling which is where you cut pieces of wood with a knife. We learnt about how to use knives safely. You can do this by having the knife blade facing away when you are not using it and having the sheaf covering the knife. The goal of whittling was to make a very sharp point (similar to a pencil). This was very useful because it is important to whittle in a survival situation to make campfires and things like that.
William

Building a Monkey bridge (24th September 2024)
We built a bridge out of sticks and rope. I like building bridges.
Robert

River Chess visit (27th September 2023)
We went to the river Chess and we got in after rolling our trousers and went fishing with our hand. I would like to play chess in the river Chess.
Fred

Caving at PACCAR (18th October 2023)
I love doing caving at PACCAR. It was fun because it was the right size for me.
Tanish

Sushi Making (31st January 2024)
For Lunar new year we made a mouth-watering sushi with our own fillings such as cumber, sushi rice and seaweed. We used a special mat to fold the sushi into a sphere shape.
Rudra & Mahita

Pancake making (7th February 2024)
We cooked pancakes on a gas stove. And I enjoyed eating the pancakes.
Raaham

Making and playing Ddakji (28th February 2024)
We made  and played Ddakji: it was a Korean game of origami where you have to flip the origami on its back. It was fun and hard.
Sri