Scout Camp Craft Competition

Description

• ^17th – 19th May 2024
• Arrival from 7:00pm on Friday
• Scouts need to have their camping areas set up and be ready for the opening at 9:00pm
• Collection at 3:00pm on Sunday
• Teams of 4 – 6 Scouts (all to be within the Scout age range on the day of the competition)
• This year’s price is £7.50 per Scout

Teams need to bring the following equipment:

• Tents
• Dining shelter
• Tables and chairs
• Kitchen set-up – including choice of cooker and fuel
• Cooking utensils
• Food for their planned menu
• Appropriate storage for their chosen food

Teams need to bring the following equipment:
• Tents
• Dining shelter
• Tables and chairs
• Kitchen set-up – including choice of cooker and fuel Please ensure your Scouts are familiar with the stove and fuel they are bringing to use. The Nights Away Permit holder for the Section needs to ensure the safe set-up of stoves on the Friday evening, e.g. gas pipes/connections checked. https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/safety/keeping-safe-at-camp/how-to-use-a-aerosol-gas-stove-safely/
• Cooking utensils
• Food for their planned menu
• Appropriate storage for their chosen food

If more than 1 Team is attending from your Troop, then each Team must have their own set of equipment. E.g. a dining shelter per Team, stove per Team, etc. With the increased numbers this year, this will allow to clearly award (or deduct!) points for camp set-up, cleanliness and maintenance over the weekend.

Scouts will also need the usual personal kit for a weekend camp, including waterproofs, their uniform shirt and their necker. Any electronics are brought at their own risk and there are no charging facilities available for young people.

Personal penknives can be brought by Scouts, but these must only be used for an appropriate activity. Use of them inappropriately or in an unsafe manner will result in them being confiscated until the end of the event.

Any axes, saws, etc for cutting firewood, must only be used within a designated cutting area that Scout Teams will need to setup and bring the appropriate equipment to set these up with.
The competition will start from 7:00pm where they will be scored for the setup of their team’s camping area, including their cooking area. Teams are welcome to clearly define their camping area, construct gateways, put up a sign, etc if they wish.

At 9:00pm everyone will congregate for flag break and to start the event. An explanation of the weekend will be given, and expectations set. After this Scouts should return to their camps to prepare and eat supper. Supper is not a meal that will be judged, but Leaders will be visiting camps during this time to view set-ups more closely.

On Saturday morning Scouts are expected to cook a breakfast of their choice that will be judged at 9:00am.

During the day, whilst the Cub competition is running, Scout teams will be taking part in a Trading Post. They will be given their transaction cards and price lists at breakfast so they can begin planning out their day. They should note the opening times of the Trading Post (shown on the front of their transaction cards) and ensure they are punctual to these if they want to earn as many points as possible!

Lunch will not be judged, and Scouts can eat this at a time of their choosing during Saturday.
At 6:00pm we expect Scouts to be enjoying a two-course meal for their tea, that they have prepared and cooked. This will be judged.

Saturday evening will consist of; a last chance to visit the Trading Post, before transactions cards are collected in, a campfire with the Explorers on site too and a BBQ supper that will be centrally catered for all young people and Leaders.

On Sunday, Scouts will need to be up and eating breakfast by 8:00am, which will be judged. This does not need to be a cooked breakfast this time.

Everyone will need to around the flagpole for 8:45am to hear the explanation of the day’s bases. Teams will then rotate around 8 challenge bases to complete their competition. Scores from the whole weekend will be added together to determine the winning team.

Scout Leaders need to provide their own food and means of cooking this for the weekend. You are welcome to use the kitchen on site for this.

 

For all Young People, you will need to provide the information on the Activity Form provided below. However, this can be in your preferred format though – OSM spreadsheet or individual forms. We will require a copy of all Scouts’ information, which should be handed in at check-in on Friday night.

Scout Leaders are welcome to camp for the weekend and we would appreciate your help running the bases. If your Scout team is attending without any Leaders please issue the team leader with a Nights Away Passport for the event.