Easter camp is one of the biggest yearly events on the WWESU calendar, after fireworks and summer camp. This year seemed pretty summery, though, as we had been lucky to get the most gorgeous weather last weekend as we headed off to one of the Unit’s favourite destinations- Snowdonia! Thursday Thursday evening the motley crew […]
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Last weekend 45 members of Wild Wolf Explorer Scout Unit travelled to the middle reaches of the River Thames to undergo training for Duke of Edinburgh expeditions this summer. We were lucky with the weather and had a great time on the water! We do all our DofE expeditions by canoe, and even though the […]
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This weekend a mixed group of Leaders and Explorers headed up to Wales for a weekend of canoeing. Despite having originally planned to take on some whitewater, a combination of high winds and high river levels forced us to abandon this plan and saw us instead honing our skills on the River Severn and Llangollen […]
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What comes to mind when you think of Easter? Bunnies, too much chocolate, a few treasured days off work? Well, our Easter weekend was spent up in the Lake District, tackling activities such as sailing, canoeing, hiking and outdoor climbing. Thursday evening saw us heading up the M1 (along with what felt like half of […]
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With many new Explorers having joined us in September, we decided to run a weekend camp to introduce them to the Unit. To give them a taste of what WWESU is all about, we spent one day doing watersports and the other hiking – two classic Wild Wolf activities! Friday evening saw a group of […]
Read moreEaster Eggs? Check. Excited Explorers? Check. Exhilarating experiences? Check. It must be Easter Camp! On Thursday 13th April, several minibuses packed full of Explorers and their assorted kit headed up to St Brides on Wales’ Pembrokeshire coast for an unforgettable Easter Camp. Friday morning started early for our Explorers; the agenda today, a 20(ish)km hike. […]
Read moreThis adventurous Open Canoeing weekend started with a tour around London in order to collect various people and kit. The long drive to Llangollen seemed to take forever, and most of us were on our last legs when we arrived at the campsite just after 1am. Unfortunately for some, we were due to be up […]
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At 7am last Saturday morning, several intrepid Explorers and Leaders left Scout Park. The minibus was laden with canoes, strapped to every possible surface and stacked on top of each other, until the bus resembled little more than a moving pile of canoes. Having arrived at the River Medway put in, we prepared our lunch […]
Read moreAt Wild Wolf Explorer Scout Unit we are very fortunate to be able to do a lot of DofE expeditions by canoe. In our opinion, letting the water carry the bags is certainly the best way to do a DofE expedition! Paddling is just as much fun for the Leaders as it is for the […]
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Last weekend, the Unit dedicated itself to canoeing. Scouts from all over gathered at Longridge Activity Centre to prepare for, or complete, Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions, and to improve their skills on the water. One Gold DofE team completed a grueling practice expedition along the Thames, to ensure that they were all ready for […]
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