Explorer News & Blogs

The Scout Group was recently delighted to receive a £250.00 grant from the Hexham Rotary Club. We are using the donation to purchase another Inflatable Kayak & Bouyancy aid to add to our range of Watersports equipment. Apart from canoes the Group has also recently purchased 4 Paddle boards & 2 inflatable kayaks. These have been a tremendous hit with our young members who have made full use of them at Dilston Scout camp during this Summers term. 

The photograph shows our Group Lead Volunteer Stuart Ford & Scouts from the Troop receiving the cheque from the Club President Mr Norman Wicks.

The Scout Group is in the process of purchasing equipment to set up our new air rifle & Pistol range which will operate in the main hall of the Lookwide Centre. Easily installed the range will allow six people to shoot at once. This doubles our capacity from the range currently in use in the garage. The Leaders will be undergoing training to enable them to instruct not only with air rifles, but Pistols which have recently been purchased. The photos show some of the new equipment we have purchased.

The Scout Troop & the Lookwide Explorers have just returned from a fantastic Summer camp to Adelboden in Switzerland with Venture Abroad.

Located in Hari 5 & 6 Chalet, in this beautifil & picturesque Swiss village, the 44 Scouts, Explorers, Leaders & helpers took part in several fun activities during the nine day camp.

This included the Adelboden Adventure park with Zip wires & bridge jumping, swimming at the Panorama olympic sized pool, Rafting on the river Aare to Bern, a trip to Kandersteg & the cable car up to the toboggan run and the beautiful Oeschinen lake, a cable car trip up to Tschenten Alp above the town of Adelboden and a visit to the Cheese & Chocolate factories at Gruyere.

A camp video is currently being compiled & will be shown to Camp members and Parents in due course.