Well done to Neighbour of the Beast (Oxford) for winning.
It has been a lot of hard work in planning but I was pleased it turned out so
successful.
The weather was good, with temperatures in the mid 20's throughout the weekend
and many of us have the sunburn / or suntans to prove it.
We had an excellent BBQ in the woods, bonfire and story telling, scenic 9½ mile
walk and a car rally which took teams to the edge of the Cotswolds and some of
the nicest villages in this part of the West Country, we had a Boules
Competition, Aunt Sally Contest and Assault Course Challenge. Thanks to everyone
who took part in those events.
The Scout camp now has a new best time for the Assault Course of 3.25 mins.
which I got, beating the Wardens friend who is a TA PT instructor and Cross
Country runner by 1.21 mins.We hope to get certificates out to everyone who attended soon and also a trophy
for the winning team. I did try to get a trophy before the even but our local
Trophy Shop moved out of the city centre and we were pushed for time so I wasn't
able to get over to them.
Apologise for the song competition but there wasn't enough time to include this
and we really needed to hear these songs preformed. When things like this happen
only a time machine can rectify it, understanding and acceptance goes a long
way. We had to move the times around as we were not able to get the helmets for
the Assault course until the warden arrived on site at 11.15am, the original
plan was to get the assault course done by 12.30 and then hear the songs. |
If teams want to forward their songs to the mailing list and / or Plus News /
National Website feel free.
The standard of competition was high, with all but one team in the winning
stakes. There was only a 1/2 point between second (Orange - So'ton Fiends),
third (Lara's Lovelies - South Bucks) and 1 point between third and fourth
(Option z - Dave Filer, Adam Redshaw and Rob Broadfield).
There was an excellent thunder and lightning storm at 2am Sunday morning which
some of us watched from the covered patio or our rooms, as it passed over head
we could see the clouds light up in the distance and the forked lighting flash
across the sky.
Thanks to everyone who helped tidy up at the end. Most teams got maximum points
for this, there were only a couple of slackers.
Thanks also to all those people who helped and supported me over the weekend as
part of the NGOOT team - David Ireland, Adrian Barnard, Tina Bunyan, Jo Walton
and Lisa.
Regards, Jarrett |
