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Winter adventure in the snow
11/01/2010
Last weekend 2,500 Scouts from across the UK welcomed in a new year of
adventure. The Scouts from as far as Devon and North Wales braved sub
zero temperatures and fields of snow to camp at Gilwell Park Activity
Centre, the home of Scouting and outdoor adventure.
Every
January, Winter Camp provides the opportunity for Scouts to take part
in over 70 adventurous and fun activities ranging from abseiling to
zorbing.
Over 1,800 boys and girls aged between 10-18 along
with over 600 adult Leaders enjoyed the experience of sleeping in tents
for two nights, cooking on open fires and enjoying a packed snow filled
programme led by a team of 200 adult volunteers.
Grace Denny age 15 from Enfield, North London said: 'It was amazing! Adventures like this make me feel so alive.'
Chief
Scout Bear Grylls, who is well known for his adventures around the
world, said: 'Every young person deserves an adventure. It's great to
see that so many young people are getting stuck into adventurous
activities like climbing, abseiling, quad biking and having a go on the
high ropes, all in the coldest month of the year.'
David Morris
drove his North Wales based Explorer Scout Unit to the event on Friday
evening. He said 'We had a brilliant time. Trying out all these
activities with the Scouts was great. So if you fancy climbing or
zorbing and want to meet some amazing people why not give Scouting a
try?'
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