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Scouts Have The Adventure of a Lifetime In The Swiss Mountains
A patrol of Chobham Scouts accompanied by their Leaders have returned from an unforgettable week in Switzerland, taking part in KIX 26 – the triennial Surrey Scouts expedition to the historic home of world scouting’s permanent jamboree at Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC). We left Chobham on the evening of Friday 21st August, as part…
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Scouts Help Maintain Historic Pet Cemetery
A small group of Chobham Scouts Scouts spent some time helping to clear up Chobham’s historic pet cemetery, which is looked after by Barry Frazer, who works tirelessly to keep it in tip-top condition.It was a real honour for the troop to help clear the leaves, recreate the path, gently clean some of the headstones…
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Community Work and Group Summer BBQ
To mark the end of the summer term and scouting year the whole group – beavers, cubs, scouts, leaders and parents – got together to give back to the community and earn their BBQ. Turnout was high for the last OGLE of the year. OGLE stands for Old Graveyard Landscaping Enterprise. It’s the name we…
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Scouts slay the Welsh dragon: hiking the Dragon’s Back in the Brecon Beacons
The Scouts, led by leaders Jim, Ralph and Helen, yesterday completed the challenging Dragon’s Back circular hike in the Brecon Beacons. The 13.1km route took us to the summit of Waun Fach, the third highest peak in the Brecon Beacons (only ~10m off the highest Pen-y-Fan), with 670 metres of ascent along the way –…
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KIX26 – The adventure is getting real
Eight Chobham Scouts took a big step this week, collecting their KiX 2026 t-shirts ahead of this summer’s expedition. The Alps are calling.In August, the group heads to the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland for nine days of proper adventure — high mountain walks, white-water rafting on the River Aare, the stunning Oeschinensee…
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Ivinghoe Beacon Hike
A full patrol accompanied by parents and leaders had a great time doing a 12km circular hike from Ashridge north to Ivinghoe Beacon at the end of March. As well as being one of the more prominent high points in this part of England, it marks one end of the Ridgeway. While there was a…
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