5th Spen Valley

Scout Group

5th Spen Valley Scout Group

France 2008

The Scouts, Explorers and Leaders from the 1st, 3rd and 5th Spen Valley Scout Groups are back from their fantastic 8 day Ardeche and Alps adventure in France.

The Scouts and Explorers spent 3 days canoeing on the river including a 30Km, two day, descent of the Ardeche Gorge. If the river leaders are to be believed, the Ardeche is a circular river built by Harry Willis for his beloved Madeline!

We also hiked up an Alp and bivouacked at a remote campsite in the woods and there were lots of other activities onsite at Domaine de Segries, our main base.

Here are some pictures of the scouts tackling the rapids on the Ardeche, hiking and bivouacking at Embrun and their day trip to Avignon; there's loads more pictures to follow, watch this space….

   

Scouts do their morning shakedown - click here for full size version.

Latest news

Tree Planting

Around 80 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Parents and Leaders turned up at Fan Wood Camp Site, Gomersal to plant new trees. Greg the warden was thrilled with the turnout and thanked the 5th for all their hard work. Follow the link for some photos of the day.

France 2008 - Alps Adventure

The Scouts, Explorers and Leaders from the 1st, 3rd and 5th Spen Valley Scout Groups are back from their fantastic 8 day Ardeche and Alps adventure in France.

New Calendar

The programme page has been replaced by a Yahoo! Group calendar. If you're not a member, join now,

New Tents

West Yorkshire Free Masons have kindly donated £1500 for the group to buy new tents and equipment.

Fund Raising

Several events have raised lots of cash recently, mainly towards the Scout's France trip.