Ruislip Beavers and Cubs Remembrance Day Service

This year 2nd/9th Ruislip Scout Group had the privilege of leading the Remembrance Day Service in the Ruislip Woods Youth Chapel in Mad Bess Woods.

The work to prepare the chapel had started a couple of weeks before - the grass needed cutting (it was full of tree saplings), the hedges needed trimming and reducing in height, and a general tidy up was required.

IT WAS COLD!

The weather for the 20th Chilly Goat Challenge was perfect! Cold and dry!

Camping

2nd/9th Ruislip Scouts arrived at Phasels Wood with the other troops on the Friday night, and pitched their tents in the dark

The nights were very cold - the air temperature was about minus 7 degrees Celsius. In the mornings the Scouts had icicles on the inside of their tents where the moisture from their breath had condensed on the tent material and frozen as they slept!

2nd/9th Ruislip joined 4th Harrow Scouts on a Christmas adventure with two nights at their HQ and a day in London.

Post Office Museum

The Scouts took the London Underground to the Postal Museum. They looked at all the exhibitions and learned about the history of the postal service.

Across the road they visited the Mail Rail that used to be used to deliver mail across London on a special underground railway.

Ruislip Scouts Remembrance Day Parade

2nd/9th Ruislip Scouts were proud to take part in the parade and service this year.

2nd/9th were well represented with 10 Scouts parading at the rear of the Ruislip troops of Rusilip Eastcote Northwood Scouts.

During the service at Ruislip War Memorial, Simon Dyke, Group Lead Volunteer at 12th Ruislip Scouts layed a wreath on behalf of Ruislip Eastcote Northwood Scouts.

REN District Hillwalking Activity

Ruislip Eastcote Northwood District Scouts organised a hugely successful long weekend of hillwalking and gorge scrambling. 32 Scouts, including seven from 2nd/9th Ruislip Scouts joined 15 leaders for this memorable trip to Eryri National Park. We stayed in the Girl Guide hostel Felin Bach in Caeathro.

Snowdon

On Saturday, all the Scouts walked to the top of Snowdon – all 1085 m – in six groups of up to six Scouts, each with two leaders. The different groups used different routes up the mountain, Pyg Track, Miners Track, Snowdon Ranger and Llanberis Path. All the groups returned via Llanberis Path.