Well done to everyone that took part to help make our 2018 Sponsored Walk, Family BBQ and AGM such a success. Whether you walked the route, cut the grass, prepared the food, cooked the food, or even just ate it, helped with road crossings, put the tables and chairs out or away, led the singing…
Category: Explorers
Explorer Scouts are the senior section at Hessle Scout Group and are open to all young people aged 14½ to 18.
The Explorer section was officially formed in September 2008; although the Explorers did exist prior to this date but were attached to the Cubs and Scouts as young leaders.
The Explorers usually meet on a Thursday evening between 7pm and 9pm in School Term time, but this often changes to accommodate the programme.
The section is fortunate to have a strong leadership and support team; this gives the young people the chance to experience a varied and exciting programme. If you think you are up for the challenge of outdoors activities which include climbing, camping, kayaking, hiking and basically having fun and meeting new people then use the email below to contact us.
For further information, please contact explorers@hesslescoutgroup.co.uk
Remembrance Sunday 2017
What a fantastic turn out from all our young people and leaders today – over a hundred of us. Smartly dressed in uniforms with smiles on faces despite the cold weather. Well done everyone!
End of Term Fun
Explorers have completed the term playing ten pin bowling and pool (with maybe a bit of cheating!) Enjoy the summer and good luck to those awaiting exam results.
GILWELL24
Gilwell 24 is 24 hours of non-stop action! Can Hessle Explorers manage to stay awake for 24 hours? With numerous adventurous and exciting activities across the site to keep them entertained – from fairground rides to bands and a huge disco, to zip wire, water slides and bag jump… and everything in between! Looks like they are having a fantastic time so far.
SPY CAMP
We all managed to pass security and had a fantastic time at Spy Camp in Bail Wood. The sun shone all weekend, we built dens, went on hikes, cracked codes, got to sit in a hovercraft, cooked on fires, had a water fight, sang around the campfire, used our imagination at Q’s base, completed the…
A Wizard Weekend
All things Harry Potter was the theme of the 2016 Group Camp, and 107 members of Hessle Scout Group had a fantastic time at Primrose Hill Campsite, Brigg. The weekend began at Platform 9 3/4 on Friday evening with Hagrid welcoming everyone to camp, and then on to the sorting hat ceremony where we all…
Jamboree on the Trail 2015
Well done to everyone who took part in the Hessle Scout Group Sponsored walk as part of the worldwide Jamboree on the Trail 2015. Sponsorship money is still being collected, and once we have a final total details will be published. Thank you to the Explorers and leaders for organising us all, and making sure…
Explorers are looking for a new leader!
Hessle Explorers are looking for a fun, active and enthusiastic adult to join their leadership team! We need someone who can help deliver an action packed programme to our 14-18 age group. No previous experience necessary, just a sense of adventure! Please get in touch if you have any questions or queries about the role!
Wolds Challenge 2015
This year we entered 2 teams into the Wolds Challenge, a day hike competition to test navigation and teamwork skills. Both teams completed the course with only one team having a slight navigational error! We are still waiting for the official results of where the two teams placed.
St George’s Activity Day 2015
Today saw the entire Scout Group attend the joint St George’s Activity Day between Blacktoft Beacon & Beverley and Hornsea Districts. The morning was full of activities for everyone to have a go at; there was scooters, stomp rockets, crossbows, cooking on fires & martial arts to name a few! In the afternoon all sections paraded…
Seaside visit
On Thursday 17th July Hessle Explorers organised a Blacktoft Beacon District Explorers end of term seaside visit to South Shore at Bridlington. The event was attended by Explorers and leaders from Hessle, South Cave, Kirk Ella, Howden and Snaith. Everyone had fish & chips provided by Linda at Mushy P’s fish & chip shop followed…
Hessle Open Gardens
On Sunday 6th July Paul the Explorer Leader gratefully received a cheque for £600 from the Hessle West Open Gardens team. This money was a follow on from some donated the year before to start the build on the outdoor activity area at the rear of the Scout Den. The money this year is intended…
Gilwell24 – 2014
Our Explorers joined 5,000 other Explorers at the Gilwell24 event 11th to 13th July at Gilwell Scout Park, Chingford. The event ran from 0900 on Saturday and finished at 0900 on the Sunday, it was a great success as the photos will show you. Everyone had a fantastic time and most managed to continue with…
County Monopoly Run – Hull 2014
On the 28th June our Explorers joined 130 other Explorers from the rest of the county to take part in the Monopoly Run in the city of Hull. The event took place on the same day as the Lord Mayer parade, there were street acts, fairground rides, live music and of course 130 Explorers running…
Group Camp 2014
The Explorers joined the rest of Hessle Scout Group for the annual Group Camp on 19th to 21st June 2014. They all enjoyed the weekend with 117 young Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers attending. The activities included climbing, archery, rifle range, grass sledging, hike, assault course, snake and reptile handling, climbing frames and water slides….
12th June – Alex invested on the shore
We invested Alex tonight down by the river side during the orange chocolate brownie cooking challenge with a twist. Hessle Explorers out in the open air!
12th June 2014 – Orange Brownies with a Twist!
Tonight Ciaran organised the activity down on the river shore. The Explorers were all given an orange, chocolate brownie mix and a cinnamon dough twist. They split into pairs and set about lighting small fires then prepared the oranges by scooping out the contents and adding the brownie mix. This was then placed in the…
6th June – A night with the stars
On Friday 6th June the Explorers were set an overnight pioneering challenge at Raywell Park. They had to construct a sleeping platform using 3 different knots and lashings big enough and strong enough for 8 of them to spend the night under the stars. The result was fantastic and they even managed a couple of…
6th June – Explorers go Platinum
On Friday 6th June two of our Explorers were presented with their Chief Scouts Platinum Awards by the District Commissioner at Raywell Park before starting the overnight pioneering challenge. To gain this award they have both completed expeditions, played rugby for a local team, taken part in lots of fun activities and supported younger members…
18th May – Hessle Open Gardens Bus team
Hessle Open Gardens Organisation help local charities through their annual open gardens event. Last year they helped the Scout Group with funding for the outdoor activity area. This year they asked us to help them by running a minibus route around Hessle. The leaders stepped up to this challenge. They divided up the hours between…
18th May – Hessle Open Gardens
The Explorers help prepare the community minibus for the leaders to provide a bus service for the annual Hessle Open Gardens. The Open Gardens is a fund raiser for many local charities and Hessle Scout Group has benefitted from this with funds to kick start our new outdoor activity area. This year we are helping…
17th May 2014 – Welton Waters Activity Centre
On Saturday 17th May 2014 we took the Explorers to Welton Waters Activity Centre www.wwac.org.uk for the RYA Push The Boat Out event http. This was a fantastic opportunity to spend the day on the water trying out new sports. The team had a go at Windsurfing, Kayaking, Canoeing, pull boat sailing, dinghy sailing and jetty…
8th May 2014 – Whittling challenge
While the Explorers were waiting for their turn in the rifle range they were set a whittling challenge. They were all given a piece of branch each and set about carving a walking stick. The Explorers interpretation of carving and whittling gave some interesting results. All fingers remained intact.
8th May 2014 – Snipers
On Thursday 8th May 2014 the Explorers under the supervision of Sean the Scout Leader took to the range for a bit of sniper training. It was a good night up at Raywell air rifle range with some good scores. It’s been a while since we last had a shoot and the team really enjoyed…
1st May 2014 – Jane is invested
On Thursday 1st May 2014 Jane was invested as a leader by Audrey the District Training Manager. Jane has been in an adult support role since the unit officially started in 2008 supporting Paul but hasn’t gone into uniform until now as she was the chairperson of the Group Executive committee. We welcome Jane in…
27th April 2014 – Explorer Wolds Challenge Award
At the St. George’s Day Parade on Sunday 27th April Hessle Explorer team 2 were awarded a certificate for the fasted Explorer team in Blacktoft Beacon district in the Wolds Challenge hike event. This was presented by Linda the District Commissioner. This is a fantastic achievement and demonstrated Hessle Explorers commitment to the district. Well…
4th – 6th April 2014 – Young Leader Training Weekend
Four of our Explorers started the Young Leader Training programme at the weekend at Raywell Scout Park. This involves the completion of training modules delivered by the Humberside Young Leaders training team which earn them a badge and certificate. Over the weekend they put in a lot of hours in lectures and training. They now have…
3rd April 2014 – Alternative cooking – BBQ in a Tin
This week the Explorers set about making a new kind of cooker. It involved a large tin can, tin foil and a grill. They used charcoal as their heat source, which some were more successful at using than others!
23rd March 2014 – Explorers support the Beavers for Sports Relief
2 of our Explorers supported the Beavers with the Sports Relief Mile run. 1 of them even put on a pink Tutu to add a bit of fun to the event.
22nd March 2014 – Wold Challenge Hike
Our Explorers entered 2 teams in the Wold Challenge hike this year. This is a navigation, map and route planning challenge. The route concentrates on navigating over the moorland and some hills with a mixture of fields and lowland valleys, farmland and woods; the navigation is the key to success. Our teams did fantastic with…
8th March 2014 – Spring Hike
Explorers took part in a navigation challenge against the clock. At each checkpoint they had a navigation challenge to complete before receiving the next 6 figure grid reference to navigate to. The morning finished in the pub for hot coffee and snacks.
1st March 2014 – Explorers go fencing
Not quite what the Explorers had in mind when we offered them the chance to go fencing on a Saturday morning. We supported the Group again with the erection of the security fencing for the new outdoor activity area. They were rewarded with bacon sandwiches by June the Scout Group mother.
27th February 2014 – Explorers Own
The team organised a “Cube” style set of challenges which involved balancing balls, catching balls in cups and lots of coordination skills. Great fun.
13th February 2014 – Pull the cord
We invested in para-cord and clips for the Explorers to learn the art of para-cord weaving to make a practical bracelet with a clip that contained a whistle. All enjoyed.
6th February 2014 – Trading Post
The Explorers took part in a traditional Scout trading post with a bit of a potato twist at the start of the evening. They had to peel a potato skin and there were points for the longest single length of peel. This produced some interesting interpretations of the words “single length of peel”. It was…
January 2014 – Scrum down with the Beavers
3 of our Explorers play for Hessle RUFC under 15’s and they supported the Beavers with their Fitness challenge by delivering rugby union skills and some fitness activities. Both the Explorers and the Beavers had a great night.
16th January 2014 – Team building
The Explorers built on the team spirit they all share with some interesting challenges which encouraged working together to achieve the goal.
11th January 2014 – Explorers lead the way with new project
The Explorers provided a strong labour force to assist with the new outdoor activity area at the Scout HQ. They helped with the clearing of the ground in preparation for the new security fencing, door and paving. Some of them even got to drive the JCB.
3rd April 2014 – Alternative Cookers
This week the Explorers set about making a new kind of cooker. It involved a large tin can, tin foil and a grill. They used charcoal as their heat source, which some were more successful at using than others!
13th March 2014 – Fire Brigade take control
We visited the Humberside Fire & Rescue control room at the HQ building. This was a very interesting evening and really good to see the type of technology at the finger tips of the controllers and the type of incidents they deal with. We witnessed live incidents and it was an eye opener for the…
22nd February 2014 – Founders Day fundraising
The Scout Group supported by the Explorer unit held a fundraising table top sale. This was a fantastic effort by all and the long hours paid off with a massive £652 raised. Well done.
Look what we’ve done in 2013
What did you do this summer? If you were at Hessle Explorers you could have enjoyed this……….