Leader’s Skills Weekend

This is our annual event to provide leaders with practical skills and knowledge that’s outside the core training programme.

The event involves a number of practical training sessions offering the opportunity to not only learn and develop your basic Scouting skills but also time to network with other like minded leaders from across the county.

The weekend has been designed to provide practical hands-on skills at basic and advanced skill levels.

To include the following:

• Adventurous activities hints and tips including permits, kayak expeditions and how to assist with harnessing and helmets
• Axe and Saw
• Backwoods cooking (basic and advanced) to include preparation and cooking of parcels, twists, haybox stews, deer/rabbit/pigeon/pheasant/fish/jack fruit
• Basic knots
• Campfire leader tips (Sunday only)
• Fire Lighting, campfire set up and Kelly kettles
• Knife skills
• Map and Compass for Squirrel and Beaver Leaders
• Navigation and route cards (planning a hike)
• Pioneering (both small and large scale from gadgets to large structures including lashings and frapping)
• Programme planning tips
• Raft building (Sunday only)
• Safety – including risk assessments
• Small scale pioneering and knots
• Tarpology (including hammocks and shelters, survival skills)
• Use of gas and safety