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  • We will remember them.

    We will remember them.

    One of the honours of leading an Explorer Scout Unit is to give young people the opportunity to engage in acts of remembrance. I am proud, and each Explorer should also be proud, to represent the Scout Movement, Mafeking Explorer Scout Unit and today’s youth.

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  • Visiting the National Memorial Arboretum: A Remembrance Journey

    Visiting the National Memorial Arboretum: A Remembrance Journey

    The National Memorial Arboretum is just a short drive from Repton, and with Remembrance Day just round the corner it seemed a fitting time for Mafeking Explorers to pay a visit. Walking out through Heroes Square the view of the site opens up, with memorials spreading out into the distance. Under a heavy grey sky

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  • Teamwork in Nature: Our Peak District Expedition

    Teamwork in Nature: Our Peak District Expedition

    On Saturday 28th September six of us headed out on a backpacking expedition. We were working towards our chief scout platinum award (Duke of Edinburgh Bronze equivalent) and with bags packed full of everything that we would need for a weekend in the countryside such as tents, clothes and food we travelled up to Trentabank

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