In You Go: A Year or Two in the Life of a Scout Leader
Language: English
Published by Searchline Publishing, United Kingdom, Kent, 2014
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- Title
- In You Go: A Year or Two in the Life of a Scout Leader
- Author
- John Hemming-Clark
- Publisher
- Searchline Publishing, United Kingdom, Kent
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1897864264
- ISBN 13
- 9781897864265
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 422 grams
- Dimensions
- 148.0 x 210.0
His trials and tribulations as he seeks to learn the ropes with only the most essential training to help him, that and his life experiences, are written about in hilarious detail.
Troop meetings, hikes, camps, excursions, his relationship with beavers, cubs and explorers as well as girl guides, leaders, trainers and managers are all included.
Read about
- how John became a leader after having been sacked as a scout committee chairman
- his first troop meeting with just one scout, until three girls turned up
- a camping training weekend when John's past finally caught up with him
- the infamous hammock camp when a tsunami appeared out of nowhere
- the summer camp when a girl guide welly stick was liberated for the day, only to find out that it wasn't actually what the scouts thought it was
- a trip to Bewl Water reservoir when an alternative toilet was discovered
- a hike when some scouts took up smoking
- a winter camp where John was led very astray
- the day Bear Grylls ran over his 'phone
- the beavers' Nativity play when one boy stole the show
- why one team came last on Monopoly on the Run
- a family camp when a cub's parents disgraced themselves
- the resuscitation evening when Little Annie came into her own, despite being a dummy
- an Outdoor Challenge badge weekend when John went home with only one welly
- when the scouts made "non-alcoholic" cocktails with a secret ingredient
- the April Fool's Day activity badge that the scouts actually completed
- the day the scouts hiked along a sewer
- the day John nearly died whilst white water rafting with the devil
- the camp where a girl guide won the "best scout" award
- the day when a Swedish girl guide and John both had "heart attacks" after a Brown Owl's dinner was bombed
- a shopping trip to a reservoir
- and much, much more
If ever you have wondered what really goes on at scouts once the children have been dropped off at what many consider to be an unofficial baby-sitting service, when sitting is the last thing that scouts do, then this book is for you.
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From the Back Cover
Soon his scout section was full up and John found himself a first-hand witness to what the youngsters of today get up to, what they say and what they do, whether it be at troop meeting, camp, hike or other scouting activity.
At times hilarious and at others touching, John recounts episodes of not only scouts at play, but also leaders, trainers, helpers and the other scout sections as well as the girl guides that John's scouts came across from time to time, with insights from his past that brought him into scouting at a time when most are thinking of putting their feet up.
Like many scout leaders John works full time. He lives with his family in Kent.
In his first year as a scout leader he won his scout county's Arrowhead Award for New Volunteer of the Year in Chislehurst District, England.
Scouting continues to occupy much of his spare time.
A donation will be made from the sale of this book to the work of scout groups in John's local area.
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