Totley Scouts participates in Scout Scarper 2024

Two teams from 1st Totley Scouts entered Scout Scarper 2024 on Saturday 18th May which, in total 15 teams of 75 Scouts took part. In this annual competition for Hallam District Scouts the teams visit as many Scout HQ’s in the District, plus other venues in town. They must use public transport and they complete certain tasks, such as guessing the parts of a body on a skeleton, carrying water in a leaky bucket and archery, and gain points for how well they did.

One of the Totley teams came a creditable 5th place, only a few points away from a podium finish; just one more base visited would have made all the difference.

Josh, one of our Scouts, told us about the day:

I love Operation Scarper, it’s one of my favourite events of the year. You get to work as a team completing fun activities such as archery, and you get to ride the buses from base to base. There are different challenges to do at each of the bases and you have to try and score as many points as possible. The more bases you visit and the further you travel, the better your team score. I’d really recommend giving it a try, you won’t regret it!