Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Memories of a fantastic trip to Georgia
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Memories of Georgia
My initial thoughts of Georgia before the trip were that of a possibly dangerous and hostile place due to its lack of westernisation leading to a skewed confusion about the place to form. This fear was quickly dispatched during the trip as the warm hearted and welcoming nature of the people shone through as they upheld there traditional routines in there ways of life. My favourite memory of this trip was helping my team consisting of both British and Georgian nationals win a multiple stage scouting skills competition designed to help develop valuable life skills such as creating structures using knots and fire making. The team work demonstrated during these tasks was a truly heart warming experience of which I will never forget. This trip allowed for not only the development of life skills such as the development of team work and leadership in the creation of the scout camp development, but it also made time to develop strong friendships and memories of which leave me striving for more. My thanks go to everybody involved. Matt
Monday, 12 August 2013
memories of an unforgettable trip...
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Memories and Goodbye
Hopefully this won't be a goodbye for long and we all have a reunion and go on more projects together.
Memories of Georgia
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Back in Blighty
Friday, 2 August 2013
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Another important update....
About this project...
This project has been facilitated and enabled through a partnership with Momentum World (www.momentumworld.org). We are a not for profit organisation working with youth projects across Europe.
If you like the look of what we created with our partners at the Volunteer Police Cadets and Scouts maybe we can work with you?
Our 2020 Education programme is always looking for new organisations and supporters and is free to join. Please spend 5 minutes registering at www.2020education.org people of any age can join and if you have a story to tell please create a group and share it with our membership which is currently reaching over 50 countries world wide.
2020 Education aims to address those bigger global issues by starting projects at a grass roots level, our aim is then to show the power of what young people can achieve with they are focussed.
Thanks to the amazing Ed Sherry for working so hard on this project and we are looking forward to seeing and posting some of the videos from the trip.
Paul (on behalf of Momentum World)
A BIG DAY TODAY...
Team games this afternoon included volleyball, darts and tossing the caber, yes tossing the caber. Again the standards were high and the results very close. It was only the marching competition that was undertaken with 20 minutes practice (video to be uploaded when home) that decided the competition, with Clarissa's team pipping the others at the post. I would like thank my very own Debbie Maggie, Kieran, for his fantastic score keeping.
The walk to the waterfalls is delayed as the heavy rain has washed away the footbridges but our hosts are hopeful that they might be fixed by Thursday, fingers crossed.
Monday, 29 July 2013
What a difference a day makes
The sun shone all day and everyone worked hard making the path and football pitch. As you will see Kieran kept the cows away and everyone else worked well as a team. had a camping skills competition this afternoon and after a very close 3 rounds (believe it or not), it was finally decided by the boomerang throwing competition with Vickys team coming out on top. a great effort from everyone.
This evening we have had the Georgian cultural evening with some great traditional dancing.
Everyone now heading towards bed, slowly.
Ran out of credit yesterday but hope to have enough fror everyone to update Facebook and email home.
Dont worry everyone is fine.
Ed
A treat for family and friends following this blog!
Photos from the week
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Tomorrow is another day around camp helping to sort out the campsite and there may even been an international game of football to watch in our newly created "football stadium".
I will try to give the rest of the team some time to update their facebook and email tomorrow but don't really want to take my laptop out of my tent in the rain tonight.
Good night to you all as we all sing together 'just another rainy night in........."
Ed on behalf of the team,
we have internet
After 3 days we finally have internet access on the campsite.
Everything is going well and the team are fine and having a great time.
After setting off from the Scout Centre we arrived at camp at around 3.30pm to find that the tents had already been put up , however the toilet block was not yet finished. the were due to be finished by the morning
We had an afternoon and evening of introductions and a BBQ which was very nice. It rained like an old 17th Harrow scout camp but we all managed to stay dry from the rain but not from the local wine.
Friday- Toilets still not working. (Should be midday) Went into the village and saw the restoration project on the 4 buildings which took longer than expected due to unforeseen toilet stop for 50 people in one toilet. Wandered back to the site and the lesson for the day was map and compass. (Still no toilets or showers should be finished in the evening) It was starting to get very hot. British participants undertook their cultural evening which was a huge success culminating in everyone round the campfire shoulder to shoulder singing "What's the story, Balamory' (still no toilets or showers)
Saturday A day out in Georgia countryside. Starting with a trip to a very nice winery (11.30) then a church, a monastery and a swim in the lake. In the evening we went to the 'City for Lovers', Signagi where we had a very pleasant, if not slightly boisterous meal in a restaurant, before singing our way all the way home.
Sunday - rejoice, the showers are now working but only for the ladies and they ran out of water. (long story and no workmen on site)
Busy morning building a dam, a path and clearing srcubland for a football pitch. Just had lunch and the thunder is getting closers- so much for the factor 50 and shorts.
Signing off to keep dry. will update later with photos.
Ed on behalf of the team
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Girls update
First morning in geoegia.
Up nice and early this morning, 7am which is 4 am in the uk. Had a little wonder around outside this morning to get my first look at georgia in the light. I just cant wait for breakfast now.
Alex D.
The scout hut
the facilities here are amazing. i will be bringing a couple of ideas back for the bovey tracey scout hut.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR DAFYDD WILSON
Made it to the station

Good Travelling
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Getting some practice in
Bags finally packed!
See you all soon!