A team of five intrepid Onchan Explorers have earned their Explorer Belt award on Sunday the 31st of January following a very interesting presentation about their expedition to Nepal. The success of the Nepal team brings the second round of awards to the island nearly 5 years after the Islands first Explorer Belt Team. A big congratulations goes out to Richard, Patrick, Billy, Louis and Aleyn who sailed through the assessment. A big thank you also goes out to Alex, Luke, Jay and Michael of the judging panel.
Several incorrect stories have appeared in the media this week reporting a knife ban in Scouting. In fact, Scouting's rules on the subject have not significantly changed since the late 1960s. Knives may still be used by young people and adults during supervised camps and other outdoor activities.
Scouting encourages young people to learn to respect knives, and use them sensibly to learn outdoor skills such as fire lighting, shelter building and backwoods cooking. The Movement provides a safe supervised environment in which young people can learn how and how not to use them - including how to avoid injuring themselves and others. The Scout Association does not condone young people carrying knifes on their person as a matter of course, unless there is a specific need for one.
Creg-y-Cowin, on the Eastern slopes of the East Baldwin valley, is now home to the latest addition to the 'Ten Peaks Letterboxes'. This completes a collection of the chosen 25 Manx Peaks, which have the unique Ten Peaks handstamps located on them. It has been visited regularly since its introduction in March last year. Why not check out this and many of the other letterboxes in our Letterboxing database.