Shipton ESU

Happy New Year! 🎊 We kicked off our new term last night with Junkyard Golf ⛳. Using recyclable materials from home, Explorers created crazy golf courses! They then played the course in teams.

Last week, in preparation for uni life / independent living, Explorers prepared a 'meal for a fiver'. Given a recipe card, teams had to go to the local supermarket armed with £5 to buy ingredients to cook a dish using a variety of means. #SkillsForLife

Sandbach was full this morning, as we paraded towards the war memorial in town and laid a wreath to commemorate the fallen. Important that we joined forces with 39th Sandbach Beavers, Cubs and Scouts too. #RemembranceSunday

#ShiptonDofE over & out 🥾🏕🥈

Silver DofE expedition team takeover on Instagram right now! 📱 follow @shiptonesu

Some morning views from Gradbach, where the team started from this morning, and Wildboarclough, where they visited as part of the route #ShiptonESU

The sun went down at @Gradbachscouts campsite tonight. #ShiptonDofE Explorers exhausted but proud. Another full day tomorrow awaits! 😌🥾🏕

Blasting through the checkpoints at pace this morning 👏💪 #ShiptonDofE🥈

☀️ morrrrniiiiinng! #ShiptonDofE First full day of walking begins for these intrepid Silver Explorers!

Good evening from Derbyshire where some of our senior Explorers are on a Silver Practise @DofECheshireSco expedition. Challenge no. 1: "where are we?..." #ShiptonDofE 🥾🏕

With the launch of the @PoppyLegion yesterday, we began work on creating paracord poppy wreaths to lay at the Sandbach War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday🏅 Explorers were also route planning for a #ShiptonDofE Silver expedition 🥾 And YouShape teams met to plan for next term 💫

We did it! 🌍 Together with over 6,000 #Scouts from 80+ countries, we hiked more than the circumference of the Earth! 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️ Not only did we meet our goal, but we nearly doubled it! 🤩 Thank you to everyone who joined us in taking steps toward a greener world 🌱. See you next year!

🌍💻It was pleasure to host our friends from @ShiptonESU for @JOTAJOTI, not only did we network with scout from around the world but locally as well! 🌍💻

Getting involved in #JOTAJOTI this weekend with some international Scout games and using the @JOTAJOTI chat rooms 🖥 🌎

Who likes online events??🙋🏼🙋🏾‍♂️ Online scouting activities are a great way of meeting international friends and learning new cool things 😎 In order to have the best time, let’s create a safe digital experience for everybody! 💻

SAS Commando! Task: Solve riddles across the campsite. Mission: Rescue the President. Reality: DRAG the President across the wood pile...🧐😂 All fun though in a *very* wide game last night.

Last night, we were under the glow of the Northern Lights! #nofilter We braced the cold and dark for an Incident Hike, with fun teamwork challenges set up along the route 🌌🌠

🪔 H AP P Y 🪷 N A V R A T R I 🎇 🌸 So many students! 😍 Ri Ri's Dance Academy had an absolute blast celebrating Navratri with @shiptonesu 🇮🇳 We hosted an electrifying Bollywood and Bhangra dance workshop! 🦚✨

Some photos of Shipton teams at base camp @CheshireHike. Day 2 coming to an end today, with some very weary travellers! 🥾 🌟