Central Notts covers the areas surrounding Arnold, Carlton, Woodthorpe, Calverton, Southwell and Farnsfield. The District has 6 Explorer units called Equinox, Gemini, Genesis, Invictus, Peppers and Weavers. In addition to this Explorers from all units regularly help with campsite service at the District campsite. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme is available to all Explorers within the District as is the Young Leaders scheme. The Explorer Scout section within Central Notts provides Young Leaders for all sections and nearly all groups.
Contact the District Explorer Scout Commissioner
Canadian Sunrise - 1st August 2007
Ian Johnson from Gemini ESU was determined not to miss the Sunrise Ceremony while on holiday in Canada, so he packed his uniform and got in touch with the 4th Westdale Venturer in Peterborough, Ontario.
Here we see Ian exchanging scarves with his new friend Rachel before taking part in the Sunrise Ceremony at Brownsea Base - where all the local Scouts keep their boats.
Ian (second from right) is seen with representatives from the group including Rachel (second from left).
Rachel is able to wear a scarf of her choice when she moves up a section shortly and has said she will be wearing her new Central Notts District Scarf.
Explorer Scouts’ Kilimanjaro Challenge
When the Explorer Scouts at the Gemini Unit, based in Carlton, heard that one of their leaders, Nicky Taylor would be climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the charity SCOPE, they decided to celebrate 100 years of Scouting in grand style by holding their own ‘Kilimanjaro Challenge’ to support Nicky’s charity fund-raising efforts without leaving their Oakdale Road base!
On 14th April 2007, the intrepid Explorer Scouts collectively made 356 ‘ascents’ up the inside of the Tower at St. John’s Church, Carlton until they climbed the equivalent height of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the African Continent at 5896 metres. The Challenge took Explorer Scouts 9 hours to complete and during the afternoon, two new members were invested into the Unit – from the top of the Church Tower of course!
