Well firstly a big THANK YOU to everyone whom I met at De Kluis over the summer, both the groups, staff and other scout and guide groups that I met during my time there. You’ve all made the summer a great one!

I’m now back in Teesside having had a week to recover and see some old friends before my next adventures.

We managed to take all of the tents down in just a couple of hours which meant we had the evening to visit Leuven for one last time before I left Belgium. The journey back home seemed to pass quickly, probably because I was asleep for the most of it!

Thank you once again to everyone who came out to De Kluis on their summer camps, and I hope to see some of you again in the future on other camps in different locations!

A sunny Saturday saw the last two groups of the season arrive ready and eager to get stuck into camp life!

The Saturday was spent chilling out on site and exploring after their journey from the UK. Sunday saw the usual trip to the Scout and Guide Museum in Leuven in which everyone was instructed to do the quiz, including myself! After the Museum both groups wandered back through Leuven and managed to find a brass band playing in one of the squares so they stopped for a dance! More »

So Since I last updated it’s been another very busy couple of days!

I accompanied Stratton to Brussels where we took in the delights through a walking tour of the town. This was great because I saw a lot more of the city than I did the first time I went all those weeks ago at the start of the season. We saw the Manakin Pis, ate Waffels, went to the Cathedral and even More »

I’ve finally managed to steal a bit of time for myself and to update you all!

The two new groups that arrived on Saturday are 3rd Walsall Sea Scouts and Stratton Adventure Company (which is a group containing Guides, Scouts, Leaders, Network members, Senior Section and Explorers). More »

Well it’s nearly the end of yet another action packed week of fun, the time seems to have flown by!

With three groups on site it’s been a bit of a challenge trying to keep up with everyone, but I’ve managed so far!

Since the last post at the start of the week, Easingwold Guides have been on the Adventure Ropes course (where there were a few screams let out!), had a go at BMXing around the forest, had a shopping trip to Leuven and a day trip to Brussels and are off in Bruge today to visit the chocolate factory and quite possibly some proper Belgian waffles! More »

Since the last update Matrix Explorers and 1st Hermitage Scouts have departed De Kluis, despite all of them wishing they were staying on for another week!

This week is a busy week on site as we have three groups. They are Crammond Explorers, from Scotland; 1st Easingwold Guides, from Yorkshire; and Whittlesey Explorers, from Fenlands. More »