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Photo: Lunge! Broadstone Warren, Robin Hood Camp, September 2009 |
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that? You like to see the people that will take you over land and sea
on intrepid adventures before you commit to joining? No problem, let us
introduce ourselves with a warm handshake and nod of the head (but none
of that continental kissing business, no matter how much we like cannelloni!). |
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Nice to meet you! I’m Mike, but please call
me Sugs. I’m the official leader at Centurion ESU, but like the
majestic King Richard I, I spend little of my time in the land of my reign
as I now live in Oxford (coincidently, the place of Richard’s birth!).
Fear not; however, as I’ll be sure to make your acquaintance on
the many camps and hikes we go on; and please, feel free to contact me
with any questions or enquiries that you may have.
Now off you pop and meet the rest of the team… |
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I like tea, cheese and monkeys - my favourite is the
orang-utan, which is controversial as they're orange (and not monkeys)
and orange is a colour I'm not fond of…in fact it should really
be banned or declassified to not being a colour anymore.
My number one goal in life is to meet an Eskimo and
if I could be any animal I'd be a manatee or a wolf. I wouldn't be a monkey
'cause then I'd have to have a different favourite animal.
My favourite colour is red (though in reality it's
actually blue). I don't believe in ghosts but I do believe in monsters.
I believe clowns are inherently evil and there should be a law against
the production and wearing of sandals. If I I could have any superpower
I wouldn't mince about with flying or x-ray vision, I'd bagsie omnipitancy!
Nice to meet you, Pinto.
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Hi I'm Alan, Scout Leader with 1st South Hornchurch
and Assistant Explorer Scout Leader with the best unit in the world, or
at least Europe, where we have made some great links. I have been involved
with scouts all my life thanks to active parents and now it is my turn
to pass on some of the opportunities that scouting has given me.
During my time I have done more nights away and hikes
than I can remember and have recently gained my Queen's Scout Award. I've
also helped out at the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen's Garden
Party. Camping is close to my heart and if there is a theme involved then
so much the better!
Bye for now... |
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The name’s Leader, Glenn Hadley Assistant Explorer
Scout, Leader, but you can call me Sidekick. Often accused of only being
of beaver age myself, I’m the youngest leader in the unit. Although
this means that the bigger boys and girls steal my tuck shop money, it
also means that I’m the most fluent in gateaux speak, sorry, ghetto
speak, you check me my homees? I’ve been with the unit for 7years
now – 3 as an explorer, and 4 as a helper / leader. I would leave,
but I don’t know my way home yet.
I love nothing more than a good camp, be it just down
the road or in the far flung lands of Serbia, Luxembourg or even Kent.
Here at Centurion ESU, we’re camping it up pretty much all year
round – perfect! But alas, one can’t go camping without first
generating the funds to do so, and so fundraising is another favourite
pastime.
Must dash, Mike needs his boots cleaning… |
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He's been described as "The New Mike...except
there on a Monday night", but, if only for the sake of Sugs' paranoia,
we'll call him Mick.
Details about Mick's background are a little sketchy
but it's believed he was born to a family of wild boar in deepest, darkest
North Africa some twenty odd years ago. Here, he was schooled in the art
of eating almost anything and burrowing for warmth - two skills that come
in handy at Centurion. As he developed from piglet to man (as 0.02% of
the wild boar population are prone to do), he was taken in by the British
Gas brigade. Now fully trained in sharp intakes of breath and shakes of
the head in the general direction of a boiler issue, he's joined the ranks
of Centurion and provided some much needed boulstering to the weekly running
of the unit. |
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| Some were devout, dedicated
members of the unit who could always be depended on. Others dabbled their
toes in the murky waters of Explorer Scouting before running away as fast
as their little legs could carry them. Whatever the circumstances, once
a Centurion, always a Centurion - a warm smile and an even warmer cup of
tea always awaits these unit alumni... |
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Centurion Explorer Scout Unit 2007, Registered Charity No. 303669
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