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Explorers - 14 to 18 years

Try more. See more. Do more. At Explorers, you’ll stand on your own two feet, and make memories to last a lifetime.

Being an Explorer

When you join Explorers, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and thing

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Badges & Awards

Explorers start small but think big, always challenging themselves to do more and be more. It all starts with an award.

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Moving up to Network

Eventually, it’ll be time embrace your next big adventure.

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Volunteer

All of our leaders are trained volunteers. Some lead the Unit week in and week out. Others visit occasionally to help run a session or drop in to share their skills.

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News & Blogs

Norway Explorer Belt

By Callum Munn

29th Mar

The explorer belt is a challenge of a lifetime. It's a chance to take part in a ten-day expedition that brings you a real understanding of a different country, it's culture and way of life.

See the poster for full details

https://falkirkscouts.org.uk/Links/Event?EventId=21476

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40th Explorers - Trip to Edinburgh

By Ann Gilchrist

4th Jan

40 Explorers plus leaders went to Edinburgh recently for the weekend, staying in the 75th Braid Scout hall. Some travelled through on the train, others in minibuses.

In a packed weekend, they climbed Arthurs Seat on Saturday morning and then all got the public bus into Edinburgh and visited The National Museum Of Scotland and then completed a monopoly challenge game set around Edinburgh city centre before returning to the hall on the bus.

On Sunday they went to Ainslie Park leisure centre for 2 hours on a giant water inflatable.

The feedback from the Explorers was very positive but it may be possible that they came home very tired

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Explorers - Blackpool Trip

By Chloe Krykant

26th Oct 2023

Explorer Scout Units from Falkirk District came together for a thrilling weekend in Blackpool to start off their October school break. Fifty-eight explorers and leaders travelled to Blackpool where they enjoyed camping at Mowbreck Scout Campsite spending time, in lovely weather, at the local attractions such as the pleasure beach and sandcastle waterpark before heading home.

Explorer Scouts are aged 14-18 years. There are eight Units scattered around Falkirk District which meet on various days over the week. If you are interested in joining or learning more about Explorer Scouts or any other scouting section visit www.falkirkscouts.org.uk for more information.

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Explorer Led evenings - Altitude Explorers

By Chloe Krykant

12th Oct 2023

Altitude Explorers frequently have Explorer-led evenings where the members decide for themselves what they want to do. These evenings teach them about organisation and time-management, allowing the young people to discuss amongst themselves and decide on the programme. They run the whole evening with the adult leaders supervising to ensure that they are safe.

One of these activities was cake decorating where they bought cakes and materials to decorate them. Splitting into four groups, each decided what they wanted to achieve. The picture shows the winning group as decided by the leaders but it was close.

Unsurprisingly, most of these evenings involve food.

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Netherlands - Explorer Belt

By Chloe Krykant

10th Sep 2023

Fifteen Explorer and Network Scouts members, aged 16 to 18, have returned from a very successful 10-day Explorer Belt expedition in The Netherlands. The young people travelled on their own in groups of five, hiking and using public travel while tasked to carry out 10 minor and one major task. The groups had a full range of conditions to deal with such as the cancellation of all trains due to severe weather with trees down, and later they had to endure very hot weather. All the young people ended their expedition with a three-night period of rest and relaxation at Beekse Bergen.