This year it was the turn of Bradfield Combust Scout Camp site – Bradfield Park to host the Sudbury District DC Challenge. The DC Challenge Camp jointly organized by Karen Raffell (ADC) and Paul Snelling (District Scout Leader).

We travelled over in our minibus on Saturday 8th October and after arriving - it was then off on an observation hike around the footpaths and country roads of Bradfield Combust, St Clare and St George villages. Using the map, compass and route card they set off from the entrance looking at the scenery as we went along the 7 mile route looking for clues to the questions which they had with them. Paul’s team stopped for our picnic lunch at Maypole Green calling in at the Public House Fox and Hounds and sitting next to the pub sheltering from the light rain
(I brought them a coke each!) before arriving back at the site late afternoon.

In the early evening - the Scouts cooked their various meals of pasta on their tranjia stoves.

After the meals we played a few games in the dark (wide games) - night sabotage, night attack and whistle hunt around the park grounds.

Afterwards we held a camp fire where Mark Miller and Graham Souch did their usual camp fire songs and acts. Afterwards we served refreshments of hot dogs at the lodge before bed.

Cooking our meals on the tranjia stoves in the rain!