Recently Kirstie wrote about her experiences last year on Escouts - a popular Scouting Forum. Here is an extract of what she had to say:

I went to Project last year, initially to just get my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award residential done. But once I was there I realised that it was an annual event and also that it was going to be much more fun that I thought it might be.

We had 4 different projects, one for each day with a fun day to Thorpe Park in the middle. Each project was different and was a challenge, but they were all great fun because we all worked as a team and had such a laugh. Especially on the pond project, where once everyone got past the initial problem of mud and dirty water we all got stuck in and ended up very muddy in the end. But the hard work paid off when at the end of the week we got to see how the project we started had ended up. It was amazing how much a place can change over 4 days of hard work by a group of Explorer Scouts.

It really made me want to do it again and gave me a great sense of achievement because I can go to those places and say, " I helped change that into what it is now!"

It was a great way to finish the summer holidays, I have never slept well on camp, I think I ended falling asleep most afternoons and very early each night, just from working so hard. But the week is not just about the hard work on the projects we also get to have a laugh and play games back at the site. We learnt to work as a team and got to know each other very well which created lasting friendships.

I would strongly recommend this week, it is great value for money and you cannot put a price on the sense of achievement you get from the end of it and the friends you make for life!
I am definitely going to go back at some point!
It was one of the best weeks of my life!

So don't miss out on this amazing opportunity

You can read the whole Escouts thread at www.escouts.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=6826

The following letter was sent in to Scouting Magazine by 'another happy customer' and was published in the February/March 2008 edition, which can also be read online here

Project 814 (August 2003) featured in the 2004 February Issue of Scouting Magazine:

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