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Why is our Mascot a Mole?

So, ever wonder why a mole? Well here’s the story, as far as I know it:

Once upon a time, in an exec meeting not so very far from here, a secretary was bored. So bored in fact, that they began to doodle. “What to doodle? what to doodle?” the secretary thought. And as the pen touched the paper, a molehill was formed. And as they say, from tiny molehills, moles do rise.


Zodiac Challenge

“Spend one night per calendar month (not necessarily consecutively or in the same year) for a total of twelve months under canvas, bivouac or bothy completing 12 different challenges from the list, one for each month’s camp.”

See the original list below:

  1. At O degrees or below
  2. Above 2000 feet
  3. On an island
  4. Outwith England
  5. At sea level
  6. With 20 people or more
  7. In a bivouac
  8. At least 6 feet above ground level
  9. Jointly with Network
  10. With another Youth Organisation
  11. With Overseas Scouts
  12. At a County event as DUSAGG staff
  13. In a bothy
  14. For 5 consecutive nights
  15. As part of a Queen Scout/Guide Award
  16. As part of an Expedition on water
  17. As part of an Expedition on bikes
  18. As part of an Expedition on foot
  19. As part of a Jamboree event
  20. Underground
  21. On a beach
  22. On your own!
  23. In a forest
  24. As part of DUSAGG Summer Camp
  25. As part of DUSAGG Freshers’ Camp