Columbus Explorers

This is the website of Columbus ESU.

We are an active and highly successful explorer unit based in the North Downs. We are proudly part of the 30th Reigate Scout Group.

We have a lot to brag about:

• Our Unit was the first in the district, starting in Sept 2001 (six months before the official section launch).
• Thanks to our growth, Reigate District is now in the top three districts in Surrey in terms of explorer numbers.
• Our dynamic programme has retained explorers for longer, helping make our group one of the largest in the county.
• Members from our unit founded and developed Reigate District Scout Network.

With the number of young people in the group having increased from around 50 in 2001 to well over 200 in 2008; we consider ourselves at the very forefront of the 21st century resurgence in scouting.

We run a wide range of activities on a massive range of topics. We ensure all of our activities are entertaining, educational and of value; and we strive deliver a balanced programme over the course of each year. The programme is specifically pitched at the 15-18yr age range to provide appropriate stimulus. The unit makes the very best use of venues, spending time indoors at our Group HQ,at activity centres and outdoors locally and further afield. We run camps regularly providing young people with a sense of independance and self sufficiency.

About this site

Hopefully you'll have noticed the Log In function on the left. Most of the information on this site is available only to registered users. Feel free to create an account and have a browse. 

Sections

We are trying to organise all of our information into one of the sections in a logical way. We hope that it will be fairly obvious, but we recognise that what is obvious to one person can be mightily confusing to another.

This page explains what you will find in each section - hopefully that will help you locate the information you are after.

Who is this site for? This site is for the use of Explorers, Network, Leaders, Helpers and Parents.

News - This is us just bragging and boasting.

Calendar - This is our events calendar. We try to keep it up to date. It shows basic info about all events of interest.

Downloads - This is stuff for you to read / print - it'll be word or pdf format. Things like membership forms, planning checklists, unit policies, training information. Anything that we have prepared as flyers or handouts will (hopefully) end up on here.

Photos - Guess what? It's our photos, while we don't have space for everything, but we will try to get highlights on here.

Links - Other places on the web of interest to the unit.

Registration - Much of the site is hidden from guests, register for the full experience.