Giving your time goes along way. Join us in making sure our activity centers continue to inspire.
How to earn your badge:
1. Work for at least five days (on at least two different occasions) at a Group, District, County, Area or National Scout Activity Centre or campsite, helping the warden or manager however they need you.
2. Explain the maintenance needed for essential campsite equipment.
- Do a demonstration, if possible.
3. Explain and, where possible, demonstrate four of the following:
- Make a booking for someone wanting to use the site
- Show how to restore a camping area after use, including sowing grass
- Show how you prevent pipes freezing during the winter and what steps to take when pipes burst
- The importance of having clean toilets
- Chemicals – what to use and how to use them safely
- How to unblock a drain and prevent further blockages
- The need for good site drainage and keeping ditches clear
- How to dispose of refuse and use an effective recycling system
Tips
- The requirements for this badge may be earned at any Scout campsite, and the 5 days work do not all need to be completed at the same site.
Reproduced from the original post found on Scouts UK: https://www.scouts.org.uk/explorers/activity-badges/activity-centre-service/
