Mayflower District Camporee in historic Portsmouth

In May, Troop 401 participated in the Mayflower District Spring Camporee held at Sandy

Acres campsite near Portsmouth. Having regard to the regular Transatlantic Council

camporees at Normandy which commemorate the Normandy landings, this camporee

focussed on the D-day operations from the other side of the English Channel where much of

the planning took place and many of the landing craft left. In particular, the theme of the

camporee was the vital role that women played in the Normandy landings and in the

liberation of Europe.

Troop 401 got to visit various historic sites around Portsmouth during the Camporee.

Mayflower District also arranged a trading card game along the theme of women involved in

the D-Day landings and each Troop was given a card with a text to decode which involved

having to cooperate with other Troops to decipher the code.

On the Sunday of the Campout, Troop 401 attended a Naval memorial service including a

wreath laying ceremony.