I have exchanged a few emails with a scout leader in the area, and have offered my services to come along and possibly teach a few bushcraft skills to the scouts in his group. I got a really quick reply and he wants to meet me tomorrow in their campsite to talk about what I could do!
I'm really excited, I think mentioning my military service may have helped me out a bit here, as he also served in HM Forces, so this could be a smart move for me. It also gives me another outlet instead of kids and missus, who I love dearly but you know what they say about living in each others pockets!
I must say that the inspiration to try and give something back has come mainly due to the excellent posts made here by our very own Stovie, the pictures he posts of his troops doing bushcrafty stuff and being self sufficient at such an early age has greatly inspired me. I want to be able to pass on what knowledge I have to a greater base than my own three children, and with the area I live in it looks like it could go down a storm with children around here.
Let's wait and see what happens, eh!
I'm really excited, I think mentioning my military service may have helped me out a bit here, as he also served in HM Forces, so this could be a smart move for me. It also gives me another outlet instead of kids and missus, who I love dearly but you know what they say about living in each others pockets!
I must say that the inspiration to try and give something back has come mainly due to the excellent posts made here by our very own Stovie, the pictures he posts of his troops doing bushcrafty stuff and being self sufficient at such an early age has greatly inspired me. I want to be able to pass on what knowledge I have to a greater base than my own three children, and with the area I live in it looks like it could go down a storm with children around here.
Let's wait and see what happens, eh!