The GLMW 20 in 20 Challenge - Greater London MW

The GLMW 20in20 Challenge is a programme challenge for every member of the County to try in 2020. Complete 20 challenges from the list below and gain yourself the 20in20 badge.

The GLMW 20in20 Challenge

Develop your skills – Achieve awards – Join in with others

The idea for this challenge badge came from a suggestion by a Cub when completing a postcard to the Chief Scout, Bear Grylls. They challenged him to set 20 challenges to be completed in the year 2020. We were inspired to set this challenge up for the County in a way that would enable everyone to take part.

We have set up 20 Challenge categories for you to complete. 18 of them are in core challenge areas or themes with an additional 2 from 4 that you can select for yourself.

As you complete each challenge, get it recorded on your very own record card, validated by your section leader. Alternatively, you can track your achievement in OSM where we have set up the Challenge award for the County.

Completing 20in20 While we are in Lockdown

Although the suspension of face-to-face Scouting has brought some additional challenges to us all, this will not stop us completing and participating in our Scouting activities! The 20in20 Challenge is a really flexible award that enables many variations of each of the challenges. We have put together this ‘Coronavirus Lockdown Version’ of 20in20 to help keep everyone in touch with ideas for completing as many of the challenges and participating in Scouting from home. We hope that you enjoy still being able to complete the 20in20 Challenge.

Monitoring 20in20 in OSM

To add the 20in20 Challenge Badge to OSM for your Section:

Open OSM
Go to your Section if you have access to more than one
Go to badges then Challenges
Click on Add Badges and in the search box type GLMW
You will be presented with a badge option that has the GLMW logo and 20 in 20
Click on Add Badge to my Challenge area.

It works just the same as any other badge and can be populated from the programme and register as well.

Taking the 20in20 Challenge will bring Top Awards to every section in the County’

Each challenge category has flexibility in how you achieve it. We’ve listed some ideas for how you could do it in each of the sections – Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. But, if you want to take a different approach in any of the categories, then let us know and we can help you get to the right level of challenge.

Leaders, Network and other adults in the County can also take part and we have set up a challenge list for you too so don’t wait to be asked… just get involved.

Getting Hold of Your Completed Badges

If you have completed the 20 in 20 Challenge, send an email to our team in the office and they will help you to order your badges.

The 18 Core Challenge Categories

	Challenge Category	Examples for Beavers	Examples for Cubs	Examples for Scouts	Examples for Explorers/ Young Leaders
1	Camping	Camp overnight in a tent	Camp for 2 nights in a tent	Camp overnight not in a tent	Camp overnight off the ground
2	Campfires & Cooking	Cook on a campfire	Light a fire & Cook something on it	Cook a 3 course meal for your leaders on a campfire	Cook a meal off the ground
3	Hiking	Go on a 2 mile/3.5km hike	Go on a 5 mile/8km hike	Go on a 10 mile/ 16km hike	Go on an expedition of 30km
4	Climbing or Getting Higher	Climb 20m (could be 2 x 10m climbs)	Climb 50m (Could be up a hill)	Climb 100m (Could be in a tall building)	Climb a total height of 500m
5	Knots & Lashings	Tie a reef knot	Tie 5 knots	Tie 10 different knots in 20 minutes	Tie 20 different knots in 20 minutes
6	Water Sports	Try a paddle sport	Canoe or kayak across a lake	Try sailing or paddleboarding	Sail or paddleboard across a lake or race a dragonboat
7	District Events	Join in a District/County Beaver event	Take part in a District/County Cub event	Take part in a District/County Scout event	Take part in an event with other groups of Explorers/Young Leaders
8	Going Wild	Build a den	Build a bivouac	Build a den using pioneering skills	Make an entrance archway for an event using pioneering skills
9	Adventurous Activities	Try an adventurous activity	Try another adventurous activity	Try an adventurous activity you haven’t done before	Try an adventurous activity you haven’t done before
10	Safety Online	Learn to be safe online	Take part in an activity to show you know how to be safe online	Devise a code of conduct about safety on social media	Help someone to understand and use IT/social media
11	Getting to Know Your Community	Meet someone outside Scouting who serves the local community	Meet someone outside Scouting who serves the local community	Meet someone who serves the local community (MP, Assembly member, Mayor or councillor)	Identify a local issue and attend a local ward or council forum to talk about the problem and possible solutions
12	Making Choices Together	Take part in a log chew	Take part in a pack forum	Take part in a troop forum	Take part in a unit forum
13	Team Building	Do a team building activity	Do a team building challenge	Do a team building challenge	Do a team building challenge
14	Going Outside	Do an outside activity	Try a new outside activity	Try a new outside activity	Try a new outside activity
15	First Aid	Learn what to do at an accident	Learn how to do first aid at the site of an accident	Learn how to respond in an emergency and carry out first aid	Show that you know how to deal with a range of emergencies, and carry out first aid.
16	Connecting With the World	Say hello in 5 languages	Say hello in 20 languages	Communicate with Scouts in another country	Make a 5 minute video clip about your unit to show at your District AGM
17	Reducing Pollution	Go litter picking, and collect 20 pieces of plastic	Take part in a community litter picking event	Organise and take part in a community litter picking event	Use social media to advertise and organise a litter picking event, and to report on the outcome
18	Helping Your Community	Help with a local community project e.g. a food bank	Help with a local community project	Help with a local community project	Help with a local community project

Plus Your Choice of Two Option Categories from these 4

1	Looking After Your Place	Help with chores around the house	Wash up and clean up after an event in your scout hut	Help spring clean and tidy your scout hut/meeting place	Help sort out camp stores and tidy your scout hut/meeting place, using DIY skills etc.
2	Thinking About Faith & Values	Go and visit a different place of worship	Go and visit a different place of worship	Go and visit a different place of worship	Go and visit a different place of worship
3	Being Inclusive	Say the Beaver Promise in sign language	Tie your shoelaces with just one hand	Assess the accessibility of your Scout HQ	Advertise how Scouting is open to all
4	Entertaining Others	Sing songs around a campfire	Entertain others at a campfire	Entertain another section at a campfire	Run a campfire entertainment /evening for another section or group

You can download and print your own Personal 20in20 Record Card

If you want to keep a copy of the Challenges handy, here is a downloadable listing

And here are the core challenges for anyone 18+ who is ready to take the plunge in 2020

	Challenge Category	Challenge Examples		Challenge Category	Challenge Examples
1	Camping	Camp overnight in a hammock	11	Get to Know Your Community	Organise a visit for your section to meet someone who works for your community
2	Campfires & Cooking	Cook a celebration meal for your team on a campfire	12	Making Choices Together	Go to a District/ County Leaders Meeting or organise an event in the district for adults in your section to meet
3	Hiking	Take your section on an adventure hike	13	Team Building	Run a team building activity for everyone in your Group or Unit
4	Climbing/ Getting Higher	Organise a Climbing Event for your Section	14	Going Outside	Do an unusual activity outside
5	Knots and Lashings	Build a pioneering structure that is at least 2m high and 3m long on while at camp	15	First Aid, Safety & Safeguarding	Keep your First Aid, Safety and Safeguarding Training current
6	Water Activity	Organise a paddle sport or water activity day/evening	16	Connecting With The World	Run an International themed evening
7	Nights Away	Take your section or help take a section for a night away in an unusual place	17	Reducing Pollution	Organise a litter picking day where everyone collects at least 20 pieces of plastic
8	Adult Recruitment	Encourage two new adult members to join your team	18	Validation	Validate three of your training modules or help another adult to validate their modules.
9	District Events	Help to run a District Event
10	Online Safety	Organise an Online Safety evening for your section/Group/Team

Plus 2 from the following 5 optional 18+ challenges

	Challenge Category Choices	Challenge Examples
1	Skills	Learn a new DIY Skill and teach it to your section
2	Faith & Values	Go and visit a different place of worship
3	Inclusion & Diversity	Arrange to meet Scouts from a different community
4	Entertainment	Run a campfire entertainment /evening for new members of Scouting
5	Growing Your Section	Take part in an event to encourage new Young People to try Scouting

Here is the download of an Adult 20in20 Record Card

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