Once upon a time in a faraway land, a group of adventurous Venturers were exploring The Enchanted Forest.

Not everything in that forest seemed quite right, though...

• Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard was full to the brim with foo
• The wicked witch wasn't so wicked
• The porridge was too cold, too hot and just not tasty
• The giant beanstalk was only a few metres tall
• A pocket full of posie was suspected of causing the plague
• The Duke of York was an optimist
• The wolf, witch and evil stepmother were victims of bad public relations!
• And all the King's horsemen and all the King's men enjoyed scrambled eggs

Can it really be 'happily ever after' in the fairytales? Or is it happily nEVer after?

Make your way through the upside down world of twisted fairytales and muddle nursery rhymes to find out.

 

Themed costume ideas

Does your team need ideas for theme? Remember, anything that is related to the fairytales and nursery rhymes is in-theme for 2017. Particularly if you can twist in some way!

Some of the best costumes we've seen have been some of the simplest. Make sure that you can hike easily in your costume - that is that you don't get too hot and it isn't heavy. Why not incorporate your costume into your hat and make it something to keep the sun off you and your pack?

Here are some ideas we've compiled to get you started. But of course, be prepared to think outside the box and come as something else if you'd prefer.

 

 

Past Themes

Year	Theme	Location	Hikers
1959		Rostrevor / Ashton / Woodhouse	139
1960		Adelaide Hills / Woodhouse
1961		Adelaide Hills / Woodhouse
1962	Colonial Venture	Adelaide Hills / Woodhouse
1963	1,000 Islands	Adelaide Hills / Woodhouse
1964		Adelaide Hills / Woodhouse
1965	All Arabian Trek	Gawler / Torrens Gorge	140
1966	Saga of the Vikings	Deep Creek	160
1967	The Wild West Show	Philcox Hill / Kuitpo Forest	~180
1968	The Gathering of the Clans		240
1969	Project Tauri	South Coast / Yankalilla	250
1970		Eden Valley	300
1971	Krishnev Takes a Holiday	Nairne/Harrogate	450
1972		Delamere
1973	Alligator Rush	Melrose
1974	North - ?
	South - Quest for the Golden Fleece	Delamere / Tunkalilla
1975	North - ?	Williamstown
	South - The Year of the Lash	Finniss / Kuitpo Forest
1976	North - ?
	South - Operation Ripe Charlie	Eden Valley / Mount Crawford?
1977	North - ?
	South - ? Modified EV, no hiking	Roonka
1978	Quest for the Holy Grail
1979	North - ?
	South - The Great Gangster Gadabout	Hallett / Mount Bryan
1980
1981	Tarsus vs the Empire	Mount Crawford Forest
1982	Spy vs Spy	Kuitpo Forest
1983	Cancelled due to Ash Wednesday bushfires
1984	Behind the Magic Mushroom Alternative EV - multiple location bases around SA	Woodhouse and expedition locations
1985	Victory or Death	Mount Crawford Forest
1986		Kuitpo Forest
1987	Midnight at the Oasis	Second Valley / Delamere
1988	Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hats for Cool Cats)	Clare Valley / Hallett
1989	Magical Mystery Tour	Fleurieu Peninsula
1990	I Saved the World (Super Heroes)
1991	The Wild Wild West
1992	Daring Deeds on Trusty Steeds (Knights of the Round Table)
1993	Freaked Out Flower Venture
1994	The Saga of the Seven Seas (Pirates)	Deep Creek
1995	Chicaga Shenanigans - Roaring Twenties Venture
1996	Space - the Final Frontier	Watervale / Clare
1997	The Sizzling Seventies	Brookefield / Armstrong / Roonka	150
1998	Around the World in 80 Hours	Robertstown / Burra Gorge
1999	Fractured Fairytales	Kuitpo Forest / Kangarilla
2000	Good vs Evil	Mt Bryan / Hallett
2001	2001 A Space Oddity	Deep Creek
2002	Mobsta Mayhem	Mt Crawford Forest
2003	Middle Earth Madness	Kuitpo Forest
2004	Action Figure EV - The Toybox Rebellion	Mt Crawford Forest	74
2005	Dawn of the Living Dead	Brookefield / Armstrong / Roonka	68
2006	Jungle fEVer	Wirabarra Forest	82
2007	Motion of the Ocean	Mt Bryan	82
2008	Time Trippin'	Woodhouse	75
2009	World Domination	Terowie (Tilkilkie)	88
2010	Fractured Fairytales	Mt Crawford Forest	92
2011	Spaced Out	Wirabarra Forest	44
2012	Rockin' World Tour	Kuitpo Forest	69
2013	Game On!	Mt Bryan East (Caroona Creek)	92
2014	Around the World in 80 Hours	Mount Crawford Forest
2015		Kuitpo Forest
2016	Bush Bashed	Bundaleer Forest, (Bundaleer North, near Jamestown).
2017	Lost at Sea	Mt Bryan East (Caroona Creek)
2018	Happily nEVer After	Mount Crawford

 

Help us compile this list! If you have an addition or a correction to the list above, then please email easterventure@sa.scouts.com.au

Contributions by: Graham Hill (former BC Senior Scouts & EV Originator), Michael Woodward, Minky Cockshell, Julian Stone, John Rockliff, Amanda Taylor, Julia McTier, Greg Roberts, Bruce Leibhardt, Janette Leibhardt, Bob Ellis and Sandy Ellis.

List last updated 07/01/2018