We continued working on our Skills Challenge this week by completing 3 team missions. We wrote and cracked codes and crossed a “sinking sand maze”. On Monday we played “brain blast” – thinking of answers to various categories. On Wednesday…
Monday 19th and Wednesday 21st February – Cook badge
We continued with our Cook badge tonight by taking part in a quiz about kitchen hygiene and safety and taking part in an experiment about how quickly germs can spread!
Clip n Climb adventures for the Scouts
Despite the cold weather lending itself to winter activities, it wasn’t the usual skiing or snowboarding on the agenda for the scouts as they arrived at the chill factore! The newly installed rock up climbing area proved to be a…
Monday 5th and Wednesday 7th February – Cook badge and Health & Fitness part 2
This week we’re continuing our badge work by creating healthy savoury (bug) snacks, learning about how to keep our teeth healthy, sorting out healthy and unhealthy foods and creating posters to advertise healthy living to others.
Scouts Master Navigation Skills
The Scouts delved into the art of navigation, prepping for the longer evenings ahead. Led by the ever-supportive Grizzly Owen, the troop gathered for an intensive session that covered both the basics and the finer points of navigating the great…
Monday 29th and Wednesday 31st January – Health and Fitness badge part 1
This week we started our health and fitness badge by taking our pulse before and after 3 agility activities and talking about why our heart beats faster during exercise. We also gave out lots of Experiment badges for last week’s…
Monday 22nd and Wednesday 24th January – Experiment badge
This week, we donned our white coats and carried out 3 experiments to earn our Experiment badge. We mixed water and cornflour to make a non-Newtonian fluid (also known as “a mess”!), we made patterns with skittle sweets and poured…
Monday 15th and Wednesday 17th January – My Skills Challenge
For part of the My Skills challenge, the Beavers needed to demonstrate various competencies, including rolling neckers, tying shoelaces and decorating biscuits. We also had a base where the Beavers designed their own machines to solve “problems” such as doing…
Double Delight: Joel and Seth shine with Chief Scout’s Platinum and DofE Bronze Award
In the realm of Explorer Scouts, achieving milestones is more than just earning badges – it’s a testament to dedication, resilience, and a spirit of adventure. Meet Joel and Seth, two outstanding Explorer Scouts who recently clinched the Chief Scout’s…
Striking Gold – Chief Scout’s Gold
A round of applause is in order for four exceptional Scouts who recently earned the prestigious Chief Scout’s Gold Award, the highest honor in the Scout section. Achieving this accolade demands nothing short of extraordinary commitment and versatility, as Scouts…
