Scouts have been lending their time and energy to support Longford Park Community Allotment, getting involved in a variety of tasks to help prepare for the growing season. The activity began with seed planting, as Scouts filled pots with compost…
Scouts Learn Practical Skills with Paracord Survival Bracelets
Scouts recently took on a hands-on challenge by learning how to make paracord survival bracelets – a practical skill that combines creativity with outdoor preparedness. The activity introduced Scouts to the purpose and uses of paracord in survival situations, from…
Tent Pitching
Recently, our Scouts rolled up their sleeves and got to grips with a key Scouting skill – pitching canvas patrol tents! As part of our ongoing outdoor skills programme, the Scouts learned how to work together to pitch the classic…
Monday 5th and Wednesday 7th May – Games night
We started inside with “Corners” to give late comers a chance to arrive. Since it was a nice evening we went outside to play “Minefield”. We then came back indoors for a bit of “Mind reading” before finishing with a…
Monday 28th and Wednesday 30th April – International badge
This week we completed our International badge. We played some games from other countries including China and Norway. We also learned about Beavers and tasted food from different countries and said hello and goodbye in different languages.
Monday 21st and Wednesday 23rd April – Treasure hunt
We kicked off the summer term with a treasure hunt. We used maps to find 10 points on the existing orienteering course in the park. Some of these posts also had treasure (sweets!) hidden nearby! We also wrote down each…
Scouts shoot for gold
Over the past two weeks, the scouts have made use of the warmer, lighter evenings to hone their archery skills and find their inner Robin Hood! From learning how to properly hold and aim the bow to improving technique for…
Monday 31st March and Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Performance
To tick off part of both the My Skills challenge and the Creative badge, we used boom whackers in our Lodges to learn a (loosely) Easter themed nursery rhyme and then perform it to the rest of the Colony. The performances…
Monday 24th and Wednesday 26th March – Mother’s Day and Log Chew
This week we put together cards for Mother’s Day. We thought about what activities we’d like to do next term, what badges we’d like to earn and voted for our favourite thing from this past term. We also played a few…
Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th March – Team building part 2
Half of the Colony went out into the park and used maps with basic grid references to navigate to specific locations and answer questions. The other half used spaghetti and marshmallows to build free standing structures and then of course…
