On the 7th-9th of June we went on weekend camp. On the camp we did the cube, which is a high ropes course. On this course we did a leap of faith, balance beams and a Jacobs ladder. All the…
WEDNESDAY 3RD JULY, 2013
The meeting to night was exceptionally busy. A representative from Trafford Housing Trust and Stretford Community Partnership – the organisations that gave use the grant – came along and officially opened the toilets. Also present was Dave, who installed the…
WEDNESDAY 26TH JUNE 2013
These are the Beavers from the Wednesday Colony – ready with their helmets and wellingtons on – ready to go onto the slopes at the Chill Factor. This group spent the time on the tubes coming down the slope. …
Experiment Badge; Animal Friend; Tent Pitching
This week on Tuesday 18th June the Tuesday Colony were doing the Experiment Activity Badge. Peter was leading them in rocket science, Alan was dealing with the principals of the jet engine and Lindsey was splitting a colour into its…
Animal Friend / Outdoor Challenge
This week both of the Colonies have been doing the same things. In the case of each Colony half met at “Pets at Home” in Urmston where they had the chance to see or stroke various of the pets in…
Axe, Knife and Saw
On the 23th May we did work on teaching the scouts skills in using axes, knives and saws. Wolves and Bulldogs got chance to use the axes and saws. And we also showed them the felling axe in use. The…
WEDNESDAY 22ND MAY 2013
To night Joseph’s mum – who is a Manchester Guide – took us a walk around Longford Park pointing out the things of interest. She told us that the Scout Hut was originally called the Shippon – where the…
Fitness Challenge
The second meeting of the new Tuesday Colony was themed on some of the requirements of the Fitness Challenge. Two Lodges went outside and negotiated an obstacle course whilst the other two Lodges dealt with “Healthy Eating”. This involved an…
New Beaver Colony
The New Beaver Colony started on the 14th May. We had a starting number of 12 with some who were expected not coming. So we will see how many come next week. It looks like we will have good parent…
WEDNESDAY 15TH MAY 2013
The Beavers started the meeting by playing games. They were then given a ‘jointed’ St George (as can be seen on the photograph) for them to colour in. We then played a game of skittle football, which they all enjoyed….
