This week we completed our Emergency Aid level 1 badge, which also ticked a few boxes on our ongoing Outdoor Challenge badge and the Safety badge. We had 4 bases comprising: dealing with cuts using plasters and bandages, phoning 999,…
Night Hike
The Monday Cubs embarked on a night hike around Sale Water Park this week. Equipped with torches and maps, the group navigated a trail, focusing on developing their skills in map reading and teamwork. They practiced identifying landmarks and navigating…
Wide Games
We started off the new term welcoming lots of new Beavers and also appointing some new Lodge Leaders. We made the most of the lovely weather heading out into the park to play wide games. There were 3 teams each…
Saturday sections eid trips
The Saturday Scouts voted to go to Alton towers for their Eid trip so just before the holidays, they headed out for a fully packed day of rides! Unfortunately the weather wasn't on our side with some of the rides…
Ramadan at Longford
On the last session in Ramadan, all the Saturday sections took part in a charity event to provide meals to for people to open their day of fasting with who are in hospital. The Beavers decorated the food packs and…
Orienteering
In their latest session, the Thursday Scouts took part in an orienteering activity around Longford Park. The group focused on finding various waypoints throughout the park using maps and compasses. Each Scout was responsible for navigating to these points and…
Axe Throwing
During the latest Thursday Scouts meeting, the group engaged in an axe throwing activity. The focus was on understanding the technique of throwing axes at specific target angles. The Scouts practiced their aim and worked on consistently hitting the targets…
Easter biscuits and Log Chew
We took part in our termly Log Chew, where we suggested activities we’d like to do next term and voted on the badges we’d like to do. We made Easter bonnet biscuits, using marshmallows, icing and sprinkles. We also invested…
Sunflowers and bug hotels
We’ve kicked off our biennial sunflower competition by planting seeds to take home. The Beavers will do their best to look after them and then measure the height of their plants in mid July. Watch this space for photos of…
