This week at scouts we were celebrating Chinese new year! We did Chinese new year trivia, did some food tasting and created our own ornamental Chinese lanterns! Well done scouts!
Scout Section Christmas Party
It wouldn’t be Christmas without the Longford Scouts’ Christmas party now, would it? The Scouts ran around laser quest zapping each other and burned off all their energy at the Laser Quest in the Trafford Centre. We all battled it…
Night Hike
For the last of our programmed weeks before the Christmas break, we took the scouts on a cold and icy night hike around Chorlton water park. The difference in temperature between the two weeks mysteriously correlated with the difference in…
Air Rifle Shooting
This week Scouts took part in target shooting at the Ranche. Each young person was taught how to correctly handle, aim, and fire an air rifle under the careful supervision of our leaders. All Scouts managed to hit the target; with some being…
Scouts on Snowboards!
Snowboard taster session Just before the half term break, the scouts took part in a snowboard taster session at the Chill Factore. After getting kitted out with helmets, boots and boards it was time to take to the slopes! Despite…
Buddhist Temple visit
This week our scouts were invited to the wonderful kadampa temple where they had the opportunity to learn about Buddhism, experience meditation and have the opportunity to reflect,ask questions with a monk that talked about his own experiences in Buddhism….
Buddhist Temple visit
This week our scouts were invited to the wonderful kadampa temple where they had the opportunity to learn about Buddhism, experience meditation and have the opportunity to reflect,ask questions with a monk that talked about his own experiences in Buddhism….
News in the news this week!
This week our scouts had a go at journalism !! We were joined by a special guest this week, where they got a chance to interview,ask questions, have a go at their very own press conference and even write their…
Scouts – Team Challenges
With the autumn programme in full swing, the next activity was a series of team-building challenges. From guiding each other across perilous “minefields” to moving a barrel across the course using only rope, and of course, a classic tug o’…
Archers,strudlers and fire starter’s
Scouts News We’ve been super busy this week with both archers,strudlers and fire starters l Archery Achers at the ready ! This week at scouts we have been practicing our archery skills. Practicing how to safely fire arrows, developing resiliency…
