Capitalist Pioneering

It was a big night for Longford Scouts! They took part in Mini Pioneering with a twist… Scouts were subject to the hard world of finance and barter to make sure they had enough resources to build the tallest and…

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Dragons Den

Money money money, not much money!! It’s a scout’s world! That’s right, it was dragons den night at Longford. Scouts brainstormed, designed, and pitched their own inventions to leaders. Leaders had the opportunity to buy or not buy their inventions….

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Shooting

In the words of Cher, BANG BANG! Scouts took part in a shooting taster session this week. Scouts were instructed the safe use of firearms and how they work, in addition to taking their own shots of our air rifles. The scouts…

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Phesants

This week the Scouts took part in their journey in learning how food is processed and delivered to their table. The young people were lucky enough to receive whole birds to skin, dissect, and then cook! The scouts learn lots…

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Scouts hit the slopes!

Preparing for Winter! With the group now able to take part in more off-site activities thanks to the relaxed restrictions, we took full advantage over the last couple of weeks and returned to the Chill Factore for a skiing taster…

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Hedgehog Hotels

As a Scout, the local environment is very important to us. Whilst we are doing what we do in the outdoors, we need to make sure that we look out for our furry little friends. So what can we do?…

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Hedgehog Hotels

As a Scout, the local environment is very important to us. Whilst we are doing what we do in the outdoors, we need to make sure that we look out for our furry little friends. So what can we do?…

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Manchester United

After we did a trial run of the Team Leader Badge at the Ranche in front of members of the Manchester United Foundation, we were invited for a day trip to Old Trafford along with other groups in the District….

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Halloween Extravaganza!

Recently our Scouts took part in our Spooktacular Halloween Extravaganza! With an abundance of sweets up for grabs, our Scouts took part in a wide selection of games, from hide and seek in the dark, to matching sweets in a…

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Summer Camp

At the start of the school summer holidays, 14 Scouts, 13 Explorers and 14 leaders loaded up the minibuses and the trailer and set off for Forest Camp near Northwich for our first outdoor camp in nearly 2 years! We…

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