To begin the 2022 programme, we went with an old favourite, the classic night-hike! Walking from The Bowling Green, around Chorlton water park and the river Mersey, Oliver led the intrepid scouts along the dark (and often muddy) route. Despite…
Healthy Living
This week we learned about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and how best to maintain a healthy mind and body. To start with we learned about healthy eating and the different food groups making up a balanced diet….
Virtual Buddhist Temple Visit
This evening we were joined by the leaders of the 1st Buddha’s Light Scout Group for a virtual temple visit The scouts were shown a short video introducing them to the history of the Buddha, and a presentation of some…
Bike Maintenance
As ever we’ve been busy, busy bees learning new skills. Over the past few weeks we have been focusing on bicycle maintenance. Scouts have been learning the ins and outs of how to look after their bikes. Do you know…
Climbing at The Depot: Manchester
As a part of the Scouts adventure challenge we’ve been on a little trip to The Depot Climbing Centre in Trafford Park for a spot of climbing and bouldering. What’s a “bouldering” I hear you say? “Bouldering is a style…
Pancake Day!
Pancakes. Pancakes, pancakes……..PANCAKES! You’ll probably hear the word pancakes a lot today. So, I’ll start it off right here. The Scouts have been up to various capers, working towards their badges in recent weeks. Scouts working towards their local knowledge…
Paradise Island Adventure Golf
The final challenge has had our Scouts shrieking Fore! Scout leaders led an expedition to Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre for 18 holes of crazy golf. Crazy golf is a game of skill but is also, and…
Apprentice Challenge
Fancy a wee dram of Blank? Maybe a little Purple Power to take the edge off? Perhaps a can of Hyper-drive? What am I taking about? Well, to contribute to the Scouts Creative and Teamwork badges over the past few…
Water Jug Challenge
YIPPEE-KI-YAY! The first of the skill challenges that the Scouts faced may be familiar to Die Hard fans. Scouts had to channel their inner John McClane and solve the water jug challenge. For those of you who aren’t acquainted with…
