This week we returned to the Thursday favourite of cooking over zoom. But this time, there was a subtle difference. Our Scouts were assigned a cuisine from around the world; Chinese, Indian, Italian, Mexican, French etc. Then they hit their…
Space and the Astronautics Badge
Unfortunately due to the arrival of Lockdown 2.0, we had this week’s meeting back on Zoom (yay!). This week we tackled the Astronautics badge and learnt all about space exploration and life outside our atmosphere. So what did we do?…
Thursday 9 July – The Great Zoom Bakeoff
This week on Thursday after high demand, we returned to some Zoom cooking and baking! The Scouts were given the length of the meeting to either bake or cook something delicious. They even got people in their homes to be…
Personal Challenge Badge
Over the past few weeks, Scouts have been working on their personal challenge badge. They have been tasked with completing two or more challenges aimed at developing personal skills both at home and at scouts. The badge work is completely tailored…
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…
