by Mark Lloyd | Jan 23, 2016 | Scouts
Tonight we launched our centenary Scout challenge. At the leaders planning meeting we decided to tackle the new teamwork challenge badge in this programme run. Tonight we watched the National Geographic programme “Are you tougher than a Boy Scout” in which...
by Mark Lloyd | Jan 14, 2016 | Scouts
In the Troop we always like to think about how we are part of a worldwide organisation. It’s cool to search the web to discover how other Scouts around the world are different to us. In the US, for example, woggles are called neckerchief slides and it’s...
by Mark Lloyd | Aug 8, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Scouts
The hype for Black Moss Pot had finally reached fever pitch so we had no choice but to take advantage of the good weather, postpone our annual visit to the big city (Keswick) till the afternoon. Quite a few of the Scouts went straight for the very top and we managed...
by Mark Lloyd | Aug 8, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Scouts
This morning Mr Lloyd received a phone call that sounded quite serious. A plane had been brought down by a water balloon and it was carrying some kind of top secret weapon. As he’s part of some kind of elite response unit of Scout leaders we were tasked to...
by Mark Lloyd | Aug 5, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Scouts
Today was all about Scoutcraft in order to gain the Outdoor Challenge Badge. We reckon that by the time you gain the Outdoor Challenge badge you can count yourself as a proper Scouts. That’s because you will have camped in a tent, cooked a meal on a fire and...
