What does a rabbit, the moonwalk and a first aid kit all have in common? The answer is that they all featured in Scouts’ wide game on Friday, where all four of our patrols went head-to-head to crack our top secret code. Patrol Leaders lead the way through the...
At Scouts this week we turned out hand to the Great Scouty Grow Off. Each Scout has planted a hanging basket that they will be carefully looking after over the next few weeks. A prize is up for grabs for the most successfully grown basket. The baskets will be...
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...
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...
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...
