After finishing up some of the required skills to earn their First Aid badges, the Walkden Scouts welcomed their newest Scout. It’s always a great evening when we invest a new member.
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Cubs Pack of 2019
Introducing the first 14th Sale Cubs Pack of 2019…
Worthington Scouts 2019
It’s a testimony to the success of this group, that we have nearly twice as many Scouts than this time last year.
Beavers shoot for the stars
Tonight the Beavers worked on their Space badge, by learning about the stars and the planets in our solar system. They made pictures of the most recognisable constellations – not that we get to see many of them in the cloudy Manchester night skies!
Big Battery Hunt
14th Sale Scouts is taking part in the Big Battery Hunt….a scheme designed to collect in used batteries to prevent them becoming landfill. Returned batteries will be recycled, thus helping the environment. This is an on-going project and all sections are involved. It will count towards the Conservation badge, as well as being the rightContinue reading “Big Battery Hunt”
Disability Awareness
Worthington worked on more elements of their World Challenge badge by looking at disability and what that means. They talked about different types of disabilities, and how some are visible but some may not be. We talked about the challenges people living with a disability may face when carrying out simple everyday tasks. We triedContinue reading “Disability Awareness”
Congratulations to our Young Leaders
Young Leaders are Explorer Scouts who volunteer alongside adult leaders in a Beaver Colony, Cub Pack or Scout Troop. They play an active role in the section, bringing a range of fresh ideas to the table, and act as positive role models for the young people they work alongside. We were delighted to award YasContinue reading “Congratulations to our Young Leaders”
Worth(ington) debating
Our first week back after half term and we made a start on our World Challenge badge and looked at debating. The Scouts came up with some potential topics and the Scouts then voted on which ones they wanted to debate. The two points for discussion were agreed to be: Should animals be kept inContinue reading “Worth(ington) debating”
Gold Expedition: Disley 2019
The Expedition Challenge badge is one of the badges needed for a Scout to complete in order to receive the Chief Scout Gold Award. Our Scouts began their expedition in Stockport, took the bus to Disley and then walked to rest of the way to Lyme Park and up to Seven Springs campsite. After spendingContinue reading “Gold Expedition: Disley 2019”
Cubs cooking up a treat!
The Cubs spent two weeks working on their cooking badge and also to pick our best chefs to go forward to the Cooking Competition. First the Cubs looks at what made healthy and unhealthy food choices, and then made yummy fruit kebabs which went down a treat! We also looked at safe ways to storeContinue reading “Cubs cooking up a treat!”