What’s Happening at Longford Scouts

The latest news and updates from across our sections.

Book readers

Today at Saturday Beavers, the children engaged in a craft activity where they designed custom book covers. They used a mix of crafts, colors, and glue to either recreate covers…

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Cubs at Hebden Hey

Last weekend the Cubs were at an indoor camp at Hebden Hey. The weather Gods were smiling on us as they hiked, threw axes, caved, cracked codes, made paracord bracelets,…

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Codes and bridges

This week we completed 2 problem solving missions. The first mission was to build a bridge out of newspaper strong enough to hold up a handful of coins. The second…

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Saturday Scouts take part in an orienteering event – and receive huge praise!

"Everyone was very impressed by their behavior. We have had bad experiences in the past with some scout groups, but yours have given us an example of how good it…

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Teamwork and Skills Challenge

During the recent sessions, our Thursday Scouts have been focusing diligently on their Teamworks Challenge and Skills Challenge badges. Over the last two weeks, they have engaged in several new…

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Junk modelling

For our My Skills badge, we had to invent machines and explain to our friends what they do. We used recycling, tape, glue and string to create junk models of…

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Young people first: safeguarding and safety in Scouting

Wherever we go and whatever we do, we put young people’s safety and wellbeing first.