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Well done to all our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts on their great achievements this year. These included a total of 9 Chief Scout’s Bronze Awards, 7 Silver and 5 Gold (the top awards in the respective sections). Additionally, some of our members earned qualifications: Cubs for kayaking and Scouts for sailing. In competitions, the Scouts achieved an amazing result of …
Each year, East Dorset District hosts a big event, ‘Beaver Activity Day’, rather a misleading name though as it is more than one day! For many Beavers it is often their first opportunity to spend a night away from home with friends. Most from Longham chose to stay overnight and none of the brave Longham Beavers had any problem doing …
Our Beavers went with others from East Dorset on the first District Beavers visit to the Scouting Funday at Woodhouse Scout Activity Centre near Bristol. It was a large event with Cubs & Beavers from places as far away as Wales, Devon and the Midlands. There were loads of activities on offer, including Go Karts, Funfair, Helter Skelter, Mirror Maze, …
This year was particularly poignant for the country as Remembrance Sunday fell on the centenary of the Armistice that marked the end of World War I on 11 November. Longham marked this occasion and paid our respects to the fallen in a series of activities to learn about the sacrifices made by the armed forces for the country over the …
The Beavers enjoy climbing but regrettably, the leaders are not very good teachers of this skill so decided to take them to Monkey World for expert demonstrations instead! During their visit, they got chance to learn about the conservation of endangered species, the centre’s breeding programme and their work to help with those primates being abused around the world. This …
Once again, this year’s Group Camp attracted large numbers of Scouts, Cubs and Beavers. In each of the sections there were members who had never camped with us before. It didn’t show though as all the newcomers took to it like ducks to water and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Unfortunately, the stressful exam season meant that most of our young leaders …
Some years ago, a fire broke out in a Longham Beaver’s home during the night. Thanks to what he had learned at Beavers he managed to save the lives of his family. For his quick-thinking and bravery, he became one of the youngest-ever recipients of The Chief Scout’s Commendation for Meritorious Conduct. This demonstrated the value of learning about fire …
The District Presentation Evening in March 2018 was a particularly special one for Longham. Not only did some of our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Young Leaders achieve top awards but we were also honoured have Longham leaders of yesteryear there to join in celebrating our success. These included Frank Lee, our Group Scout Leader from the 1970’s and Geoff Bacon, …
What were your highlights of 2017? Here are just some of ours. It was a fantastic year for our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. They succeeded in many challenges, enjoyed thrilling adventures, tried new things and, most of all, had a huge amount of fun along the way. Want to know what 2018 will bring? Join us and ‘Be Prepared’ for …
Racing towards the end of term, some of our Beavers celebrated with a high-adrenaline afternoon at the largest slot car racetrack in Europe! These super-fast cars aren’t easy to keep on the track so plenty of practice was needed to get the hang of racing them. Competing in teams, they then raced in a series of heats using different cars. …
