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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 …
Every now and again, a fantastic opportunity presents itself for our members to have an experience of a lifetime. Over the years, one such activity has been aviation. It is always highly rewarding for them to learn the basics of how to fly an aircraft, but it requires a lot of hard work and commitment. Over the past year, some …
During what felt like an unprecedented heatwave for Dorset, we welcomed Scouts from Roma 51 group to camp with us. You know it’s particularly hot when Italians find it uncomfortable! Despite the weather, the Scouts jointly enjoyed an action-packed weekend, made new friends between our two groups, and opened the door to a relationship between Longham and Roma in the …
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 …
Going out for a relaxing evening on the quayside quickly turned into a hotly contested event. Coincidentally, Christchurch Explorers and Mudeford Rangers had also gone out to catch crustaceans. So, to make things more interesting, our Scouts challenged them both to a fish-off to see who could catch the most in a given amount of time. Our Scouts got off …
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, …
A firm favourite activity for our Scouts, the Order of the Boot night hike competition is one of our annual highlights. This year marked the 40th Anniversary of the District competition and produced not just a unique result but the best one ever for Longham. For the last two years our Scouts have come home with both the winner and …
For the second year in a row, our Young Leaders and their fellow Explorer Scouts achieved what many thought would be impossible and won the prestigious County expedition competition, ‘Frostbite’ 2018. They entered two teams into this hotly contested event which involved navigating a route by night, setting up their own camp, cooking their own meals, completing challenges and solving …
