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, …
Scouts Make History at the 40th Anniversary Order of the Boot Competition
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 …
Cubs are Masterminds
A new Dorset County record was set in 2017 by Longham Cubs. We have become the first group to win the County Quiz trophy three times in a row. This year however had a special twist: They were joint winners with a team from Jumpers, Christchurch who scored exactly the same, even after extra time. We were therefore delighted to …
Longham Cubs don’t need to phone a friend!
Longham Cubs continued their winning streak at the 2016 District & County quiz competitions. Our brainiac team managed to fend off all the other groups in the area to be crowned District champions for the 3rd year in a row. This meant they had to represent the District in the County competition once again. Here, they again stunned everyone by …