So tonight the troop were split with half at little stoke learning all about bees with Tim Hewer and the second half on the green in the rain building bamboo chariots and testing them out with a couple of circuits before dismantling. Great job by all and everyone went away having learnt something. The old school rooms scout troop have been working on their cyclist activity badge and today completed the final part in Little Stoke park. A 24 lap ride around the perimeter of the park which works out to be 40km. The weather brightened up at 9am and we met outside 1st little stoke scout HQ which they kindly let us use for toilet facilities and drinking water. The OSR scouts arrived ready to go at 10am and after a safety brief and then one circuit under guidance off they went with our YL oliver around and around and around. There was a maintenance/ pit stop/ refreshments area for the scouts plus a support team marking off the laps per person and making sure the YP were ok and hydrated. Martha wizzed around and the others finished in dribs and drabs. The final 2 scouts completed the course by 2 pm but all completed and it was a fantastic effort by all. This evening at the old school rooms the scouts all brought in their pedal cycles. They learnt how to repair a puncture, basic maintenance on brakes, gears, tyres and adjusting seats etc. plus their bikes were postcoded. and the forms will be sent into the police for recovery if the worst thing happens. Plus the scouts showed they could control their bikes riding around the green. GJ all. This weekend is the final part the 40km cycle ride. This evening was the first session after the Easter break. The OSR scouts created a new Code of Conduct and then we opened the SS GB education box Blast Off! This completed the aeronautics badge as well as craft badge and pat of the creative challenge award. The scouts made their rockets and decorated them then we blasted them into the roof of OSR, some weren’t so successful but most were fantastic. Gj all. |
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