Category: Scouts

Over a couple of weeks our scouts tried some tasty camp foods. They cooked omelettes in bags in trangias (No pics 🙊) and cooked camp doughnuts on stoves with our YLs. While waiting for their turn to cook their doughnuts they enjoyed board games. Games at the start of the meetings too as usual.

Scouts had an enjoyable dander for their half term meeting. We met at the Dunluce centre car park, walked to the West Strand, went along the promenade to the harbour, then followed the lower path at Ramore Head before continuing on along the coast to the East strand. Once there, mini campfires were prepared and lit with flint and steel to toast some marshmallows and enjoy s’mores. Lots of time for chatting with friends as they walked and spent time on the beach 🔥 A short walk back and a full circuit of Portrush was complete.

Scouts have spent a few weeks practicing their circus skills and routines. Some of our scouts managed to master the skills, the rest definitely completed their entertainers badge 😂😂

Our most recent meeting was lead by one of our patrols. National pizza day. Well done to Shannon and her patrol

National pizza day

Over the last month scouts have been using their DIY and craft skills to create scrap wood snowmen and other festive decorations. Sawing the wood to size, painting, hammering nail buttons and crafting woolly hats. Some of them also made clay tree decorations or paracord Christmas trees. Not many photos 🙊

To finish up 2023 they also enjoyed a trip to the Jet Centre for bowling, arcade games and presents. Enjoy the break everyone and see you in 2024.

Throughout May, Scout section have been helping out at Lislagan Farm, Ballymoney. Last night was the final night of clearing grass from the base of fruit trees and doing some weeding. Well done to all the scouts, young leaders and leaders who volunteered their time to help out at CAN’s farm. Thank you so much to Janet from CAN for feeding our hungry scouts on the last night. Much appreciated.

#TheBigHelpOut

Scouts are tackling the volunteer part of their World Challenge badge by helping out at Lislagan farm. Lislagan farm is a groundbreaking facility for children and adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues to avail of social and leisure, fun and friendship, health and well being initiatives and therapeutic interventions.

This week we began clearing grass from the bases of their fruit trees and general weeding on the pathways around the planters. Of course, we had to have a game of rounders afterwards. We will be visiting another couple of weeks in May to complete the volunteer element of the badge.

Scout section have been working towards their fire safety badge recently. Over three sessions they covered all elements. They also created houses in their patrols which were burnt at Downhill forest to toast marshmallow’s 🤤

Thanks again to the PSNI for visiting our group for the 2nd time this week, this time scout section. They discussed drugs, smoking and alcohol. Scouts saw some drug samples and tried on drug and alcohol goggles. Hopefully everyone learnt something tonight and will keep on the right side of the law!

This week we were pleased to welcome back an old scout to run a session for fitness February. Kurt did some warm ups and indoor games based around athletic skills. So good of him to give something back to the group he was once a member of. We wish him the best of luck on his adventures at camp America this summer 🤩 Not many photos 🙊

Still working towards the physical activity part of the Skills Challenge badge! Again a massive thanks to Jo for putting scouts through their paces for a 2nd week. This time circuits (at short notice – sorry Jo). Also planning some challenge badge work when not working out 😮‍💨

Our last trip to finish up our summer of fun was to the Belfast Mela Festival. Up bright and early to catch the train to Belfast to enjoy a fantastic cultural day out. Once in the Botanic gardens, scouts broke up into groups and were given programmes with a map included. Then they set off to explore all the Mela had to offer! We all met up again around 15:00 to catch up and sample some food, then a final walk around while watching great performances on the world stage. Check out the comments under this post to see some other videos! #shoutaboutscoutsni