3rd SLAM (Middleton) Scout Group

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Well done to our Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts who attended the Remembrance Day parade in Morley today, honoring those who served and sacrificed. Everyone did really well, looked very smart and did our group proud! ⚜️ #RemembanceDay #skillsforlife #scouting #morleyleeds

#Beavers & #Cubs honoured #RemembranceDay during their sessions this week with biscuits, medals and poppies. #skillsforlife #scouting

#Beavers celebrated #Diwali by learning its story through yoga & creating #Rangoli patterns. #Cubs had a #Halloween party with spooky games like pumpkin rolling, mummy making, & ghost wafting. 🎃👻 Enjoy the half-term break! See you all back on Nov 7th!

Yesterday was packed with fun! 🎉 Beavers made baked bean, cheese & onion quesadillas, and Henry taught a new game. Cubs cooked South African ‘Beanie Mix’ with Boerewors & Shere Khan’s Mieliepap. 🌍 They topped it off with a bean-inspired game! 🫘 #beavers #cubs #skillsforlife

🦫 Our #Beavers celebrated #WorldAnimalDay by learning about the 7 animal groups & making apple bird feeders 🍏. They also met a tortoise & snake! 🐢🐍 🐺 #Cubs finished their Navigator badge 🗺️, played games, and met the animals too. @YorksWildlife @BackyardNatUK

Yesterday’s session was full of creativity & #Christmas spirit! 🎄✂️ The Beavers & Cubs had a blast making festive cards that’ll bring smiles all around. 🎅✨ Remember to return artwork forms by **Sept 26th** to get your items in time for Christmas—only 14.5 weeks to go! 🎅🏼

We had a great first session back yesterday 🎉 Both Beavers and Cubs had a blast making camp doughnuts and s’more cones around the fire — lots of sticky fingers and happy faces! 😄🍩🔥 #skillsforlife #beavers #cubs #CampfireTreats

Fantastic morning on the water with Beavers (and their grown-ups) at @GreenWithens Despite the fog and getting soaked, we had a blast bellboating—just added to the adventure! 💦🛶 Great teamwork, big smiles! #Beavers #Adventure #SkillsForLife #TimeOnTheWater #NauticalSkills

One of our scouts and some of our former Cubs are on their way to @KanderstegC in Switzerland for an international camp along with scouts from South Leeds and Morley! #skillsforlife #scouts #kandersteg #Switzerland #international

Our last session before the summer break was full of celebrations: National Ice Cream Day, Chief Scout awards, swimming up and investitures 👏🏻🤩 #skillsforlife #beavers #cubs #scouting #celebration #nationalicecreamday #icecream #chiefscoutbronze #chiefscoutsilver #investiture

We raised a whopping £336.47 at our bag packing event at @Morrisons today! Well done to all our #beavers, #cubs & #scouts who came to help. Thank you to everyone who donated for your amazing generosity! #skillsforlife #scouting #Fundraising #bagpacking #morrisons

What a great first session back for our #Beavers & #Cubs! We mastered fire safety & lighting, creating perfect mini roaring fires. We had a blast roasting marshmallows & making delicious s’mores. Perfect start to our new half term! #Scouting #SkillsForLife #FireSafety #smores

#Beavers & #Cubs completed their Disability Awareness badges this week with help from Thelma & her beautiful Guide Dog, Oasis, from @guidedogs_NE Thelma always teaches us so much about guide dog training & how the dogs assist the visually impaired. #skillsforlife @guidedogs

We held yesterday’s sessions at our beautiful local park for a spot of pond dipping & bug hunting 🔍🐛🦋🐞 Thank you to @LeedsParks for hosting us! #skillsforlife #middletonpark #beavers #cubs #scouting #nature #ponddipping #bughunting #Outdoor @BackyardNatUK @Child_Leeds

This week both sections started to work towards their Disability Awareness activity badges. In a few weeks we will have a visitor to help us finish the badge. We wonder who it will be 🤔🦮🤫 #skillsforlife #beavers #cubs #scouting #disabilityawareness

🎉 A huge well done to all our #Beavers, #Cubs, & #Scouts who marched in the St George's Day parade in #Morley today! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Your enthusiasm and spirit truly shone through. Thank you for representing our group with such pride and joy. You all did brilliantly! 🎉 #StGeorgesDay

Our #Beavers turned into #scientists for #InternationalColourDay yesterday! Our #Cubs worked towards their Chef badge: cutting, chopping and cooking their ingredients to make a delicious chicken wrap 😋 #skillsforlife #scouting #science #experiments #STEMeducation #chef #cook

#WorldBookDay for #Beavers - including edible wands 😋 #TradingPost challenges for #Cubs Well done to our Trading Post champions! 🏆 #skillsforlife #scouting #WorldBookDay2024 #books #skills #Challenges #champions #winners

Our #Beavers created their own dragon puppets for #ChineseNewYear & added some ideas to our #outdoorin24 list. #Cubs started their #Astronomer badge , saw a close-up of the moon and depicted its phases using #Oreos! 😋 #skillsforlife #scouting #space #moon #YearOfTheDragon