Big camp 2015

Big Camp 2015

Over the weekend of the 1^st to 4^th May the 1st Marston Moor Scouts, Cubs and Beavers went to BIG CAMP, with approximately 6000 other scouts and leaders!

The event, at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, was organised by West Yorkshire Scouts and had over 300 activities, from axe throwing to fairground rides, donkey rides to ice climbing and a nightly entertainment programme (see the video).  One of the scouts, Bodhana, has written about the camp.

Big Camp was amazing! We did loads of activities. Plus we had a program that said what you could do and when, for example – cave bus, bungee jumping, bouncy castle, and a fair ground not to mention the music festival every night (it was so good).

The weather was pretty poor on Saturday and Sunday, but Monday was a gorgeous day. Lots of us went in a hot tub, but we made the mistake of going in when it was VERY COLD.

Our food was cooked by our lovely Scouts. Yummy! The camp was different from others because it had cool activities and a lot of people we could make friends with. On the whole Big Camp was…….

THE BEST CAMP EVER!

Bo

Jaguar Patrol

Paulo's Circus

Paulos Circus

Last term 1^st Marston Moor Scout Group went to see a circus in Poppleton called Paulos Circus. I loved this trip because there were all sorts of acts like tightrope, rings and magic.

On the way in, everybody was standing waiting for the show to finally start. Whilst we were waiting for it to begin, we got up and ate our candy floss and popcorn – yummy (they didn't last long)! When it started some crazy clowns (without masks) came and made a dramatic entrance for the start of the circus to kick it off.

Next came my favourite bit of the show with the amazing ringmaster with lots of tricks up his sleeve. He strapped himself to two ropes, a machine pulled him up and then he began doing amazing tricks, some tricks with two arms, some with one and even hanging by his legs!

Then came the woman with juggling feet! She threw and caught hoops, juggling clubs and even rings of fire – impressive! The magic man then came in with his assistant to perform amazing magic tricks with cage escapes and even escaped from suspended cages.

Overall, I think that was one of the best trips that I've been to in my time with 1^st Marston Moor Scouts. If you do happen to go, I hope you enjoy it too!

By Ben, Falcon Patrol