Mountain Biking In The Moors

On Sunday the 10th July 2016 a group of Scouts set out on an amazing mountain bike trek starting at Sutton Bank Visitors Centre.  

 We were handed out a bike, gloves, helmet and glasses.  Then we had to do a check on the bikes but instead of checking our own bikes we checked the person’s bike next to us (trying to remember which way was clockwise!!).

 We set out on our adventure (after eventually finding out which way was clockwise!) heading down a steep hill that had some tight corners then over a bridge and then back up the hill to a road.
Along the road we went, when we came to a gate that led up to a really worn, muddy, dirty path. We played a game of slow races by trying to be the slowest up the hill and in this case trying not to fall off!

In total we cycled 32 km in about 4 hours. My favourite bit was when we had finished we went on a test track and it had some jumps, up and down steps , dodging trees as I raced passed at a million miles an hour!
It was the best but my bum really hurt for the next week!

By Matthew 
Cobra Patrol Leader

The Colour Rush for St Michael Hospice

The Colour Rush, which took place at Ripley castle, is a 5 kilometre run/walk to help raise money to support St. Michael Hospice, in Harrogate.

The reason we (Scouts, Cubs and Beavers) did it, was to raise money to help patients at St. Michael Hospice, who need a lot of care and help. So, by doing the run thousands of pounds were raised to help people at the hospice. 1^st Marston Moor must have collected between £350 and £500.This money will be used to improve people’s lives who have been affected by terminal illness.

The Cubs, Beavers and Scouts from 1^st Marston Moor did a 5 km run around Ripley Castle where every kilometres there is an area where about 8 volunteers throw paint at you, which is why at the end you look like a magical fairy in a rainbow. At the 1^st kilometre there was red paint, the 2^nd was yellow, green and blue after.

. After we finished we were given a packet of paint which of course, we poured on top of ourselves.

Some people were completely coloured as they either rolled in the paint or they were the volunteers who were caught in the clouds of paint.

I thought that doing this run is one of the best ways to do exercise, have fun and raise money for charity all at once. We had a Zumba warm up before the start but there was cake and drinks at the end.

I would definitely recommend this to you. I personally would rate this 9 out of 10. So if you want to do something good, this is for you.

By Jallan 

Stag Patrol

http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2016/06/20/pictures-colour-rush-2016-saint-michaels-hospice/

How many Scouts can you spot in the first few warm-up pictures?