Well done to Jordan and Matthew who took second and third place respectively in the final of the District Competition, making Longham Scouts the top team! Results of our heat can still be seen here.
Tom Kelly, a Longham Scout until he 'came of age' last year, has been named Campaigner of the Year. While still with us, his mum caught him riding his bike without a helmet and since then he has spent two years encouraging people to wear them and raising money for Headway, the brain injury association. See the article in the Bournemouth Echo here:
At some time in their lives all Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will put to good use something they learnt in scouting. For one of our Beavers, Joshua, this happened far sooner than anyone could have expected.
Here is his story, with acknowledgements to East Dorset Scout District: