1st Downham Go For It!

Throughout May 1^st  Downham Market Guides  have been working on Go For Its.  Each patrol choose a different GFI and over four weeks completed various activities and tasks.

The final evening was run by a patrol who were doing GFI Parties. They planned and ran a Golden Guides Awards evening.

It was excellent, even included a red carpet! There was a mocktail bar and amazing cupcakes.

Guides had been asked to vote on various categories such as most organised Guide, most helpful etc. and, as with the Oscars, (although no wrong envelopes here) not everyone got a prize, but all participated.

The evening ended with an impromptu disco and dance off.

Well done Mia, Katie, Lauren and Anya it was a truly excellent night which we all enjoyed so much. 

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Rangers on Coastal Safari

Clackclose Rangers set off early one Sunday morning at the beginning of June, not knowing quite what to expect, for a morning of Coastal Safari.  We all met at the NT Activity Centre at Brancaster Staithe.    

After our safety talk, and once we had all struggled (some more than others!) into our very fetching waterproof trousers we were off.  Along the way Seb, our guide, taught the girls about various flora and fauna along the water line, including one plant which always grows at the very highest part of the marsh. Once on the marsh we all paired up with a mud buddy. Someone who will help you out of the mud if you got stuck. Little did we know just how stuck we would get!

Off we set out onto the mud flats. The girls were a little hesitant at first but after getting feet, shoes and legs stuck in the mud, there was no stopping them - as the photos show. 

Unfortunately the one photo we all wanted but didn't manage to capture was Bo doing the most amazing tumble (very graceful) down a mud bank and into the water. All the while her sun hat stayed on!

We finished our day off with a picnic in Hunstanton, while being serenaded (!!!) by a rock band. Then there were visits to the arcades, sweet shop, doughnut stand, chip shop, tea and coffee stall and doughnut stand again. 

It was not only our legs that ached (all that getting stuck in the mud) but also our faces and sides, from laughing so much.      

Yet another wonderful day out with the Rangers.

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I Will Survive Go For It

During the summer term, 2nd Downham Market Guides worked on their I Will Survive Go For It.  Girls practised compass work and grid referencing and were challenged to tie knots, perform first aid and eat things you might find in the wild.

We were very lucky to have Scout Leader, Bob, visit out unit and to teach all sorts of skills including fire lighting and we also went for a visit to the Scout Hut in Runcton Holme where Bob taught Archery - even Dolphin hit the target despite her belief that she wouldn't!  The evening was finished with S'mores around the campfire.

Charity Shop Chic

As part of the Ranger's Independent Living Octant, the Rangers from Clack Close all took part in the £5 challenge.  

Each Ranger was given £5 and they had to try and buy a complete outfit from a charity shop. They all did an amazing job, with some real bargains, as you can see from the photo.