Youngsters scale dizzy heights
HUNDREDS OF CUBS JOIN COMPETITION
Hundreds of cubs scaled the dizzy heights as part of an annual competition.
More than 300 cub scouts from across the region came together at Moor House Activity Centre in Durham for the annual Pete Swinney competition.
The event, organised by Durham County Scout Association, saw children, aged between eight and 10, take part in a fun-filled afternoon of challenges featuring many of the activities available in the grounds of Moor House such as crate stacking, bouldering, climbing and archery.
Working in teams, cubs were given a map of Moor House showing the 46 different mental, physical and skills challenges available for them to undertake.
Each challenge was allocated a number of points for successful completion and teams could choose the challenges they wanted to try using the map to find them.
The team with the most points at the end of two hours was the winner.
Durham Scouts, which covers County Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland, has recorded another year of growth, including a 5% increase in volunteers, according to the latest annual membership figures released in April.
David Stokes, County Commissioner and Lead Volunteer for Durham Scouts, said: “It is great to see continued growth for scouting in Durham and it’s great to see the young people enjoying the Pete Swinney competition.
“There are still more young people – especially girls and young women – who want to join us, and we continue to need more adult volunteers as we look to open provision in some of the most disadvantaged areas in Durham.”