Healthy eating, landmines, and first aid
Today, the Beavers looked at healthy eating, with games and activities based around the theme of selecting balanced diets.
Then the Cubs learnt about the problems caused worldwide by landmines. Even after war has ended, landmines remain in the ground, since records of where they were kept are often missing or were never completed. Removing them is dangerous and expensive and slow, and many communities are blighted by the presence of landmines in the areas they occupy. One third of all landmine injuries are children, since children love to explore…
And then the Scouts started studying for their Emergency Aid 2 badge. One of their parents is a GP, and thankfully she volunteered to come in and lead the training! They didn’t quite finish it within the day, so we’ll have to catch up later.