Wednesday, August 2, 2017
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Much fun to be had on the activities field
by Jake Dixon With the theme of theJames subcamps being by Traynor Legends this year, it is only fitting for the Scouts and Guides themselves to feel like legends and what better legend to be than Tarzan. This is how you can feel as you try out the trapeze. Grace, Caitlin and Alex from 1 st Eastwood Guides on
Movie Legends said the trapeze was really, really good. They said: “You get the opportunity to hook your knees over the bar and let go, hanging freely underneath. You can then jump off it and do a somersault!” Everyone who tried out the trapeze came off with a massive smile on their face, with many
joining the queue again straight away. The girls added that it was really scary to begin with, but that added to the excitement. Many Scouts and Guides will have had the opportunity to try shooting and archery before but Poacher has its own range of target sports which you may not have had a go
at. Crossbows are like doing rifle shooting and archery at the same time, said Rebecca from Bourne District Guides and Ciara from Cookridge Methodist. Next to the Crossbows there is Tomahawk Throwing. This is much more physical than similar activities as there are no aids to help you but
the staff running the activity said it was good for people who don’t normally like sports. “It’s much more of a challenge than people think as the best people are calm and don’t throw it as hard.,” they said. Callum and Keenan from 1st Foston on Historical Legends felt like ninjas and thought
it was really cool when you hit the target. Payton and Jess from Hedon Guides said laser clay shooting was a lot harder than shooting as the targets were moving. They said it’s still really good and the sense of achievement was greater if you do hit it because it was so hard.