Mud, slides, daffodils and snacks
Last Friday saw some of our intrepid Cub Scouts (plus a number of very brave parents!) set out on a night hike. Starting at the Grantham Manufacturing https://www.gmluk.com/ carpark just off Alma Park Road in Grantham, we started up the hill via the Reconnecting Grantham cyclepath that was a joint initiative between the Woodland Trust and National Trust.
Soon however, we ran out of paved paths and slid along the footpath before turning left and investigating the Machine Gun Training Corps firing range and statue, which remembers the people who lived and trained in this area during World War I.
Following this theme, we continued upwards to Alma Wood proper, where the first thing we found was a grenade store used for supplying the defenders of the local airfields in World War II. Fortunately, that was our final martial reference, instead we enjoyed the walk along the permissive bridleway, dodging the debris left by the high winds the previous day, until we arrived in Londonthorpe.
We then enjoyed the lovely daffodils, and a few remaining snowdrops, in the windbreak. The highlight of many of the Cubs’ evening then followed, because we stopped for a snackbreak!
That infusion of sugar may have been a mistake, because on the walk down the hill, and then along through Londonthorpe Woods, several Cubs found it amusing to slide rather than walk, and sing whilst sliding (if your child has been doing a call and repeat of “baby steps” then I’m sorry – it wasn’t my idea!).
Despite the slips, and mud, we were able to arrive back at the road safely, together and on time! A big thank you to all the leaders who gave up their Friday evening to create memories for the Cubs!
