Struggling for something to do during the lockdown? Want to do something that keeps your Scouting values going whilst also having some fun and keeping fit?
The Scouts have partnerned with BBC's Big Day In and Big Night In this Thursday (23rd April) to have a virtual 'Hike to the Moon'. 23rd April is a really important day for us every year in The Scouts as this is St George's Day. St George is the Patron Saint of Scouts!!! So every year we renew our promises and have a big celberation of Scouting, usually on the nearest Sunday. This year, we are doing something different as a national organisation and are supporting Comic Relief and Children In Need for the Big Day In and Big Night In.
Together with Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from across the UK, the plan is simple: Hike 1 mile inside your house or using your allocated exercise for the day, and when put together we will have hiked enough miles as Scouts in the UK to have hiked all the way to the moon!!
To put it into perspective, this is roughly 20 minutes of walking on the spot or continually walking around the house.
Here is a message about this from our own Chief Scout, Bear Grylls: https://youtu.be/7gkcPGghInQ
Our Scout Leader, Skip, would love to put a video together of 5th Risca participating in the Hike To The Moon, and so please do make sure that you are wearing your 5th Risca necker and take a photo or video and send it through to rhys@5thrisca.org.uk by 5pm Thursday and we will get it complied and published on our Social Media!
Here is more information about the Hike To The Moon, together with some cool Lunar themed activities as an alternative.
Whilst you are filming, we have got another video that we would love you to take part in:
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Necker challenge - This simply involves having someone off-camera throwing a necker towards our Beaver, Cub or Scout, and then they throw it off camera in the opposite direction. Here is an example: https://twitter.com/MynyddIsaScouts/status/1249955676413210624. (You might want to make this a little more interesting by adding a 'Necker flip' into it, where you kick the necker off your foot and catch it straight onto your head. Here is an example. Just don't forget to still have the necker being thrown in and back out!)
If you could get the Necker challenge video to us by 5pm Friday we can then put that video together seperately.
With both of these videos, here are a couple of handy tips:
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Film in landscape - phone on its side
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Don’t zoom on your phone/tablet – move the camera closer instead!
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Make sure it’s well lit
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Keep the camera steady
Lets show the world what 5th Risca have been doing in lockdown!