The Funday was held at Cleveland Scouts Raven Gill Campsite, which is based in the North Yorkshire Moors.
The UK’s Chief Scout Dwayne Fields was set to attend but Ian Hammond MBE, North East England Scouts Lead Volunteer attended in his place.
Mayors from Hartlepool (Sue Little), Stockton on Tees (Bob Cook) and Redcar and Cleveland (Ceri Cawley) attended
MP for Stockton Matt Vickers Attended – following the event he discussed the event in the houses of parliament.
1,300 people attended the event, of which 900 children and young people and 400 volunteers, which is a massive achievement.
Tees Valley North District Scouts (Comprising of Scouts all from Hartlepool and Billingham) had a large presence on the day. 73 Children and Leaders from Billingham and 149 Children and Leaders from Hartlepool.
Children enjoyed a larger range of activities and challenges across the site including: Orienteering, Archery, Axe throwing, Miniature golf, Caving, Davinci bridge building, Leather work, Paracording, Arts and crafts, Rock band, Parachute games, Scavenger hunt, Nerf battles, Fencing, Assault course, Drumming workshop.
Also activities with North Yorkshire Police, The Royal Navy and the RNLI.
It was a magnificent day for all who attended and a huge thank you to all the Volunteers who made the day possible. Its events like these that show the scale of the dedication from across our region to providing Children with the opportunity to thrive and develop skills and friendships that will last them a lifetime. The planning for this day has gone on for months and the team involved behind the scenes have gone above and beyond, I cant thank them enough for their hard work.
The Greatham Foundation helped Tees Valley North Disctrict with a Grant towards the Coach travel costs to ensure our young people were able to attend the day without financial strains on families.
