Sunday, November 22, 2009

100 Year Celebrations Finale & Imtahleb Abseil

Here’s to another 100 years!

As the oldest surviving group outside the UK, we made sure that we ended the centenary celebrations with a bang. Following a Gala Dinner on Friday night, today the whole group met at HQ for a full day of activities.

We’re proud to say that the Sliema Group does things differently- and today was no exception. To end off our year-long celebrations, each section invited all groups from the North District to join in on the fun for the day.

Unit photo in front of the new climbing wall ;)

After mass, as the Pack began some crafts and the Troop set out on a very interesting treasure hunt, the SVS prepared for the much awaited Imtahleb abseil.

The site was simply superb. A pleasant descent down a cliff face right down to sea level- our ropes were just about long enough! After we had three long jumps it was time to call it a day and head back to HQ where we debriefed the day and chowed down on some packed lunch left-overs with the Troop leaders.

The view through the crevasse in Mtahleb

Next up on the calendar is the fundraising car-boot sale this Sunday at Razzett tal-Hbiberijja, so the ventures will be getting tones of not-so-beloved possessions and selling them for a bargain.

Until then, I’ll leave you with a couple more pics from today’s activity…


Long live the Sliema Group- Cheers to another successful 100 years!

Mo$es