Cubs – Page 4 – 1st Stocksfield Scout Group

October 15, 2014February 10, 2019

Remembrance Sunday 2014

Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and leaders will be joining in the annual Remembrance Sunday celebration on November the 9th, marching in uniform from Stocksfield Station to the War Memorial. Parents are very welcome too! Please wear poppies if you have them.

We will meet in the Railway Station Car Park at 10.30 am, dressed ready to walk to the memorial. We should be back at the car park by about 11.30 am, with refreshments served afterwards at the community centre (SICA).

We hope for an especially large turnout given that this year will mark 100 years since the start of the First World War.

August 25, 2014February 10, 2019

Cub Camp Photos

The pictures below give a flavour of the challenge, excitement and fun that was had at this year’s camp at Kingswood.

This year we slept in a hut
All activities were supported by fully trained instructors
The zip wire was fast
but ended with a smile
Time for reflection at the end of camp
Trust was required on the night line
Fitness and teamwork was tested on the assault course
What camp is complete without a visit to the Tuck Shop?
not that sweets should have been needed after hearty meals
Most people's favourite was the G-Swing
Even the Leaders had a go!
Shelters were constructed
Waterproofing the roof
Pitching ideas in the Dragon's Den
Archery went down well
Perfecting your fire-lighting skills
There was still time to chill...
...and the odd game of Twister
Fencing taught fitness and respect
Swinging down the assault course
Team-work was required to get everyone up Jacob's Ladder
Several Cubs were almost swallowed by this giant tyre trap
Cubs rose to the challenge of quad-biking
Some didn't want to get off

August 17, 2014February 10, 2019

Cub Camp 2014

This year’s cub camp will be held at Kingswood, Hexham. Some of you may know it – it’s often used by schools.

Camp will be from the 22nd to the 25th of August – the bank holiday weekend. We are booked in for a range of fun activities including bush craft, survival skills, zip wire, nature walks, fencing and a scrap heap challenge!

We will be staying in lodges and all meals are provided. Transport will be via parents’ cars – the address is:

Dukeshouse Wood, Fellside, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1TP – see this map.

Background image © Bill Cresswell released under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 License

August 11, 2014February 10, 2019

2014 Group AGM

The AGM will now be held at the Scout Hut in Guessburn on Wednesday the 17th September, starting at 7.30 pm.

All members of the Scout Group and their parents are very welcome.

Agenda

Apologies for absence
Minutes – 9th October 2013
Approval of the statement of accounts
Nomination of Group Chairman and appointment of members of the Executive Committee)
Appointment of sectional leaders to the Executive Committee (with the oral/written consent of the leaders concerned)
To elect a Group Secretary
To elect a Group Treasurer
To elect a Group Quartermaster
To appoint an auditor for the annual accounts
To receive Group Scout Leader’s annual report (verbal)
To receive the following sectional reports (verbal)
a. Scout Leader
b. Cub Leader
c. Beaver Leader
New Hut & Fundraising – progress report
Adult Leaders
AOB

July 7, 2014February 10, 2019

Bring a Parent Night

There was a great turn out at the Cubs ‘Bring a Parent Night’. The visitors were treated to displays of backwoods skills, fed home made soup with bread twists and entertained with traditional camp fire sketches.

Meeting the navigation challenge
A DIY compass
Comparing compass designs
Matchless fire lighting
Preparing the cotton wool
Bright sparks
Looking for a flame
Tending to the soup
At the drinks station
Making bread twists
Sticks in the fire
Baking time
Baking Bread
The gathering
Stories amongst the smoke
Putting on a show
Campfire stunts
Asking for a volunteer

Thanks to Tony Winters for the pictures.

March 2, 2014February 10, 2019

You are what you eat…

For the next two weeks Cubs will be recording what they eat, how much exercise they are taking and how long they are sleeping for.

They are working towards the Fitness Challenge badge.

February 3, 2014February 10, 2019

Science Night

This week the cubs were joined by ‘Professor Pickles’ as they explored a series of experiments as part of the Scientist Badge.

When not entertaining cubs, Pickles (actually Dr Simon Rees) is a scientist based at Durham University.

Image Source: http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-5636897612

January 27, 2014February 10, 2019

The Hardest Questions

In the third of our section briefings, tonight we spoke to the Cubs and their parents. Thankfully this time we were spared heavy rain.

We answered a range of questions about our plans for the hut and the surrounding land – parents were keen to ensure that we had undertaken suitable environmental surveys to ascertain the flood risk. Perhaps the trickiest questions came from the Cubs who wanted to know every last detail of the construction!

December 9, 2013February 10, 2019

Scout Post 2013

Local residents can use Scout Post to have cards delivered to addresses in Broomley, Hedley, Mickley and Stocksfield (with a NE43 postcode). Cards should be placed into the special Scout Postboxes located in the two Post Offices in Stocksfield. The final date for posting is 12 noon on the 21st of December. All we ask is a minimum donation of 20p per card.

The cards are then delivered by members of the Scout Group. Beavers, Cubs and Scouts can collect their allotted cards from Philippa’s house between 3pm and 7pm each Friday.

November 10, 2013February 10, 2019

Remembrance Service 2013

Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, leaders and their families joined the Remembrance Sunday service at the war memorial in Stocksfield today. As well as the Scout Group, there was the Deputy Lieutenant (representing the Queen), representatives from the Parish Council, the Army, Veterans, the British Legion, the Police and the Girl Guides Association. The service was led by Philippa Harpin.