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Scouts - 7th Banstead
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Beavers
The Beaver Scout Section has 20 Beavers.
Since last September we have being doing the Outdoor Challenge,
Adventure and Healthy Eating activity badges.
Beaver meetings have included: talking about their summer holiday and
drawing a picture of where they went, learning 3 simple knots, learning
how to make a healthy picnic and what to pack in a rucksack for a
healthy snack, making pom poms for Christmas in December and designing
and making healthy eating posters.
We have done two walks. The first a joint woodland walk with Nork
Beavers. They filled in a booklet with drawings and wrote down what
they saw and did, some also stuck in leaves, feathers and other things
they found. The second was a joint night hike with the Cubs near
Reigate on Bonfire night and they saw some fireworks en route.
At one Beaver meeting, Pam Hickman who is the County scout child
liaison officer, visited us to tell the Beavers about the disabled
little girl, Beccy, who we were collecting the bottle tops for - to
raise enough money to buy a machine that would help her communicate
with others.
We also went to the district camp fire in October at Park Farm,
and supported the Group Carol service in December although some
readers got stage fright and others has to step in to save the
day!
Cubs
The Cub section has 23 Cubs.
Since September we have been busy completing the Animal Carer and Home
Safety Badges over a number of weeks. Other pack nights have
included designing Christmas cards, a Christmas quiz, covering and
filling shoeboxes, practising for the carol service and games.
In October we held a Pet Show with an assortment of small animals such
as hamsters, snakes and Giant African land snails on display,
plus photo entries of larger animals, which was very interesting.
As winners of the District Cooking Competition in March our winning
team was (at very late notice) entered into the County Cooking
Competition Heats in November, so a number of weeks were spent
practising their culinary skills under Carla Landless’s tuition.
They came second in the heat so did not make the final, but were
informed that their score was actually higher than all the other heat
finalists – except Reigate who happened to be in our heat. What
bad luck!
In October 12 cubs took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling
competition. We also attended the District Campfire at Park Farm,
Jamboree on the Air, a joint Torchwalk in November along Reigate Hill,
and the Carol Service in December.
Scouts
The Scout section has 19 Scouts, with four
additional explorers coming up to help each week
Since September we have been busy updating challenge and interest
badges that were completed at summer camp.
Troop nights have included helping set up for the September jumble
sale, designing Christmas cards, swimming, Christmas games and the Fire
Safety Badge. We also completed the covering and filling of 45
shoeboxes for Samaritans Purse.
At the end of October we held another Blindfold Drop and sleepover with
20 scouts and explorers taking part, including 3 from Walton Troop.
In November we collected litter on a Saturday morning in pouring rain
for the Burgh Heath Residents Association.
At the end of November the scout section cooked and served Sunday lunch
for church members who would normally eat alone.
Group activities have included the District Campfire at Park Farm,
Jamboree on the Air, a joint Torchwalk in November and the Carol
Service in December. These activities were well supported by all
the sections.
(NB. The above reports cover Sep 09 to Dec 09)
Janice
Barber -
Cub & Scout Leader March
2010.
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