Olympic Capers Camp

The Cubs and the Beavers will be camping out on the night of 14th September at the Loans Scout Hall.
Meet at the Hall at 7.15pm.
Collect from the Scout Hall at 3.15pm 15th Sept

The Kit List for this event is:

Complete uniform
Warm sweaters, jumpers or sweatshirts
T-shirts or similar
Trousers or shorts
Spare underclothes (one pair per day)
Spare socks (one pair per day)
Nightwear
Hike boots or strong shoes
Waterproof (coat and trousers)
Swimwear and towel
Hankies
Personal washing requirements and towel
Scarf, hat and gloves
Sun hat, sun cream and sun glasses
Sleeping bag
Foam roll / karrimat
Plate, bowl, mug and cutlery
Tea towel
Torch and spare batteries
Personal first aid kit
Day sack and plastic drinks bottle
Polythene bags (for dirty clothes)
Teddy! (Optional)


It is best to pack a rucksack or sports bag that you can carry on your back. Suitcases are not suitable for tents.
All items should be clearly labelled with the young person’s name.

Global Challenge Badge

Tonight we started on our Global Challenge Badge.
As with many of the badges this is a multi-part activity to be carried out over a number of weeks, with work to be done at home.
Each cub will have to complete four of six activities.
This week we focused on step 1: Find out about the traditions, culture, food, religion and other interesting characteristics of a country different from your own.
With this in mind we started the evening with a game of Dingos and Hunters. This involved the Dingos wearing a tail and going off into the field to hide. The hunters were then let loose to capture the tail.
We then sampled Anzac biscuits and Damper bread. Akela explained the history behind both of these foods.
One of the young leaders then entertained us with a rendition of Waltzing Matilda. Akela translated and explained some of the more obscure Australian English words.
As the weather was still good, the Cubs finished the evening out in the park.

And the Leaders sang Waltzing Matilda...

2012 - 2013 Session Starts

Tonight was our first night back for the new session.
We had a busy night with 10 Cubs present - 8 from last year and two new boys, one who has moved up from Beavers.

After reminding them about what we do it was straight into hockey. After that thirsty work we took advantage of the OK weather and let them outside into the park.
We finished off the evening with some ball games back in the hall and a short game of Mosquito Tig.
We handed out the permission forms for the Camp out on the 14th of September - more details to follow.
We hope all the Cubs are able to attend.