Cub Update 2016

Beamish Flag and Empire Day (2016)

On Saturday 21st May 3rd Killingworth Scout Group joined hundreds of other young people from Scouting, Girl Guiding and a range of other uniformed organisations at Beamish Museum’s Flag and Empire Day. All attendees thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the North East with live demonstrations and hands on activities. It was spectacular to see so many young people involved and the parade was fantastic!

Photo courtesy of Beamish Museum.

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Wild West Marra (2016)

Nearly 50 members of 1st and 3rd Killingworth had a fantastic long weekend at Wild West Marra from Friday 27th to Monday 30th May 2016! They joined about 2000 young people from Scouting and Girl Guides in and around Northumberland. They had the opportunity to rock climb, do laser tag, try archery, complete Wild West related crafts, go zorbing and do a free fall activity…to name just a few activities. They also had great entertainment in the evenings (including the Cubs100 birthday evening). The best bit was the UV party! Some of our young people also broadcasted live on Scout Radio.

Look at the scale of the camp – photo courtesy of the Wild West Marra team.

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Cubs 100 – thank you party

On the night of our Annual General Meeting the Cubs held their thank you party for Cubs 100. They all worked hard to sort out the party food; they even made their own puff pastry pizza bites that went down a treat! The first group photos since our growth in numbers were also taken during the party. The photos were followed by Cubs related activities and a slideshow of 3rd Killingworth Scout Group over the past year. Happy 100th Birthday Cubs!

Summer Term (2016)

The activities completed by the Cubs in the summer term were really varied. They completed activities ranging from problem solving tasks to home help; and pioneering to dementia awareness. All activities culminated in over 50 badges being awarded. As a result of our growth in numbers we were also delighted to create another six – meaning Cubs now have four sixes. The term ended with our annual group beach night (with fish and chips, and sandcastle building) and family night (with a picnic and a variety of wide games). The next academic year looks to be filled with just as many exciting events and activities, nearly 50% of the year will be held away from our usual meeting place.

Pack Holiday (2016)

The Cubs had a great weekend away at Ford Scout Camp from 30th September to 2nd October. 7 of them have now done enough to get their Chief Scout Silver Award in November! They all got involved in pitching (in the pitch black) and striking our new group tents, fire lighting, shelter building, making mini pioneering projects, helping prepare meals and doing their own washing and drying up. We are all looking forwards to our next night away in January.

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Farm to Fork – Tesco, Kingston Park

A fantastic evening was had by all Cubs on Monday 3rd October 2016 with the Farm to Fork (explore the store) trail at Tesco, Kingston Park. They all really enjoyed exploring behind the scenes in a big supermarket. Their favourite bits were going in the freezer and getting to try some food (especially the cookies)! They also had the chance to look around the bakery, go in the chiller, find out about the origin of different fruit and veg, and learn about different cheeses.

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