Cub Scout News

2nd July - Cooking

On the 2nd July the cubs met in the garden of one of our leaders. Working together in 3 groups the cubs used the wood available to build and then light fires. The cubs were then tasked with cooking their dinner of sausages, jacket potato and baked beans. All 3 groups worked well together sharing ideas about how to build their fires and what was needed to help the wood catch light. 

10th June - Tent Pitching

On the 10th June the cubs had some practice tent pitching for the forthcoming camp in August. The cub did really well in pitching the tent; a great achievement as a lot hadn't been to camp before let alone pitched the tent.

20th May - Reigate Hill Hike

As part of work on the Navigator badge the cubs hiked from the hall up to the fort on Reigate Hill. On arrival at the fort the cubs had sweets and hot chocolate followed by a game of capture the flag.   

6th May - Fire Lighting

On the 6th May the cubs held their meeting in the garden of one of the leaders. The cubs built fires on which to toast marshmallows.

22nd/29th April - Catapults

The cubs had a mini pioneering activity on Redhill Common. This included making catapults followed by their favourite game Capture The Flag. 

Christmas Cards

On Friday 11th December the Cubs made Christmas cards for their family. Here is a Christmas car made by Leaf.    

Well done to the Cubs who earned their First Aid, Navigator, Animal Carer, Athletics and Great Indoors badges.

Navigator Badge

Ben Baldock, Kit McDonald, 
Zach Beedie, Jack O’Gara, 
Katie Jewell, James Beaty, 
Will Preedy, Jack Tyers,
Aston Crabtree, Anshu Patel,
Felix Curphey, Jonnie Read,
William Stockman, Archie Mckay,
​Austin Rodriguez

Animal Carer

Jack O’Gara, William Stockman

Animal Carer

Jack O’Gara, William Stockman

Athletics

Zach Beedie

The Great Indoors

Ben Baldock, Kit McDonald

Ben Baldock made a teddy in the first lockdown, camped out in his garden and cooking. 
Kit McDonald camped out in his garden, and learnt wood whittling. 

Den Building

The meetings on the 25th September and 2nd October saw the Cubs make dens out of sticks. They were split into two groups each week and each made fantastic dens like the one shown above.

Orienteering 

The  Cubs resumed their meetings with two weeks of orienteering. The cubs gained their Navigator Badge by taking part in the activities help on the 11th and 18th September.

Pizza Making
On Friday 14th February the Cubs made pizza's.

​This involved mixing up the ingredients in a bag to form a dough by kneading the bag. The Cubs then took the dough out and rolled it out to form a pizza base.

The end results were excellent as you can see from the photo.

Invasion of Roverdene
Sunday, 7th October saw Beaver, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, parents and leaders invade Roverdene Scout Camp Site for a day of fun. 

The day started with a treasure hunt, then collecting wood to build fire and cook lunch. The afternoon was busy with Rounders, canon races and a wide game - capture the flag finishing with a traditional camp fire with some new variations. ​An enjoyable day - relaxed and beautiful weather.

Cub Camp - May 2018 
Cubs spent the weekend camping at Boidierhurst Scout Camp Site. Activities included candle making, pioneering and  water transportation.
Saturday afternoon the cubs worked their way round an orienteering course that Graham had set up.

​The course was particularly devious with different correct answers for each team and two or three wrong answers on nearby trees.

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