Last weekend, 38 Beavers from across all 3 colonies set up camp for a night at Dunham Park Scout Camp. We enjoyed grass sledging, archery, pioneering, pond dipping, fire lighting and the Beaver trail, not to mention the adventure playground!…
Father’s Day craft
This week we made cards for the weekend using paints and our handprints! While half of us got messy in the new room, the other half played fathers themed games in the main room. One of the games was based…
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Luck was on our side this week as both Monday and Wednesday had dry and sunny evenings for our nature scavenger hunt. In our Lodges, we completed a list of nature themed missions, including finding leaves bigger than our hands,…
District Athletics Event
During a recent Saturday session, the Beavers of our Scout Group participated in a district-organised athletics event held at Longford Stadium. The young attendees were involved in various track and field activities throughout the day.The event provided an opportunity for…
Tents and fires
This week the Monday Cubs took part in putting up tents and practiced lighting matches and gathering wood to create some fires.
Beavers 40th Birthday
This year Beavers are 40 years old so we held a party to celebrate! There was pass the parcel, balloon party games, bunting decorating and of course, cake! We also invested 5 Beavers.
Community work – litter pick
During our recent Saturday Beavers session, the young members engaged with the local community by learning the Green Cross Code. The emphasis was on practical tips to ensure safety while crossing streets. This included identifying safe places to cross, understanding…
Pizzas and knots
Half of the Beavers made pizzas using pitta bread and a selection of toppings, as requested in last term’s Log Chew. At the same time, the other half of the Beavers practised tying knots – reef knot, figure of 8…
Lego Challenges
The Beavers enjoyed a fun evening of Lego challenges, working in teams to complete a tower-building relay, creating models for others to guess Pictionary-style, and spending time free building. These activities helped tick off parts of their Creative and Skills…
Emergency Aid
This week we completed our Emergency Aid level 1 badge, which also ticked a few boxes on our ongoing Outdoor Challenge badge and the Safety badge. We had 4 bases comprising: dealing with cuts using plasters and bandages, phoning 999,…
