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Item Date: 25/06/2009 |
The 100 Years Group Camp
was
really memorable
for the Cubs.
We made vegetable
kebabs in the
morning and
then
sweet dough twists in
the afternoon.
Lynx
Cub Matthew Creigh said he
liked
the
woggle making base best
because you could make your own
Turkish knot
woggle. Another
high point for
Matthew was when
Hugh
Gostling told us
all about
Lord
Baden Powell
at
Flag Break.
Lynx
Cubs joined in the
Group Swimming Gala (complete with
fruit
shoots and
biscuits for
all
participants). The swimming
races
were
really exciting and were
especially fun to
watch. We
had a
visit to Our Lady
of
Lourdes Roman Catholic Church
(the
round church on
Hampton
Court Way) where
Father Rob
Esdaile
took us
on a tour. Cubs found out
about the
main features of
the
church and also heard
an overview of
the religious
calendar
followed by the Roman Catholic
Church.
The
Claygate Clean up
was
fun. Our group
found two
odd shoes,
parts
of a car, an old
road
sign, a vacuum cleaner and wallpaper sample
books.
Cubs enjoyed
being
able
forage for rubbish in 'difficult
to get
to
places'. For the
last
meeting of term we met at
the
top of
Telegraph Hill, played
some
'wide games' and
looked for
wildlife with one of
the Countryside Rangers from
Elmbridge Council,
Hannah
Moores.
Hannah
showed
us the best laces to find bugs.
We
found
caterpillars,
beetles,
spiders, woodlice and
beetle
grubs.
The
evening was organised by
one of our
new
leaders,
Paul
Smith, and was a great
success.
This term were going
to
concentrate of being to
go outdoors (we'll
be doing
the
Outdoor Challenge badge) and we're
also going to learn
some
really useful
life skills (like
ironing,
sewing and shoe
cleaning).
Dave Creigh
CSL,
Lynx Cub Pack |
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Lynx Cubs |
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Item Date: 01/02/2009 |
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The Lynx Cub Pack Autumn Term seemed to speed by and was
full of excitement. The County Cubs Day at Duxford Air
Museum on the 18th October was really fantastic. The day was
bright and clear and we arrived at Duxford in good time. We
split into groups and headed off to investigate what was
going on. There was the usual extensive display of aircraft
of all ages (including the prototype of Concorde, a B52
bomber and an SR-71 Blackbird) and military vehicles, plus a
number of planes taking off and flying round throughout the
day. No-one was lucky enough to go for a ride, but some of
the Cubs managed to get a go on a flight simulator. The high
point for me was the Supermarine Spitfire, which took off
then flew low over the runway. It was a really impressive
sight and really loud. We met up for lunch, had another
explore then came back on the coach, tired and happy. The
Group decided that a competition was to be held to design
the 1st Claygate 100 Year Badge. Lynx leaders thought this
was such a good idea that we dedicated a whole meeting to
talking about Scout badges and designing our own entries.
Baloo brought in his camp fire blanket to show us, which had
loads of really interesting badges sewn on. Each year, Cubs
make things to sell at the Clayagate Lights, with the hope
of raising money for charity. This year Lynx Cubs made
scented candles and gingerbread Christmas tree decorations.
Ingrid (a Lynx Pack leader) had all the great creative ideas
and we all had an industrious time making then and wrapping
all the things we had made. Quite a few items didn’t even
make it to the Lights, as Lynx Cubs were so impressed they
bought them to take home themselves. Many thanks to the
parent helpers who came on our ‘making’ nights to help out.
The things we made sold really well and the money raised
will be going towards equipment for Polyapes Campsite this
year. The term finished off with a games night and some
treats. Baloo is great at getting a game going and he always
comes up with some really great ones. We had non-contact
British Bulldog (with tags) and speed hockey. Then evening
finished with a drink of squash, a packet of crisps and
biscuits. We ended with a prayer asking for a happy and
peaceful Christmas for all our families and friends. Akela
Lynx and Robin Wilkinson (the Scout Bandmaster) organised
Carol Singing around Claygate. We had several members of
Lynx Pack along as well as Scouts and Leaders from many
other Packs and Sections, including a very musical
representation from the band. Everyone worked really hard
and enjoyed creating a truely festive feeling around the
village. Many thanks must go to Rachel and Robin Wilkinson
for providing shelter and refreshments for the carolers half
way through the evening. All did a great job and those
collecting managed to bring in a fantastic £372, again going
towards equipment for Polyapes Campsite. My thanks to
Leaders, Parents and Cubs who continue to help make Lynx
Pack evenings fun, informative and inspiring.
Dave Creigh
CSL, Lynx Cub Pack
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Panther Cubs |
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Item Date: 01/02/2009 |
Saturday 24th
January saw over 70 Cubs from the Esher district meet in
Oxshott for the annual badge afternoon.
This year the Cubs had the opportunity to complete either
their artist
or
communicator
badge. The artist badge this year saw the Cubs get messy
experimenting with different textures on clay tiles, which
have all been sent to be fired and will be returned to the Cubs later.
Other artistic events included chocolate making, collages
and greeting cards. The communicator badge is one not done very often and
proved to be very interesting. The cubs became part of ‘The Esher District Cub Detective Agency’ and worked in teams
where their mission was to help Mrs Longbottom recover her kidnapped dog, Pickles! As part of the investigation the Cubs had to use
different methods of communication to find out what happened
to Mrs Longbottoms dog.
• They used a mobile phone to interview a witness and
from the explanation given had to draw a profile picture of
the subject described.
• The Cubs also had to design a reward poster for the
missing dog, Pickles.
• They were given a video camera and had to film a news
report about their investigations, which we watched back as
group and proved to be quite a laugh!
• Throughout the investigation they sent Mrs Longbottom
emails with updates of how they were getting on.
• Eventually the Cubs found enough information to allow
them to crack the code on the ransom note which had been
left.
This led them to recover a very happy dog, Pickles to
it’s even happier owner, Mrs Longbottom! A great time was had by all and we would like to say a
big thank you Lucy Evans, District cub Leader and Alison
Menke of 1st Cobham and their teams who made the day such a
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