Off with a BANG! September 30, 2015 (updated October 5, 2015) | By anthonym | 0 Comments Welcome back to September! We’ve gotten off to the new term with a great BANG this year with a District day out for the Beavers, at Hollingworth Lake, taking to the water in canoes and hiking. There was even dancing in the boats! A sleep-over for the scouts. The cubs have been testing out some new kit and making the most of the outdoors while we still have some light. Plain Sailing
End of term fun July 23, 2015 | By anthonym | 0 Comments Beavers and Cubs both break up for the summer at the end of July along with the schools, and return again in Early September. For the last two years Beavers have spent their last evening tubing at Rossendale Ski Slope. The kids have a great time bouncing down the slopes, and even some of the leaders get in on the act. More photos and some videos are on our Facebook Page. This year the Cubs practiced lighting fires and toasted marshmallows in sun. One of the Cubs was presented with his Chief Scout’s Silver award, and we saw a group off to join the Scout Troop. Have a great summer and see you all again on September 9th/10th.
Annual Beaver’s Water Night July 15, 2015 | By anthonym | 0 Comments The beavers all enjoyed the annual water night! This is one of our capstone events for the Beaver year and this year we had glorious sunshine to help it along. Everyone enjoys getting wet, and the Beavers all enjoy spraying the leaders. Cubs and Beavers don’t run in August, so this is a good wind down ready to bring the scouting year to an end for the children before the school holidays start. More pictures are on our Facebook Page.
Primary School Fair July 6, 2015 | By anthonym | 0 Comments Last Friday was the Crawshawbooth Primary School Fair. The 45th took out grass-sledges and foot rockets along to join in the fun. It was a beautiful evening, and we had almost 200 runs on the grass sledges. Some very tired leaders finally got packed up half an hour after the official finish time, when the queue had finally disappeared. Much fun was had by all, and lots of kids got a chance to try out some of the activities the group offers week to week.
Cubs go Sailing! June 25, 2015 | By anthonym | 0 Comments The Cubs went sailing last weekend on Clowbridge Reservoir with many thanks to Rossendale Valley Sailing Club. We were taken out in two Wayfarer sail boats, Geordie Lass and Gemini, and given a spin in the Sailing Club’s powerboat thrown into the bargain. Although the weather was a bit dull and cloudy, we all had lots of fun, especially when Akeala took control of the sails! After an hour or so out on the water, we went back inside to warm up and took to the table football and chess boards.