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PROGRAMMEThe magazine for Cub Scout Leaders
August/September 2011
Tin foil traysShow off your origami
skills for outdoor cooking
Craft activitiesKeep it interesting
with these ideas
WE NEED YOUR
FEEDBACK
A time travel programme in picturesA time travel programme in picturesA time travel programme in picturesA time travel programme in picturesCREATIVE CHEER
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are you ready?
planned 2012 yet?
we have an idea...
phasels wood activity centre tolmers activity centre
where are you staying for the olympics in 2012?
www.camping2012games.org.uk
Fire & Ice Winter Camp - January 2012CTT Activity Camp - July/August 2012100 acre site available for camping15 minutes from Lea Valley White Water Centre55 minutes to the Olympic Park by Rail5 minutes from junction 25 of the M25Situated between Stansted and Luton AirportsFull Catering available for groupsIndoor accomodation for 60, 36 and 15Large range of on site activitiesCamping space for over 3000Contact - Chris Rainbow - WardenTolmers Activity Centre, Tolmers Road, Cuffley, Herts. EN6 4JS Tel: 01707 872900Email: [email protected]:www.tolmers.org.uk
National Scout Archery Competition - May 201275 years of Phasels Celebration - September 20123000 camping capacity on 95 acre siteIndoor accommodation for 42, 26 and 16Large range of on site activities for all age groupsQualified instructors available all yearEasy access and parking for coaches/carsFully catered and tented packages availableClose proximity to M25, M1, M4, M40 and A4125 minutes to Central London by Rail Situated between Luton and Heathrow AirportsContact - Doug Stack - Activity Centre ManagerPhasels Wood Activity Centre, Rucklers Lane, Kings Langley, Herts. WD4 9NA Tel: 01442 252851Email: [email protected]:www.phaselswood.org.uk
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Intro
Deputy UK Commissioner for Programme Graeme Hamilton takes an overview of camps,
programme, activities and involving young people.
Summer’s well under way now and thousands of young people have
experienced the thrills of camps both in the UK and abroad. This ranges from
first time Beaver Scout residential experiences to the life-changing experience
being had by those attending the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden.
I’ve had a great time getting out and about and visiting camps and events
wherever I can. The excitement, fun, friendships, and development I’ve
witnessed is a stark reminder of what makes our voluntary roles so special as
we guide and mentor young people through their lives for the few hours a
week that they engage with us.
We’ve now completed the recruitment for the various programme project
teams and the UK Programme support team. Thank you to everyone who
contributed to this effort. Everyone is now hard at work undertaking a huge
range of tasks to ensure that we have the right up-to-date support for leaders
across the country.
This is also a good time to let you know about a special project which will
appear in the October/November supplement. We’ll be including some ideas
for activities to run with your Cubs to ensure that we get great feedback
about what they think could make the Programme better.
We don’t want to run activities for young people without involving those
young people and this will form part of our drive for greater youth
involvement. So, be prepared and build some time in your programme during
October or November to run these activities and send the responses back to
the Programme team.
Support success
Contents
Published by: The Programme TeamThe Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW
Contributions to:[email protected]
ADVERTISINGRichard [email protected]: 020 8962 1258
This issue’s contributors:Nicola Gordon-WilsonAustin LillCharlotte TowDave Wood
For ease of reading, this supplement refers to all variations of ‘county’ groupings simply as County.
You can read all the section supplements as well as the main magazine online at www.scouts.org.uk/magazine
Cover photo: Paula Solloway
4 NewsUpdates from around the UK
6 Crafty Cubs Craft activities with an
interesting twist
9 Open for ideas We need your help to shape and
improve Cub Scouting
10 Tiger timelordsA Creative Zone programme in
pictures, featuring the St Chads
Greys Cubs from York
14 Origami cookingAn easy activity to set up tasty
treats when you are outdoors
with your Cubs
16 Happy hobby days Ideas to achieve the Hobbies
Activity Badge
17 Safety fi rst An exciting competition
18 Partners Cotswold Outdoor and NatWest
Join-in-Jamboree activitiesAugust/September We hope you’ve been using your
Join-in-Jamboree resources.The themes for the final two months are Home Hospitality, and Looking to the future.
Download the PDFs at www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011
Cubs
Join-in-Jamboree
[email protected]@[email protected]
are you ready?
planned 2012 yet?
we have an idea...
phasels wood activity centre tolmers activity centre
where are you staying for the olympics in 2012?
www.camping2012games.org.uk
Fire & Ice Winter Camp - January 2012CTT Activity Camp - July/August 2012100 acre site available for camping15 minutes from Lea Valley White Water Centre55 minutes to the Olympic Park by Rail5 minutes from junction 25 of the M25Situated between Stansted and Luton AirportsFull Catering available for groupsIndoor accomodation for 60, 36 and 15Large range of on site activitiesCamping space for over 3000Contact - Chris Rainbow - WardenTolmers Activity Centre, Tolmers Road, Cuffley, Herts. EN6 4JS Tel: 01707 872900Email: [email protected]:www.tolmers.org.uk
National Scout Archery Competition - May 201275 years of Phasels Celebration - September 20123000 camping capacity on 95 acre siteIndoor accommodation for 42, 26 and 16Large range of on site activities for all age groupsQualified instructors available all yearEasy access and parking for coaches/carsFully catered and tented packages availableClose proximity to M25, M1, M4, M40 and A4125 minutes to Central London by Rail Situated between Luton and Heathrow AirportsContact - Doug Stack - Activity Centre ManagerPhasels Wood Activity Centre, Rucklers Lane, Kings Langley, Herts. WD4 9NA Tel: 01442 252851Email: [email protected]:www.phaselswood.org.uk
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News News and views in Cub Scouting.
Email your stories, reports and opinions
Lanarkshire Pack complete Discovery awardCub Scouts from the 78th Lanarkshire (3rd
Blantyre), recently completed the John
Muir Discovery Award. A total of 17 Cubs
and 3 leaders completed all the criteria
and are the first Cub Pack in Scotland to
gain this prestigious prize.
The Cubs had been working towards it
for six months and managed to gain
several activity badges in the process.
Among the activities they completed
were building and placing bird boxes and
bird feeders in local woodland,
geocaching, firelighting skills and tree
planting. They also had a residential
experience and much more.
The John Muir Award is an
environmental scheme focused on wild
places. It encourages awareness and
responsibility for the natural
environment, in a spirit of adventure and
exploration.
More information can be found at
www.johnmuiraward.org
Cubs give bees a homeThe 6th Southgate Cubs were busy
making bee hotels, as a part of the pilot
of Community Scout Week in May. The
25 Cubs also designed posters in a bid
to help with the conservation of bees.
This resulted in some interesting plays on words, including
‘save the Beebers.’
The hotels have since been sold to members of the local
community and have so far raised £60 for the Group and the
Development Grants Board, which provides funds for Groups
needing financial assistance. Taking part in Community Scout
Week also provided the young people with the opportunity
to complete their Community Challenge Award.
Greenhouse championsCubs from the 1st Atherstone Group in Warwickshire
showed some real bottle recently by building a
greenhouse out of soft drink containers.
As part of a drive to achieve the Global Conservation
Activity Badge and the Global Challenge, the Pack collected
an amazing 1,200 two-litre drinks bottles late last year. A
group of parents and a local joinery business supplied some
assistance and the project began.
Fundraising efforts – including a sponsored bike ride –
secured the final materials and, after an exhaustive effort
washing every bottle and peeling off every label, the Pack
built the sides of the greenhouse by inserting bamboo
canes through the tubes of bottles and nailing them top
and bottom to the frames.
They now have a fully functional greenhouse made
entirely from recycled bottles, which is full of seed trays of
vegetables growing already. As a recycling and eco-project
this is a tremendous success, and one which the Cubs are
rightly proud of.
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Intro
Faith and awareness events October/November 2011
OctoberBlack History Month
World Blindness Awareness
Month
1 International Day of Older
Persons
4 World Animal Day
6 Dasera (Hindu)
8 Yom Kippur – Day of
Atonement (Jewish)
10 World Mental Health Day
13 Sukkot begins (Jewish)
19 Sukkot ends (Jewish)
20 Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í)
20 Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
21 Simchat Torah (Jewish)
26 Diwali (Jain, Hindu, Sikh)
31 Halloween
November1 All Saints Day (Christian)
5 Arafah Day (Islamic)
6 Eid al Adha (Islamic)
10 Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
Birthday (Sikh)
11 Armistice Day
12 Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í)
13 Remembrance Sunday (UK)
14 World Diabetes Day
14-25 Anti-bullying week
16 International Day for Tolerance
20 Christ the King (Christian)
20 Universal Children’s Day
24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh
Bahadur (Sikh)
24 Thanksgiving Day (USA)
26 Al Hijira Muharram – Muslim
New Year (Islamic)
27 First Sunday of Advent
(Christian)
30 Saint Andrew’s Day (Christian,
Bank Holiday Scotland)
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1. Cubs tipped sweatshirt101596Sizes: 24 - 38 chest
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2. Youth plain Scout scarf/necker101557 Your leader will advise you regardingthe Group’s scarf.Colours: See online
£2.10
3. Plastic woggles101561 Colours: See online
£0.19
4. Youth Scout Activity Trousers 101654 Colour: NavySizes: 4 to 13 years (unisex)
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6 Cubs December 2008/January 20096 Cubs August/September 2011
How do you insert an arts or crafts activity into
your balanced programme which is different
and interesting? Dave Wood has some ideas
Believe it or not, it’s quite easy to take everyday
activities and explore ways in which you can
extend them to interest and challenge your
Cubs.
The following activities which I’ve enjoyed doing with my
Pack in the past will hopefully do just that…
Crafty Cubs
Tissue paper hot air balloonsYou will need: tissue paper, glue, hairdryer
Instructions:1. Take six squares of tissue paper and glue
together in a cross shape.
2. Glue them into a cube.
3. Cut one corner off the cube, to leave a gap
of about 4-6cm diameter.
4. Two Cubs hold the cube, hole-down.
5. Use a hairdryer on a high setting to force hot
air into the cube.
6. The Cubs let go when they feel the cube rising.
7. If it twists around, hang lengths of string
from the opening.
8. This is best done indoors as wind may spoil
the effect.
District badge collageDivide your District badge into A4-shape sections.
Cubs are given one sheet of white paper and a
section of the badge to copy on to it. Assemble
the copied sheets on a wall to see if it resembles
the badge when viewed from a distance.
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Activities
Make and use clayYou will need: flour, salt, water, cooking oil,
cream of tartare.
Instructions: 1. Mix one and a half mugs of salt, three mugs of
water, three mugs of flour, one tablespoon of
cream of tartare, and two tablespoons of cooking
oil in a saucepan.
2. Cook the mixture over a low heat, stirring until
the dough pulls away from the side of the pan
and is so stiff you can hardly stir it.
3. Take it out of the pan and leave to cool.
4. Knead it until it is nice and smooth.
5. Model it to the shapes you want, paint them
and, after a few days, they’ll set firm.
6. Cubs can paint the dried models the
following week.
Make and use flour paintYou will need: three mugs of flour, two
tablespoons liquid soap, water, food colouring/
powder paint.
Instructions: Mix everything together, adding a
tablespoonful of water at a time, until you get a
thick paste, using different colouring for different
batches This is great for finger painting (it cleans
off easily due to the soap).
Natural mealGive each Cub a paper plate. They disappear into
the grounds of the meeting place or the far
reaches of the campsite, to return at a given time
with what looks like a meal fit for a king. The
‘meal’ will be made up of natural plant-life and
should be colourful, well-arranged and appear
vaguely appetising.
Soap modelsEach Cub is given a soft bar of soap and a plastic
knife (or a normal metal knife, but not too sharp
of course). They will enjoy whittling the soap
away to produce models of cars, animals, aliens
and so on. Best to do this on a groundsheet as it’s
quite messy… although your Cubs’ hands will be
lovely and clean by the end.
Make and use quill penYou will need: several large chicken or turkey
feathers (maybe ask your friendly local butcher for
some), a craft knife, some ink and paper.
Instructions: 1. Cubs select their feather and a leader cuts the
tip of the feather at a slant.
2. Cut a slit vertically down, remembering to cut
on a board, away from your fingers.
3. Dip the pen in ink and try writing with it
4. Experiment with different shaped cuts — see
what happens if you chop the pointed end off to
leave a flatter nib.
5. This leads you nicely into the art of calligraphy
which is a handy skill for Cubs to write stylishly on
certificates and important letters or invitations.
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Picture thisThe Cubs sit in a large group. One is chosen to go
up to a flipchart and is told an object to draw by a
leader (who whispers it or shows them a word or
picture on a piece of paper). The Cub then starts
to draw. The rest of the Pack can put their hands
up and the leader asks them at random to identify
the picture. If someone is correct, the guesser
takes a turn at drawing. Correct guessers can only
take one turn as artist, so share the role around.
Coat of armsYou will need: paper and pens.
1. Explain about how coats of arms are used by
individuals to represent their history, interests
and so on.
2. Provide the shape of a coat of arms and ask
the Cubs to create their own. They should
choose to represent some of their hobbies and
interests, and try to illustrate their surname too.
3. You can search for surnames and download a
free copy of the coat of arms for thousands of
names on www.houseofnames.com. Perhaps you
could print out the ‘official’ coat of arms to give to
each Cub.
Jigsaw relayYou will need: A simple 24-piece jigsaw for
each Six – borrow some from Cubs’ younger
siblings if you have to.
Instructions:1. Cubs sit in relay formation. The jigsaw
pieces are laid out at the far end of the hall -
one per team.
2. On the word 'go', the first player in each
team runs up and brings back a jigsaw piece.
3. The next player then runs up and brings back
another piece. This continues while work begins
on assembling the puzzle.
4. The first team to complete the puzzle wins.
Brick makingEach Cub should try to make at least one brick,
using wet mud and straw (or grass), mixed and
kneaded by hand in bowls. This has to be
squashed into brick shape and left in the sun to
dry. Get the Pack to work together to get the
brick sizes equal. Use the bricks for a campfire
surround or miniature wall.
Clay sheepYou will need: Garlic press, air drying clay,
cocktail stick.
Instructions:1. Give ach Cub two pieces of clay.
2. Form a body and head for the sheep, using the
first piece.
3. Using the second piece and the garlic press,
squeeze the clay through the press so that it
comes out in long, thin, stringy pieces.
4. Attach these to the body of the sheep.
5. Use a cocktail stick to form the eyes, nose and
so on.
6. The following week, these can be painted
white, with black eyes.
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Do you have any views on the Cub
Scout programme? Do you think that
the challenge badges are too difficult
or that the Six system is in disarray?
Do you believe camping is the key to maintaining
fun in the section? Do you have a great method
of keeping your Cubs involved right up until
Scouts?
As many of you will know, The Scout
Association is currently looking to develop the
Cub programme, to make sure it is as relevant, fun
and challenging as ever. In the last issue, we
revealed details of changes to activity badges to
ensure that this was the case and, as Graeme
noted in his introduction on page three, we will
be looking to get the views of your Cubs, through
exciting activities, in the October/November issue.
Points of viewThe next stage of this process is to make sure all
other aspects of the programme are as strong as
can be. We are after your opinions, stories and
examples of how you keep your Cubs interested
and engaged, right up until they are 10½.
If you have any ideas, please email
[email protected] and let us know all
about them.
We’d also like to know what your main
challenges are. Is there anything we can do to
support you in overcoming them? Does football
clash with your Pack meetings or piano lessons
get in the way of camp? We want to know it all
so don’t be shy, get in touch and help us to make
Cub Scouting even more fun, exciting and
adventurous for everyone.
Open for ideas
Charlotte Tow invites you to make a substantive contribution towards shaping Cub Scouting in the future
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The St Chads Greys Tigers Cub Pack in York ran an adventurously imaginative Creative zone programme to fascinate and excite. Time travel was the order of the day as the Cubs learned all about ancient communication
Tiger timelords
10 Cubs August/September 2011
Instructions:
1. Split the Pack into two
teams, red and blue.
2. Place blue and red flags at
each end of the playing area.
3. Place the teams in front
of their flag.
4. Give each team specific
instructions like ‘red team
move forward two steps’,
‘blue team hop forward
three places’.
5. Continue using varied
ways of moving the teams
around until you are ready
to say ‘blue team capture red team’s flag’, or vice-versa.
6. The team in question runs forward to capture the flag but the others must try to stop them by tagging them.
Once a member of the capturing team has been tagged they must return to their end of the playing area.
7. If the capturing team captures the flag they must return it to their end of the hut, without being tagged, to
get the point or win the game.
Capture the flag
Assistant Group Scout Leader Pete Edwards runs us through the programme: ‘We are teaching the Cubs about
methods of communication. As a subject it can be quite boring so we have put the spin on it of going back
through history to make it a bit more interesting. Over the last three weeks, they have done hieroglyphics and
drum communications, and now we are finishing it up with communicating through flags.’
You will need the following:
• CD with time travel sounds on (the sound of Doctor Who’s TARDIS is ideal)
• Brief information on life in medieval Britain, Lords and serfs, and so on.
• Information on flags and their uses.
• Semaphore flags.
• Sheet outlining the different positions for semaphore flags to be held in for particular signals.
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Programme in pictures
Sit the Cubs in the Pack
circle with a couple of
leaders. Explain that they
must all sit still and not
move while they are
travelling back in time.
Turn the lights out and
play the time travel
sounds. Take this time to
unfurl numerous flags
which you have tied up
around the meeting place.
Upon arrival in medieval Britain, switch the lights back on. The Cubs should see flags hung around the
meeting place of different colours and with coats of arms on as well as some pictures of medieval people,
castles, knights and so on.
If possible, have a leader dressed up as a medieval peasant and introduce them as the guide. They should
briefly outline what medieval life was like and the use of flags to identify different lords, families and knights.
Also mention how flags are used in battle and at sea. Mention the start of semaphore.
Repeat the time travel process to return the Cubs to the present day.
Hand out small pieces of
material and some paper.
The Cubs have to design a
flag to say who they are
and a flag for their Six.
Travel to medieval times
Design a flag
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A leader holds flags in the
semaphore position for
North, South, East, or
West. When the Cubs see
a position they have to run
to the wall designated as
the compass point.
Flag game
Semaphore activity
Explain what semaphore is. Give each Cub a sheet
with a copy of the different semaphore positions.
After explaining that it has been used for centuries to
communicate over long distances, get a leader to
send a short message and see if the Cubs can
decipher the signals using the sheet that they have.
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Programme in pictures
Ask the Cubs to come back
next week with the flag
positions for their name.
Flag down
How did it go?
Leaders‘It gets us more involved because we get to use our imagination and think on the same level as the Cubs. We look
to provide that twist on a traditional Scouting theme. It’s nice to offer something that they don’t learn at school.
I’d say to all leaders “tap into your own imagination”. It’s definitely worth the effort. It looks complicated but a
little bit of time and a little creativity goes a long way.’ – Ellie Cole, Cub Leader
‘I think that some leaders get a bit scared by programmes like this because it can be quite intimidating to stand up
and do something that is quite childish; to make kids believe that they are going back in time or to get dressed up
as somebody out of history. However there are lots of things that you can bring forward into the modern day
programme that the Cubs will enjoy. More importantly, you can make the more traditional stuff, knot tying or
map work, really interesting by bringing in a theme from history or TV or films. A Star Wars navigation night
for example is a lot better than just pointing out grid lines on a map’ – Pete Edwards, Assistant Group Scout Leader
The Cubs‘My favourite part was working out the signals on the flags, especially the “help, help I’m on fire” one. That was
very funny.’ – Caitlin
‘My favourite part was the flag game when we got to run around.’ – Constance
‘Making the flags was the best because we got to get a bit messy and arty.’ – Joseph
‘The time travel thing was a bit weird but I really loved it.’ – Reece
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Bushcraft expert Austin Lill talks us
through an easy, creative activity to
help your Cubs cook outdoors
Origami cooking
A simple tin foil tray can be used to cook
food easily. I’ve employed this technique
with my Cubs many times and it’s always
gone down well.
All you need is some tin foil and the confidence to
show off some origami skills.
The tray shown is made with a single sheet of origami
paper to make it easier to follow, but tin foil ones are
best made doubled up.
Try experimenting with another piece which is just a
fraction bigger to use as a lid.
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Origami cooking
Tasty treatsNow that you’ve created your tray, you will need
to ensure that you have a fabulous meal to eat
too. The best recipes for outdoor eating can be
found in the Camp Cooking pages of Scouting
magazine or on the Scouting magazine website
www.scouts.org.uk/magazine
Scouting skills
Fold a rectangle (or square) of tin
foil into four parallel quarters.
Next fold a small strip on the two
outer strips and then fold back flat.
Fold in the four corners to the bottom
edge of the two central strips.
Once done fold the central strips over the
four triangular folds and then slowly pull
the tray open using your thumbs. As it
opens you’ll need to shape the corners.
Your completed tray.
1
4
5
2
3
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The Hobbies Activity Badge is one of those that
can be initially done by the Cubs at home, but
then provide an enjoyable Pack meeting for all.
Make sure you let the Cubs (and parents)
know well in advance that you are going to have a hobbies
evening. Get them thinking about some of the things they
may like to share. Play games that can be themed around
the more popular hobbies.
Bring and shareAt another meeting ask the Pack to bring in some items
that are related to their hobby in any way. In small
groups/Sixes the Cubs can present their hobby to each
other, outlining any safety rules, and explaining what
equipment and materials they have used, and any
background information they may know.
Allow for a few questions at the end of each
presentation – making sure that someone asks how
the Cub plans to develop their hobby, interest or skill
in the future.
When we ran this evening with our Pack we had
everything from collecting model penguins to horse riding
to abseiling. It also gave us as leaders lots of great ideas for
future meetings based on our Cubs' interests.
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Badge page
Nicola Gordon-Wilson talks us through a fun
evening achieving the Hobbies Activity Badge
Happy hobby days
Hobbies Game ‘Captain’s coming’ is one of the best known
adaptable games that can suit any theme. Label
four walls/areas ‘Horse riding’, ‘Canoeing’,
‘Running’ and ‘Flying’. Call out the various
commands and the Cubs respond with the
associated actions.
Horse riding: mime riding a horse to one wall.
Canoeing: mime paddling to another wall.
Running: run to a wall.
Flying: mime flying to a wall.
Football: kicking a ball and doing a goal
celebration.
Tiddlywinks: on the floor, miming a game of
tiddlywinks.
Painting: painting the biggest picture ever.
Fishing: catching a whopper and trying to reel
it in.
Knitting: sit quietly and mime knitting.
Plane/train spotting: get very excited about
an approaching train/plane going over head,
and tick off on notepad.
Gardening: mime standing on a shovel and
digging a hole.
Reading: sit quietly and mime reading.
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H ave you used the home safety activity pack
with your Cubs yet? If not, now’s the time
to use it because National Grid is running an
exciting competition where your Cubs could
win money for their Group. Download it at
www.scouts.org.uk/nationalgrid
How to winThe competition is based on Activity 5 in the pack. Activity
5 (pictured above) consists of a picture of a kitchen and
the Cubs are asked to identify the safety hazards.
Complete Activity 5 as a Pack and then ask your Cubs to
design their own hazards poster of somewhere they go to.
This could be a room in the home (not the kitchen), at
school, or at a Scout campsite.
DetailsSend the posters to Sally Hilton, Corporate Partnerships
team, Gilwell Park, Chingford, E4 7QW or email
[email protected]. The closing date is 28
October 2011. The winning entry will receive £750
while two runners-up will be awarded £500 and £300.
Winning partnershipThis fabulous competition is the latest stage in the
successful relationship between National Grid and The
Scout Association. The success of the sponsorship has
been beyond everyone’s expectations with over
150,000 activity packs being issued so far.
‘There is no better way of getting our safety messages
out to a wide audience of young people and hopefully the
information they gain now will stay with them for life’ says
Jonathan Richardson, from National Grid’s Education and
Skills department.
Research continues to tell us that leaders find the pack
helpful and Cubs learn a lot from completing the tasks.
So keep encouraging your Cubs to gain the badge and
enter the competition.
Partners
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Safety first
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Partners
Outdoor experts
Help Cubs understand money
As sponsors of the Hikes Away Staged
Activity Badge, Cotswold Outdoor is the ideal
place to visit for equipment, advice and great
discounts for your Scouting adventures
The Scout Association has teamed up with NatWest to create a series
of activity packs which will teach your Cubs more about money
The Hikes Away Staged Activity Badge is a
fantastic opportunity to equip young people
from all age groups with essential
knowledge and experience to allow them to
become confident on the hill and find all there is to
offer in the UK and further afield.
It allows Scouts of all ages the opportunity to
undertake different levels of hikes or journeys
depending on their level or ability. As sponsors,
Cotswold Outdoor would like to ensure that the
correct clothing and equipment is readily available to
Scouts and leaders. The advice that Cotswold Outdoor
can give ranges from expert knowledge and advice,
planning and navigation right through to what to wear.
The packs cover five areas of money
management and will provide exciting
ideas for you to do within your Pack.
They will also give young people an
opportunity to relate money management to their
own lives. This will include information and
activities specific to Scouting and will help towards
achieving a number of activity badges. Specific
activities will teach Cubs about fundraising and
how to help budget for camp.
Cotswold Outdoor has over 60 stores
nationwide. Call 0844 557 7755 or visit
cotswoldoutdoor.com to find out more
To find out more and to download the activity packs
(available from 1 September), please go to:
www.scouts.org.uk/natwest
more info
more info
Discount offerCubs receive 15 per cent discount* and Scout
Leaders receive 20 per cent discount* at
Cotswold Outdoor.
*Not to be used in conjunction with any other
offers or discounts. Discount only valid on
production of a leader’s appointment card. Cubs
should produce their scarf.
The packs are:
• Making the most of your money
• Money and event management (including fundraising)
• Fundraising
• Money and your life
• Running your own business
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Downe: Rural Kent Ferny Crofts: New Forest Gilwell Park: Epping Forest Great Tower: Lake District Hawkhirst: Kielder Forest Woodhouse Park: BristolYoulbury: Rural Oxfordshire
Operated by The Scout Association Registered Charity Number: 306101 (England and Wales) and SC038437 (Scotland)
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