2nd Practise Hike on the Leicestershire Round

Practise Hike Sun 27th Sept 09

On Sunday 27th Sept we took our team of 5 Challengers to Leicestershire for a 12.5 mile hike around 'Battle of Bosworth' country, in preparation for the Expedition Challenge on 3rd-4th October.

Once again the Challengers were asked to navigate the route on their own and cook a meal on the way.

The weather was absolutely glorious for hiking and the team did very well with the distance and cooked an excellent meal of rice and pasta.

They should have no problem with the Challenge this weekend.

We finished up with a lovely fish & chip supper at the 'Batter of Bosworth' chip shop in Market Bosworth, to round off a perfect day.

Click on the above image to see some more pictures and video.

Good luck to our Challengers this Saturday!

We will let you know how they get on.

Adam

Scout Meeting 28/09/09

Scout Meeting 28/09/09

Hi All,

On Monday night we taught the Scouts how to lay and light a fire, a skill that will be very useful on all the camps we will be going on.

However when we are on camp, the Scouts need to remember that they will have to collect the wood as well as chop it themselves first!

We also organised our troop into 4 Patrols, with Patrol Leaders & Assistant Patrol Leaders chosen to give our younger members the benefit of their experience.

Each Patrol managed to get a great fire going and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, especially when the marshmallows came out for toasting!

Click on the image above to see more pictures & video during the meeting.

All the best,

The Scout Leaders

1st Practise Hike in the Derbyshire Dales

Practise Hike Sat 19th Sept 09

Hi All,

Please click on the above image to see more pictures taken during our practise hike in the Derbyshire dales on Saturday 19th Sept.

This is our 1st practise session in preparation for the Expedition Challenge 2009 being held early in October.

We will be fielding a team of 5 in the Challenge this year, which is taking place in the beautiful setting of the Wye Valley.

The weather was perfect for walking, if a little warm, and the team coped admirably with all that was required of them.

A second practise hike is taking place this Sunday in the Leicestershire area.

I will keep you posted with our progress!

Adam

P.S My rucksack was the big red heavy one!

Air Rifle Shooting 06/09/09

Scouts Air Rifle Shooting 6th Sept 09

Another air rifle shooting session was held for the Scouts at the Sutton Coldfield Rifle & Pistol Club on Sunday 6th Sept, as part of their Master at Arms badge.

Please click on the image above to see more pictures taken during the event.

Sweden comes to Douay Road!

International Module Mon 7th Sept 09

Hi All,

Please click on the above image to see some more pics taken during our first Scout meeting back after the Summer holidays.

We made the evening a little bit special by holding a themed event, and the theme was SWEDEN!

This is because the 22nd World Scout Jamboree is being held in Kristianstad, Sweden, in 2011.

It was also part of Carl, Emily and myself's leadership training and we thought it would be a nice way of welcoming the new members to our troop (mainly from cubs), of which there are many!

We therefore had a fun evening of activities planned for the troop, which included some Swedish cuisine, Swedish games, speaking some Swedish language and a Swedish picture quiz, all to the sounds of ABBA in the background.

We also asked the Scouts to wear the colours of the Swedish flag, which are blue and yellow.

And yes, I wore some blonde plaits?!

Enjoy!

Adam

Cubs Diary

The dates for this half term are:

Tuesday 8^th September 2009 (6.30 - 8.00 at Head Quarters)

Tuesday 15^th September 2009 (In Sutton Park 6.30 - 8.00)

Tuesday 22^nd September 2009 (6.30 - 8.00 at Head Quarters)

Tuesday 29^th September 2009 (In Sutton Park 6.30 - 8.00)

Tuesday 6^th October 2009 (6.30 - 8.00 at Head Quarters)

Tuesday 13^th October 2009 (6.30 - 8.00 at Head Quarters)

Tuesday 20^th October 2009 (6.30 - 8.00 at Head Quarters)

Graham

SUPPORTERS CLUB FLOWER SHOW 2009

The sun shone and the visitors came in good numbers to view the hundreds of exhibits displayed by members of the Supporters Club at the 63rd Annual Horticultural and Flower Show held at the HQ on Saturday 22nd August.

There were flowers to delight, floral displays to admire, vegetables of every size and hue which amazed, incredible handicrafts plus delightful cakes and jams to tempt the taste-buds!

Folks arrived, young and old, for an afternoon of pure delight taking great pleasure in viewing the exhibits, busying themselves with the purchase of raffle tickets as well as enjoying tea and buttered scones in the garden area.

Prizes were presented by local Councillors Robert Alden, Bob Beauchamp and Gareth Compton then followed the grand auction of many of the exhibited vegetables as well as some cakes and jams then the sale of exhibited flowers.

A truly spectacular occasion with a bonus of over £300 raised for Group funds.

Flower Show 2009

District Outing 2009 - Drayton Manor

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This year’s District Outing will to Drayton Manor Theme Park.

The date for this outing is Saturday 17^th October 2009.  We provide transport to and from Drayton Manor and also admission into the park.

Timings- (Will be confirmed closer to the date)

Leave Sutton at 9.45am

Leave Drayton Manor at 3.45pm.

The Cost will be £18.00 per head, cheques made payable to 2^nd Wylde Green Cubs.

We will need payment by Tuesday 22^nd September at the latest as we need to pay District.

Please complete the slip below.

Graham (Kaa)

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Name of child__________________________________

I would like my child to attend the district outing to Drayton Manor on Saturday 15^th October 2009.

I enclose Cash/Cheque for the full amount of £18.00.

Signed....................................                          Date.............../............./..............

Sutton Park Visit (Sept 2009)

To Parent/Guardian,

On Tuesday 15^th September and 29^th September 2009, we will be visiting Sutton Park to enable the cubs to gain there Naturalist badge.

On Tuesday 15^th September we will be doing pond dipping and a mini beast hut.

On Tuesday 29^th September we will be doing a trees and woodland activity along with environmental games.

We will be meeting by the Visitor Centre, Town Gate.

The sessions will start at 6.30 and finish between 7.50 and 8pm.  Please wear conformable clothes appropriate to the weather. (Wellington boots maybe best during the pond dipping task.)

Graham

(Kaa)

Welcome back letters

Welcome Back!

Dear Cubs/Parent/Guardian,

Welcome back to everyone, we hope you had a nice summer holiday.  We have an action packed, fun filled term planned for the Cubs Section.

We have a District outing to Drayton Manor to look forward to, the group sponsored walk in Sutton Park and all rounded off with a Christmas party.

Throughout this term the Cubs will be working towards their Naturalist badge.

We also now have places available within the pack, so if any friends/relatives or children you know between the ages of 8 -10 ½ , they are welcome to contact us.  We are also always adding names to our waiting list, which children can be placed on their 7^th Birthday.

If you have any problems or queries with anything don’t hesitate to ask us.  We can be contacted by a number of ways.

• In person on pack night


• E-mail: cubs6thsc@btinternet.com


• Akela (Jayne)  0121 384 3100


• Kaa (Graham) 0121 373 9038

Also don’t forget to keep an eye on our groups’ website: www.theredborder.com

Cub Leaders