Serving Stoke Bishop and the surrounding area
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Ready to hand out another 40+ badges earned by the Cubs over the last term, including the Cabot District Home Challenge badges earned by some of our Cubs during Lockdown v1.0. The Home Challenge badges are occasional badges and are usually worn above the World Badge on the left hand side of a shirt or … Read more
The Cubs learnt about the role Cubs and Scouts played in WWI, had a minutes silence and did some poppy craft. Well done Cubs!
The cubs were back to Zoom this week for a fun session, led by the Intel Inspire team, learning about computers and AI for their Digital Maker badge. They had the chance to control a (human) robot by giving instructions on how to make a jam sandwich which highlighted the need for exactness, clarity and … Read more
The cubs continued the astronomy theme outdoors this week. They learnt about the size/scale of our solar system and the difference between planets and stars. Using torches, they learnt about some of the star constellations by forming the correct patterns and they were lucky enough to get a break in the clouds and spotted Mars, … Read more
It was great to be able to finally meet face to face again, even with just half of the pack, after a long 6 months of virtual meetings! Although COVID regulations limited what could be done, the cubs still had a great socially distant evening earning a good part of their Navigation staged badges on … Read more
The cubs enjoyed the final zoom session of the term this week with a game of live action Guess Who, some playing card bingo and then wrapping up the night with awarding 3 cubs their Chief Scout Silver award and wishing them well as they leave cubs and continue their journey on to scouts. Well … Read more
27 badges ready to deliver along with 2 investiture certificates. We may have gone virtual, but the cubs have been working really hard earning badges during lockdown with many more to come… Well done 43rd Cub Pack!
We had 19 cubs join us for our first virtual camp where the cubs would either camp in their gardens, or sleep in a den made inside the house. Throughout the weekend we had several online video calls to coordinate activities, as well as a private social media group that was constantly pinging with updates … Read more
The cubs were all on form this week when they joined our regular zoom cub night for a cake bake led by one of the parents. It was great fun and the one I tried tasted yummy – definitely not something we would have tried with a traditional cub night, although I hope the cubs … Read more
The Cubs learnt a new sport this week as part of their challenge badges. Foot volleyball involves trying to stop the balloon from touching the floor, whilst in a crab position, and using only your feet to get the balloon over the ‘net’. It was great fun and is likely to become a regular feature … Read more