Serving Stoke Bishop and the surrounding area
Registered Charity Number: 302159
The sun shone once again allowing our Beavers to enjoy their 2nd annual Beaver camp at the lovely Olveston Scout hut. The warm weather allowed them to make the most of the facilities and outdoor space around the hut. Supervised by 7 beaver leaders and 3 parent helpers the Beavers spent the weekend outdoors hiking, playing … Read more
Both Beaver colonies enjoyed a nature walk through the forest path in Blaise this week and then a play in the playground in the hot weather!
Both Beaver colonies had great fun this week making Fathers day posters, decorating biscuits for Dads ( which the kids ate!) and then did some circus skills outside.
The Beavers visited the RNLI in Portishead this week for a tour of the kit rooms, boat/tractor house and Slipway and were given a water safety talk too.
The beavers spent the evening touring the Bristol floating harbour under fall yard learning how the floating harbour works and what machinery is used to build and maintain the boats in the adjacent yard. They then spent time in the visitor centre performing various experiments and activities associated with the floating harbour. One such activity … Read more
Following on from St George’s Day the Beavers were set a teamwork challenge, in their lodges, to make a dragon out of junk. We added an extra challenge that the dragon needed to be able to make a noise. They worked well together and came up with some excellent dragons and enjoyed demonstrating their features to the … Read more
The Beavers were excited to receive their visitor Maureen this week, along with her guide dog “AJ”. She took time to explain what a guide dog was, what breeds are used and all about the working life of a guide dog. The Beavers then separated into pairs and took on some tasks learning to … Read more
The Beavers left the hut this week in Hi Viz outfits to go for a walk around the local area. This was followed by Easter Egg fun back at the hut by GlowStick Light.
Our Cabot District organised a wonderful day trip for 200 Beavers at the Bristol Docks. Jacquie, Philippa and Steve were pleased to take nine Beavers from our colony and thoroughly enjoyed the day. We started with a boat trip around the docks on the Tower Belle, followed by visiting the Brunel museum and a trip around the SS Great … Read more
