43rd Bristol Scouts St George’s Day Litter Pick
A huge thankyou to the scouting families that joined us on The Downs on St George’s day. All of the scouts, cubs and beavers renewed their promise and then spent time litter picking.
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43rd Bristol Cub Pack rise to the Challenge at Redpoint
43rd Bristol Cub Pack rise to the challenge at Redpoint. The Cubs all had a great time, challenging themselves on the climbing walls and confidently scaling new heights!
Cub Games, Badges and Investitures
After 15 months, the 43rd Cub Pack was finally back together in its entirety, as they had previously been running as a split pack. They worked in their sixes to invent a wide-game which they then taught the rest of the pack. This included playing ‘Donald Trump’ tag, ‘Shredder’ tag, ‘Chicken, Turkey, Hero’ and batless … Read more
Cubs Kayaking Fun!
The cubs have had great fun kayaking in the floating harbour with Young Bristol over the past couple of weeks. This week they were also treated to a flyby from a hot air balloon as well as a real Bristol treat when The Matthew passed by – great fun was had and more badges earned! … Read more
Cubs Hybrid Summer Camp 2021
Despite Covid preventing Scouts from camping overnight together, the 43rd Bristol Cub Pack still managed to put on a fun hybrid camp for the cubs. They played wide games, learnt to pitch patrol tents, built flags and flag poles, learnt to light fires with flint and steel, made and cooked bread twists as well as … Read more
Cubs Winter vCamp a Hit!
We couldn’t take the cubs camping, but that didn’t stop the 43rd Cubs from having a great winter camp at home. They collectively hiked over 260km; picked up over 30 bags of litter for the community; built and slept in dens overnight; cooked meals for the family; showed off their amazing talents in a talent … Read more
Karate Cub and a Chief Scout Silver Award
The 43rd Cub Pack had a virtual martial arts extravaganza tonight as 2 of the older cubs led sessions on TaeKwondo and TangSudo. This earned them both the final part of their Team Leader challenge award, which for one of them was the last requirement needed for the Chief Scout Silver award. Well done to … Read more
Cubs Remember…
The Cubs learnt about the role Cubs and Scouts played in WWI, had a minutes silence and did some poppy craft. Well done Cubs!
Cubs learn how NOT to make a Jam Sandwich
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
Cubs are Stars (and planets)…
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