24 Of our cubs were part of a 200 strong pack from across the Newcastle district that attended Moorhouse activity centre in Durham for a weekend of activities planned & delivered by the Army officer training corps & Moorhouse instructors. survival cooking, climbing, assault course, first aid, shooting, silent disco, 2 cinema nights, football training, laser tag, map reading, & a hike were just some of the activities they took part in. Thanks goes to several parents who came along to lend a hand on a very wet Saturday afternoon, All of those who attended received an Army camp badge & cool tee shirt too. Sunday saw the sun come out to bring a very busy weekend to a close.

A very sunny Friday made what would have been a good night out a great night out. Fourteen of our pack were joined by several parents for our annual bike ride. Many of the younger Cubs had never ridden their bikes for such a long distance but all rose to the challenge with everyone completing the whole route as planned. The promise of chips at the half way point kept them going and fuelled them for the return journey.

24 of our Cubs attended a district sleep over at the Great Museum of the North (Handcock) 125 Cubs from across the Newcastle district spent the Friday night exploring the Museum,completing quizzes & eating tea. They then slept in the great hall along with Dippy the dinosaur! Saturday morning breakfast was followed by an investing ceremony of one of our newest members underneath Dippy. I’m sure all who attended will treasure the memories of a very special event for many years to come.

Over the last 18 months the Cub leaders have been getting the Cubs and Young leaders involved in planning and running nights and deciding on activities and trips out. This is called youthshaped scouting, there are three levels of award available Bronze, Silver and Gold. as you can see we were presented with Gold by a member of the District Commissioners team.

The Cubs attended Eldon square bowling for our “jambowlree” session. A young leader suggested we took part in the scout association’s worldwide event that encourages groups to bowl between November 2018 and May 2019.

 

 

Congratulations go to our six Cubs who came first place in the county climbing competition at Byker climbing Centre

Jamboree On The Air, Jamboree On The Internet were attended by the Cubs at the house on the hill (West Denton) They talked to scouts and guides from across the world using different types of radios and the internet. India, Austria and Australia were all contacted with a variety of information exchanged, mostly Scout related.