Making Viking Ships

We made some Viking style ships last night ready to take to the canal next Tuesday. The boats were made out of half a cardboard drinks carton (for the base) and then a variety of materials to make the ships head, mast, sail etc.

The boats aren't to keep though! Next week, we'll be going to the canal as part of the Personal Safety badge work. The boats will then get a Viking style send-off whilst the Cubs make sure they are safe in this local environment.

Daffodils around the Village

The daffodils we planted are starting to come out and brighten up Wilmcote. It makes that evening planting last September very worthwhile!

There are lots around the village. Can you spot all the locations? Here's just two of them:

Our Group Website

We have started work on our new website!

Click here to visit us:
http://wilmcote.scoutsites.org.uk/

More content will be added by the end of March. Thank you to one of our parents - Liam Hogan - for helping!



Making Baden-Powell scrapbooks

At last night's meeting, we made scrapbooks on Lord Robert Baden-Powell in recognition of the anniversary of his birth on 22nd February 1857. We also listened to some early recordings of him discussing the Grand Howl and how he started Scouting.



Goodbye....

We said "Goodbye and Good Luck" to two of our older Cubs at the half term meeting. Both Molly and Jack have achieved so much!

To start with, both are Chief Scout Silver Award holders and both have been model Cub Scouts

Molly joined in May 2012, but she has squeezed a lot into that time. As well as getting all 6 Challenge Awards for her Silver Award, she has completed 20 activity badges including Camper, Home Safety and Navigator. Molly has participated in everything since she joined, including the Cotswold Wildlife Park trip. In total, Molly spent 3 nights away with us. She became a Sixer in April 2013 and a Senior Sixer in December 2013.

Jack joined the Pack in November 2011. In that time, he has gained 29 Activity badges as well as 7 Challenge Awards. This is a record for our Cub Pack!

Jack has attended every day out we have done (including London) and come on every camp, including the 1 night at Warwick Castle. In total, he spent 6 nights away. He was appointed as a Sixer in September 2012 and became a Senior Sixer last December.

We'll miss them both! We hope you passed on some quiz tips to the other Cubs!



Our Winning Quiz team!

Take a bow Jack, Molly, Lucy and Callum - our Quiz Team representing the Pack at the West Warwickshire District Annual Cub Quiz, held at 1st Bearley & Snitterfield Scout Group. They were the winners with 36 points; 3 more than the second place team. Here they are receiving their certificates and Molly is happily clutching the trophy.

 

 

The rounds were on a variety of topics, such as sport, current affairs, map reading (hopefully the recent badgework helped), scouting and the winter olympics.

Well done all four of you - you can be very proud. For Jack and Molly, it was their last big activity - what a great way to go out!

Mouse has been on his travels again.

 

Mouse has been to Hungary for the first time. Here he is with our two young Leaders - Rob (known to the Cubs as Wontolla) and Cassie (Raksha). They are standing on Castle Hill, Budapest, overlooking the Szechnyi Bridge (Chain Bridge) - and yes it was as cold as it looks!