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Beavers – Woodland Visit
This week, the Woodland Beavers went to the Fat Squirrel Woodland to practice some scouting skills. The beavers learnt all about how to start a fire safely and, of course,
Endeavour Scout Troop Keeping Busy
The scout troop have been keeping busy lately in the Fat Squirrel Woodland. On May the 4th, they dressed up as Star Wars characters and wrote letters to scouts in
Beavers International Games Night and Investiture
This week, Woodland Beavers met on the sandy area outside the Madley Park Co-op for our International Games Night and Investiture. We all played: Boule – originating from France Quoits
Windmill Cubs – Bivouacs
We went for a walk in the woods and ended up building great bivouacs! The cubs had lots of materials they could use and everyone had their own ideas. Hence
Beavers’ Pioneering Project
Woodland Beavers have been pioneering. Pioneering in scouting, is often coming up with the best solutions to physical problems and then challenging ourselves to see if we can find an even
Beavers Make Coronation Crowns
Woodland Beavers have been celebrating the forthcoming Coronation of King Charles III by making crowns similar to the one he will be wearing on the day. You never know, should
Beaver St George’s Sleepover 2023
The Beavers held a St George themed sleepover on Friday 21st to Saturday 22nd April and what a fun time we all had. We played knight, princess and dragon games
Visit to Lambs
Kestrel Cubs and Endeavour Scouts visited Karl (Cub Leader) and Lottie (Scout Leader) at their lambing shed on Monday evening. They asked some very interesting questions and learnt all about
Gulliver’s Land – March 2023
Pre-Covid we were due to go to Gulliver’s Land for a sleepover. Unfortunately, a couple of weeks before we were due to go, we had to cancel the sleepover due
North Leigh Hike 2023
Huge congratulations to Lottie and the Endeavour Scouts team for putting on a great North Leigh Hike. The event took place on Saturday, 11th March 2023 and, collectively, 212 people
The Beavers Experiment!
Woodland Beavers have been experimenting! They used the sugar in the well-known sweets Skittles to experiment with the chemistry concept known as the concentration gradient – that is, that chemicals
Founder’s Day 2023
Founder’s Day is celebrated throughout the scouting world on 22nd February and honours Lord Baden-Powell and his wife, Olave, the first Chief Girl Guide. It’s a time for Scouts and
North Leigh Hike 2023
We are excited that North Leigh’s Endeavour Scout Troop have resurrected the North Leigh Hike for 2023 and it will be taking place on Saturday, 11th March 2023 All the details
Chinese New Year – January 2023
2023 is the Chinese year of the rabbit. We had fun discovering which animal year everyone was born in and the traits they may have. We found out about Chinese
Paper pioneering – January 2023
So how strong is newspaper? We tasked the cubs with building a bridge out of newspaper to hold as much weight as possible. They needed to let their imaginations run
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