News & Activities - 2017
Viking Badge (Part 2) – Making Boats
For the second part of the Viking Badge, we made viking boats from juice cartons! There were lots of steps to make them (see the instructions at the end of
Marshmallow and Spaghetti Towers
This week, the Beavers were tasked with building the tallest towers they could out marshmallows and spaghetti! They split into two teams, planned out their design after a team discussion,
Cutting Wood
We had a change of venue this week, and we met at Chil’s house as she kindly let us use her back-garden. Akela has his own business, which means that
Village Litter Pick
3 Beavers and 11 Cubs took part in the annual village litter pick – one group looked for litter along Common Road, whilst the other group tackled Windmill Road. We
Planting Seeds
The Beavers had a go at planting seeds this week! They planted mixed lettuce, lollo rosa lettuce, and cress. Once they had filled their trays with soil, they divided it
S’mores
This week the Beavers went to Sophie’s Woodland to cook s’mores. They managed to toast their marshmallows on the fire, with many of them cooked to perfection and very few
Viking Badge (Part 1)
This term we have decided to work towards the Viking Challenge Badge. This is a ‘fun’ badge that will go on the Cubs’ camp blankets, and was created by a
St. George’s Parade
The Cubs participated in the St. George’s Parade in Witney, along with many other Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Brownies, and Guides from Witney and the surrounding area. They all looked
Easter Treasure Hunt
Just before we broke up for the Easter Holidays, the Cubs had a go at a treasure hunt with an Easter theme. They had to find (clean) socks that were
PGL 2017
In the last weekend in March, the Cubs went to PGL in Liddington, and had a blast! PGL is a fun, outdoor activity centre, where young people have the opportunity
Hip-Hop Dance off ‘goes down’!
Don’t ask how we got to doing a Hip-Hop Dance Off at scouts this week to RUN DMC’s ‘it’s like that’ but we did. We had great fun with two
Pancake Night
As Shrove Tuesday was on February 28th, on the Monday before it we had a pancake themed evening. We therefore had lots of activities involving pancakes! Throughout the evening, the
The Oxford Gang Show
During half term, we went to The Oxford Gang Show, and it was really good fun! Each year members from Scouting and Guiding in Oxfordshire have the opportunity to take
North Leigh 18 Hike
As you may have seen in other posts on the North Leigh Scouts website, we joined in with the Scout’s annual winter hike. It had been raining in the days
Chinese New Year
As this is our first post of 2017, let us start by wishing you all a Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great Christmas break, and are now
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