Welcome to Beavers

This term we have invested four new Beavers. Welcome to Ashley, Grace, Rowan and Sebastian.

Welly Walk

Hessle Beavers took part in the first Blacktoft Beacon Welly Walk. We explored Nut Wood, completing a quiz along the way, and finished at Raywell for some well deserved hot dogs and juice.

Healthy Foods

Beavers have been completing their Health and Fitness Activity Badge this term. We have thought about what we could take on a hike in our lunchboxes, undertaken lots of exercise, as well as trying lots of fruit and vegetables. Mango was the favourite!

Rock Up

Beavers enjoyed a Christmas treat at Rock-Up, climbing to some dizzy heights. Well done to Rory reaching the top of the stairway to heaven. We also waved farewell to Daniel, Neo, Harry and Olivers as they started their swim up the river to Cubs.

Humberside Police

As part of their World Challenge badge Beavers have to meet someone who serves in the local community. We were very lucky to have a visit to Melton Police Station. Whilst there we were able to meet several police officers who have roles in community support, armed response, as well as those who undertake their…

Remembrance Sunday

The Royal British Legion Hessle Branch invited us to attend the dedication of their new standard, before it took part in the Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Festival Hall. Explorer leaders were delighted to attend and represent Hessle Scout Group. It was also a pleasure to see so many of our young people attending…

10th Birthday!

Hessle Beavers have celebrated their 10th Birthday. To mark the occasion we made birthday buns with candles, which each Beaver lit as part of their Skills Challenge Badge. As we did 10 years previously we also had a focus on Remembrance, but instead of icing biscuits, this time we made a poppy wreath to display…

Room on the Broom

Beavers has a great time at their sleepover at Raywell Park. The theme was Room on the Broom, so of course we made brooms and rode on them and we also had fun clambering through the cave bus. Whilst on camp some of our Beavers completed their Cook Activity badge, making pizza and apple crumble…

Bronze Chief Scout Award

Congratulations to two Beavers, who recently moved up to Cubs, on achieving their Bronze Chief Scout Award. Well done to Isaac and Toby.

Problem Solving

Beavers were set a selection of problem solving challenges as part of their Skills Challenge badge. Some fantastic teamwork, imagination, leadership and thinking skills were shown by everyone. They had to build a flowerpot tower without using their hands, cross the shark infested river, transport a ping pong ball over a lego board and get…

Harvest Festival

Hessle Beavers have completed their Faith Activity Badge this term. We painted giant fruit and vegetables to decorate the church, and collected produce to take to be donated to the Hessle Foodbank. Whilst in church Revd Gemma told us the story of the Good Samaritan, and we invested five of our new Beavers, Alice, Arthur,…

Elemental

Beavers and Cherokee Cubs enjoyed a morning at the cinema to watch the Scout screening of Elemental. With plenty of snacks, they relaxed in comfort with a screen to themselves at Odeon Hull.

Bug Hunting

As part of their Outdoor and World Challenge badges Beavers have to learn about the natural world around them by taking part in activities using natural things and identifying different animals and insects near where we live. The Humber Bridge Country Park provides us with the perfect place to undertake these activities. Whilst there we…

Jamboree on the Trail 2023

Well done to everyone that took part in our annual Jamboree on the Trail sponsored walk. What an achievement for our young people with Explorers and Scouts walking 15 miles, Cubs 7 miles and Beavers 5 miles on a scorching hot day. So far we have raised just over £400. Thank you also to our…

Building Dens

Hessle Beavers had a fun evening in Nut Wood building dens, both for them to fit in and the local wildlife. Our Young Leaders had a great time building their den too!

Camp Craft

This term Beavers have been working towards their Camp Craft Activity badge. They have started to learn how to tie a reef knot, put up a tent, cooked on a fire and started their own camp blanket by sewing a badge on.

Welcome to Beavers

This term we have welcomed six new Beavers to our colony. We hope Archie, Arthur, Lucas, Norman,, Rowan and Zoe are enjoying their adventures with us.

Beaver Photographers

Hessle Beavers joined with a hundred others from around the county to take part in the Photographer Activity Badge Day. They made pinhole cameras and calendars, a stop motion film, posed in the photo booth, took pictures of each other toasting marshmallows, followed a picture nature trail and had fun with glo sticks in a…

A feast fit for the King!

Beavers have been working towards their Cook Activity Badge this term, and prepared a Coronation Feast. With a red white and blue theme, along with ensuring we included all the food groups needed for a healthy diet they prepared fruit kebabs, crown shaped pizza with vegetable jewels, and iced a bun with red white and…

It was a bit wet!

Despite the persistent rain, we had a great St George’s Day, taking part in all sorts of activities – climbing wall, lego, archery, pancake making, smores, silent disco, pioneering, crafts, chair hockey, circus skills, nerf gun target practice, to name but a few. Unfortunately no parade this year as it was just too wet. We…

Chief Scout Bronze Award

Congratulations to Marlarae on achieving her Chief Scouts Bronze Award. We also waved farewell to five of our Beavers as they started their swim up the river to Cubs.

Big Sing

Thank you to everyone that supported our Big Sing event. Singing has so many positive effects on our health and wellbeing that we wanted to share the fun we have around a campfire with others. However, as a bonus through our cake stall and refreshments we raised £135.29 for the All Saints Church Tower Fund…

Photographers and Models!

Beavers had some creative evenings, making Mother’s Day cards linked to our photographer badge, bath bombs and key rings. We hope all their mums enjoyed their gifts, and caught the kisses that were blown to them!

Emergency Aid Scenarios

We had some very accident prone Young Leaders at Beavers. However working as a team, the Beavers managed to establish what accident had happened and what treatment was needed to help their casualties.

White Ribbon Service

Several members of Hessle Scout Group took part in the East Riding of Yorkshire County Legal Service – which marks the end of Jacky Bowes year in office as High Sheriff. Jacky asked for members of Humberside Scouts to be represented in recognition of the work they had done in achieving the White Ribbon Badge….

The Deep

Young people at Hessle Scout Group love a sleepover at The Deep, and Beavers, Arapaho and Cherokee Cubs had a fabulous time as usual. A tour of The Deep interspersed with making badges and bags, and sleeping at the side of the tanks – a perfect evening.

Welcome to Beavers

It’s been a term of lots of new faces, as we invested several new young people into our colony.

Chief Scout Bronze Award

Beavers completed the autumn term with a bounce at Gravity. Congratulations to Joshua, Lizzie and Michael who were presented with their Chief Scout Bronze Awards.

Australian BBQ

Beavers completed two activities towards the ‘Put the Out in Scout’ badge by having a BBQ in December where they cooked sausages and popcorn on a fire. They also helped to nurture nature by understanding which Christmas dinner leftovers they can put out for the birds by making a bird feeder. We completed the evening…

Christingle

Thank you to everyone that joined the All Saints Church Christingle Service, and well done to the young people who read the poem during the service. Through the collection at the service and all our candles we filled with coins, a total of £327.48 was raised for The Children’s Society.

Books and Buns Revisited

You may remember earlier this year we held some book sales, which many of you supported. The school where Keeo works were using a new reading book scheme, and wanted their old books to go to a new home. The college where TicTac works regularly raise money for schools in Sierra Leone, so we linked…

White Ribbon

Beavers took part in the Humberside Scout White Ribbon activities. The thought about ways in which we can use our hands to be kind to others, and also ways that we shouldn’t use our hands to be unkind. We were then creative with a white ribbon and hands. At the end of our meeting we…

Remembrance Sunday

Well done to everyone that took part in the Remembrance Sunday parade and service. You were all a credit to Hessle Scout Group.

Sparklers

Beavers learnt all about bonfire and firework safety. They produced pictures to display in the scout den to remind others what to do, and then got to try some sparklers.

Chief Scout Bronze Award

Congratulations to Ben, Freddie, Jesse and Zachary on achieving their Chief Scout Bronze Award. They were presented to them by our GSL Charlotte, and we then waved farewell to them as they started their swim up the river to Cubs.

Welcome to Beavers

This term we have invested three new Beavers. We hope they enjoy their fun and adventures with us.

Money Skills

Beavers completed their Money Skills Activity badge, looking at coins, designing their own currency, and completing some sums with coin rubbing. They were also challenged to stack the flowerpots!

Harvest Festival

Thank you to everyone for their contributions towards All Saints Church Harvest Festival. All the food collected will be distributed to those in need via the local food bank. Well done to the Cubs and Scouts who did the readings and prayers at the service.

Experiments

Beavers have been working towards their experiment badge this term. They explored chromatography, non-Newtonian fluid and made apple volcanos and lava lamps. Big thanks to Beaver Mum and Science teacher Jennie for organising for us.

Fit and Healthy

Beavers completed a hike around Pickering Park. Whilst there they thought about how they keep fit and healthy by trying out some of the fitness and play equipment. We also had a wander over to the pond to discuss water safety, and had a peek at some of the animals.

Chief Scout Bronze Award

Congratulations to three Beavers Iris, Alistair and Frankie on achieving their Chief Scout Bronze Award. After lots of fun with water we watched them, along with Edward, start their swim up the river to Cubs.

Den Building

Beavers went on a hike to Nut Wood, where they spent time building dens that they could all fit inside. To quote one Beaver “best thing I’ve done in ages”!

Jamboree on the Trail

All sections of Hessle Scout Group took part in our annual sponsored walk, with Explorers and Scouts walking from Beverley Westwood (29.13km in 6 hours 55 minutes), meeting with the Cubs at Welton and Beavers at North Ferriby. A fantastic achievement for all who took part, and so far we have raised £541. Thanks to…

Welcome to Beavers

Beavers have welcomed five new members to the colony, Daniel, Iris, Isaac, Lily and William.

Platinum Party

Hessle Beavers joined 500 other young people over the Jubilee weekend to take part in Humberside Scouts Platinum Party. They enjoyed many activities – climbing and bouldering walls, making pizza with a blow torch, archery, armpit fudge, zip wires, bouncy castles, mop hockey, glass engraving, mini diggers, nerf guns, making key rings, decorating biscuits, go…

Adventures at Raywell

Beavers spent the evening at Raywell Park wading through the wild garlic and making use of the newly installed Low Ropes and refurbished Adventure Course. Lots of fun working towards the Adventure Challenge Badge.

Teamwork

Beavers undertook some activities linked to their teamwork challenge badge, working together in teams to play Connect4, noughts and crosses and chair hockey.

Beaver Camp Craft Day

Beavers had a fantastic day at Primrose Hill Camp Site, completing their Camp Craft Activity Badge with lots of other Beavers from around the county. They put up a tent, collected wood to build a fire, cooked sausages over the fire, learnt how to tie a reef knot, made a catapult, either started their own…

Chief Scout Bronze Award

Congratulations to Ryan, Sam and Joey on achieving their Chief Scout Bronze Award. We also waved farewell to them, along with Oscar and Isaac, as they started their swim up the river to Cubs.

Spring Hike

Beavers enjoyed their first hike of the year, walking along the foreshore from Hessle to North Ferriby. We couldn’t have picked a nicer evening for the walk, although a little misty, the setting sun was a huge bright orange ball in the sky.