This week we went on our first hike. In 2 groups, we walked around the Humber Bridge Country Park. Whilst walking round we collected numbers and letters from small plaques in front of some of the trees, to complete the Friends of the Humber Bridge Country Park Tree Trail.
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Sedan Chairs
This week we split into groups and made sedan chairs. The majority of the group managed to successfully carry someone on their chair!
Progress of the Outside Cooking Area
This Saturday a few Leaders and Explorers were down at the den to help lay the block paving in our soon to be outside cooking area. The sand and bricks almost filled the entire area so the Explorers help in moving the blocks one by one was very much appreciated! The edge blocks were cemented…
Mother’s Day Church Parade
This Sunday Hessle Scout Group went on Church Parade for Mothering Sunday. This was a first for Hessle Beavers so our new flag and Billy Beaver were blessed by Reverend Tim. All the Beavers helped give out flowers to ladies in the congregation.
Wolds Challenge 2014
On 22nd March, 3 teams from Hessle Scout Troop took part in the Wolds Challenge. This is a competition where they are tested on their map reading abilities and teamwork to see who can complete the 12 mile cross-country course, through all the checkpoints, in the quickest time. For the majority this was their first…
Sport Relief Mile 2014
Hessle Beavers and their families completed 1 mile for Sport Relief on 23rd March. Some of us ran, some of us walked and some did a bit of both! Everyone had a brilliant time and hopefully together we have raised lots of money for a very good cause. If you would like to sponsor us…
Tea & Bisque-it!
We met again this week but this time at Tea & Bisque-it in Willerby. Here we painted some pottery as a Mother’s Day present. They will be varnished and put in a kiln ready for next week. These are the finished products!
Chinese Lanterns 14/03/2014
This week the Scouts did a bit of problem solving. They were given the materials needed to make a Chinese lantern but no instructions. The task went towards their Creative Challenge badge. Lots of different designs were created but unfortunately none of them managed to float successfully.
Egg Drop Challenge
This week we took part in the Egg Drop Challenge. The idea was to work in small teams to protect an egg when dropped from a height. We had to complete a series of 6 small tasks to earn us points. With these points we bought materials to create a parachute to put our egg…
Cooking on Fires 19-03-2014
This week we cooked on fires for the first time at Beavers! We made pitta bread pizzas, they tasted yummy! Thank you very much to Ian & Josh for coming down to help us build them.
Pack Night – 10th March
This week the younger group were finishing off their communications badge. They spelt out words in alphabetti spaghetti and wrote messages in glow in the dark paint. They also all learnt the alphabet in sign language and spelt out their names. Meanwhile the older group were putting the finishing touches to their bird boxes. Also…
Visit from ASDA
This week we had a visit from Suzy Ramsbottom, Community Champion at Asda Hessle Road. She came to make some delicious fruit smoothies with us as part of our Health and Fitness theme for this term.
Bronze Chief Scout Award
A massive well done to Connor on achieving his Bronze Chief Scout Award! He put in a lot of hard work to gain all of his challenge badges which enabled him to achieve the award. He is the first Hessle Beaver to get the award but hopefully won’t be the last!
Fitness Challenge
[gallery orderby=”rand” type=”rectangular” ids=”1666,1665,1664,1663,1662,1661,1660″] This week 3 of the Explorers who play for Hessle Rugby Club came down to teach the Beavers about Rugby. This is part of their Fitness Challenge badge. They had great fun practising scrums and asking lots of questions.
Beavers Deep Sleepover
On 17 January Hessle Beavers spent their first night away at The Deep along with other Cubs from the Blacktoft Beacon District. The had a guided tour around the attraction before making a badge and decorating a t-shirt each. They also listened to a talk about the equipment the divers use and got to try…
Josh’s Investiture
Congratulations to Josh on his investiture as an Assistant Scout Leader. This comes after completing the first part of his Scout Leader Training.