Tonight Ciaran organised the activity down on the river shore. The Explorers were all given an orange, chocolate brownie mix and a cinnamon dough twist. They split into pairs and set about lighting small fires then prepared the oranges by scooping out the contents and adding the brownie mix. This was then placed in the…
Squash & Smoothies
This week we carried on working towards our Fitness Challenge badge. We had a visit from Kenny, a squash instructor. He showed the Cubs some video clips of squash being played before coaching them through some of the skills needed to play. Everyone then got a go using the portable wall. Meanwhile in the kitchen…
Bivi building – 20/05/2014
The Arapaho cubs had a great time out and about in Nut Wood, Raywell. The Cubs made bivi shelters using tarps and wood that was naturally laid around. The pack worked in their patrol sixes, working as a team to achieve the build. The night was finished off with hot dogs cooked at Raywell Scout camp.
6th June – A night with the stars
On Friday 6th June the Explorers were set an overnight pioneering challenge at Raywell Park. They had to construct a sleeping platform using 3 different knots and lashings big enough and strong enough for 8 of them to spend the night under the stars. The result was fantastic and they even managed a couple of…
6th June – Explorers go Platinum
On Friday 6th June two of our Explorers were presented with their Chief Scouts Platinum Awards by the District Commissioner at Raywell Park before starting the overnight pioneering challenge. To gain this award they have both completed expeditions, played rugby for a local team, taken part in lots of fun activities and supported younger members…
Annual General Meeting 2014
On Sunday 8th June, we held our Annual General Meeting. This year we did things a bit differently by having a barbecue in the brand new outdoor cooking area, with over 100 people attending! The kids had a great time playing about in the sun and parents read all about what the Scout Group has…
Billy Beaver Rescue Mission!
This week we learnt how to tie a reef knot and a loop knot. With these we then needed to make a rope long enough to rescue Billy Beaver from the shark invested water! We also made Fathers Day gifts and decorated biscuits.
Beavers Invested
This week our newest 5 Beavers were invested by Malak and Tic Tac. They are now full members of the Colony and can start earning badges!
Fitness Challenge – 2nd June
This week everyone started work on their Fitness Challenge badge. This involved a warm up session ran by our young leader Jack and then on to lots of different activities that tie in with their Athletics badge too. Everyone was given log sheets to record how much exercise they do, what food they eat and…
Welcome to Cherokee!
On the Friday night of our sleepover, 4 of our newest Cubs made their Promise and were invested into Cherokee Cub Pack. Welcome to you all!
Melton Bottom Sleepover
This weekend Cherokee Cubs went on their first night away of the summer to Melton Bottom Campsite, where we slept inside for 1 night. On the Friday evening 4 new Cubs were invested before we set off for a walk. However the heavens opened as we were about to leave! So after a small delay…
Bug Hotel!
On 24/05/2014 we started to build a Bug Hotel! The Beavers brought along lots of materials from home, and also collected natural objects from around the scout den. With a little assistance several creatures have already moved in! This activity is part of our Environment Partnership Award.
Patrol Tents 20/05/2014
Cherokee Cubs were the first group the year to air out the patrol tents, Wendy from Hessle Beavers came along to show us all how to put patrol; tents up the “easy way”. All the cubs had lots of fun as you can see by the photos.
Bell Boats – Princes Quay – 18th May
Sunday 18th May 2014 – The Arapaho Cubs paddled around Princes Quay, Hull in ‘bell boats’ under the guidance of Stuart and Linda ( qualified canoe/ Kayak instructors). Thanks also to Princes Quay and Kingston Kayak club. The Cubs had a great time but got a little wet when they paddled under the fountain, This…
18th May – Hessle Open Gardens Bus team
Hessle Open Gardens Organisation help local charities through their annual open gardens event. Last year they helped the Scout Group with funding for the outdoor activity area. This year they asked us to help them by running a minibus route around Hessle. The leaders stepped up to this challenge. They divided up the hours between…
18th May – Hessle Open Gardens
The Explorers help prepare the community minibus for the leaders to provide a bus service for the annual Hessle Open Gardens. The Open Gardens is a fund raiser for many local charities and Hessle Scout Group has benefitted from this with funds to kick start our new outdoor activity area. This year we are helping…
Backwoods Cooking and Fire safety
Over the last few weeks the cubs have been working for their backwoods cooking and fire safety badges. For their backwoods cooking badge they have learnt how to prepare a fire and then light it with a flint and steel. The cubs have also learnt how to cook items on a stick as well as…
17th May 2014 – Welton Waters Activity Centre
On Saturday 17th May 2014 we took the Explorers to Welton Waters Activity Centre www.wwac.org.uk for the RYA Push The Boat Out event http. This was a fantastic opportunity to spend the day on the water trying out new sports. The team had a go at Windsurfing, Kayaking, Canoeing, pull boat sailing, dinghy sailing and jetty…
Alter Fires at Raywell – 10th May
This week we were up at Raywell to do some cooking on alter fires. This went towards the new Backwoods Cooking Activity Badge. Despite the rain, we managed to get 2 fires going using a flint stick. Whilst they died down ready to cook on, the Cubs went in search of green sticks to hold…
Sam is Invested
Hessle Scout Troop added yet another leader to the happy gang as Sam Cooke was recently invested as an Assistant Scout Leader. Having completed her initial training, Audrey Harris, Humberside Scouts Training Advisor, paid a surprise visit to invest Sam whilst the Troop were ‘training hard’, working towards their Fitness Challenge (hence the lack of uniforms).
8th May 2014 – Whittling challenge
While the Explorers were waiting for their turn in the rifle range they were set a whittling challenge. They were all given a piece of branch each and set about carving a walking stick. The Explorers interpretation of carving and whittling gave some interesting results. All fingers remained intact.
8th May 2014 – Snipers
On Thursday 8th May 2014 the Explorers under the supervision of Sean the Scout Leader took to the range for a bit of sniper training. It was a good night up at Raywell air rifle range with some good scores. It’s been a while since we last had a shoot and the team really enjoyed…
A Night at Raywell
This week we were up at Raywell Park for some outdoor activities. We took part in a scavenger hunt around the site looking for things such as something straight, something that feels rough and an interesting rock! We also had a go at a sisal trail. In pairs, one Beaver was blindfolded and the other…
Poppy Seed Planting 03/05/2014
Today members of Hessle Scout Group were invited to help plant poppy seeds in All Saints Hessle Church grounds. The poppies commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War 1. This is the churches way of remembering all those who gave up their lives from Hessle and the surrounding areas. It was a…
1st May 2014 – Jane is invested
On Thursday 1st May 2014 Jane was invested as a leader by Audrey the District Training Manager. Jane has been in an adult support role since the unit officially started in 2008 supporting Paul but hasn’t gone into uniform until now as she was the chairperson of the Group Executive committee. We welcome Jane in…
27th April 2014 – Explorer Wolds Challenge Award
At the St. George’s Day Parade on Sunday 27th April Hessle Explorer team 2 were awarded a certificate for the fasted Explorer team in Blacktoft Beacon district in the Wolds Challenge hike event. This was presented by Linda the District Commissioner. This is a fantastic achievement and demonstrated Hessle Explorers commitment to the district. Well…
Green Cross Code
Beavers have started working on their next badges for the summer term, Outdoor Challenge, Safety Activity and Adventure Activity Badges. Tonight we learnt about the Green Cross Code, and then went out and about to learn how to cross the roads in Hessle safely using a zebra crossing and a pelican crossing. Our two young leaders…
Beaver Leaders Invested
On 30 April 2014 Malak and Tic Tac were invested as Beaver Leaders. They received a very loud B R A V O from all the Beavers.
St Georges Day Parade April 2014
Sun 27 April saw the St Georges Day Parade, this year Blacktoft Beacon District Event at the Beverley race course. The Cubs enjoyed a fun packed day that included; a climbing wall – a BouncyCastle – Pioneering – Mini-pioneering with canes and elastic bands – Glass engraving – Bungee Slide – Handicraft – Badge Making – Face Painting – Bows & Arrows – Lassoing…
28th April – Josh’s Judo
This week Josh brought his Judo things down to show the pack. By doing this he earnt himself his hobbies and martial arts badge. Well done Josh! If anyone else takes part in sports or hobbies apart from Cubs, bring any equipment or certificates in and you may earn a badge!
Easter Buns April 2014
The Cubs baked & decorated their own Easter buns. The Cubs melted the chocolate themselves, The Cubs designed & decorated the buns themselves then ate them all up
Swimming up to Cubs
Also this week we said goodbye to our 5 oldest Beavers as they swam up the river to Arapaho Cubs. Malak, Tic Tac & Keeo will be going to their first night of Cubs after Easter to watch them renew their promise as Cubs and award them their Moving on Award. We are sad to…
Easter Egg Hunt
Tonight was our last meeting before the Easter Holidays, so we had some fun! The Explorers set up an Egg Hunt in the church grounds while we made a basket to collect the eggs in. After finding almost all of them, we played some games for the rest of the night. Before it was home…
4th – 6th April 2014 – Young Leader Training Weekend
Four of our Explorers started the Young Leader Training programme at the weekend at Raywell Scout Park. This involves the completion of training modules delivered by the Humberside Young Leaders training team which earn them a badge and certificate. Over the weekend they put in a lot of hours in lectures and training. They now have…
3rd April 2014 – Alternative cooking – BBQ in a Tin
This week the Explorers set about making a new kind of cooker. It involved a large tin can, tin foil and a grill. They used charcoal as their heat source, which some were more successful at using than others!
23rd March 2014 – Explorers support the Beavers for Sports Relief
2 of our Explorers supported the Beavers with the Sports Relief Mile run. 1 of them even put on a pink Tutu to add a bit of fun to the event.
22nd March 2014 – Wold Challenge Hike
Our Explorers entered 2 teams in the Wold Challenge hike this year. This is a navigation, map and route planning challenge. The route concentrates on navigating over the moorland and some hills with a mixture of fields and lowland valleys, farmland and woods; the navigation is the key to success. Our teams did fantastic with…
8th March 2014 – Spring Hike
Explorers took part in a navigation challenge against the clock. At each checkpoint they had a navigation challenge to complete before receiving the next 6 figure grid reference to navigate to. The morning finished in the pub for hot coffee and snacks.
1st March 2014 – Explorers go fencing
Not quite what the Explorers had in mind when we offered them the chance to go fencing on a Saturday morning. We supported the Group again with the erection of the security fencing for the new outdoor activity area. They were rewarded with bacon sandwiches by June the Scout Group mother.
27th February 2014 – Explorers Own
The team organised a “Cube” style set of challenges which involved balancing balls, catching balls in cups and lots of coordination skills. Great fun.
13th February 2014 – Pull the cord
We invested in para-cord and clips for the Explorers to learn the art of para-cord weaving to make a practical bracelet with a clip that contained a whistle. All enjoyed.
6th February 2014 – Trading Post
The Explorers took part in a traditional Scout trading post with a bit of a potato twist at the start of the evening. They had to peel a potato skin and there were points for the longest single length of peel. This produced some interesting interpretations of the words “single length of peel”. It was…
January 2014 – Scrum down with the Beavers
3 of our Explorers play for Hessle RUFC under 15’s and they supported the Beavers with their Fitness challenge by delivering rugby union skills and some fitness activities. Both the Explorers and the Beavers had a great night.
16th January 2014 – Team building
The Explorers built on the team spirit they all share with some interesting challenges which encouraged working together to achieve the goal.
11th January 2014 – Explorers lead the way with new project
The Explorers provided a strong labour force to assist with the new outdoor activity area at the Scout HQ. They helped with the clearing of the ground in preparation for the new security fencing, door and paving. Some of them even got to drive the JCB.
3rd April 2014 – Alternative Cookers
This week the Explorers set about making a new kind of cooker. It involved a large tin can, tin foil and a grill. They used charcoal as their heat source, which some were more successful at using than others!
Cooking on the Foreshore
This week we were down on the foreshore. We made some fires and cooked on them. Also this week, our newest members who have come up from Arapaho Cubs made their promise.
Country Park Hike
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.
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…