A dark night in Meriden

Everyone enjoyed a walk through the fields and woods around Meriden.  The dark made it all much more exciting and demonstrated the need to be able to take a bearing.

Quick update and reminders

I have added some photos from the first nights Ready, Steady, Cook. So have a scroll down to see them or click the link here.

This week, 27th Sept, we are going for a walk around Meriden.  We will go what ever the weather so make sure you are prepared.  If possible please arrive a few minutes early so that we can start promptly at 7pm.  You will need...

• Ideally walking boots or shoes but otherwise some sensible footwear.
• Water proof coat and, if you have them, trousers.
• Warm layers of clothing and a coat. 
• A water bottle.
• A snack, if you can't manage 2 hours without one!
• A torch.
• A bag to carry all this in.

Please remember we need forms in and the £7 for Bear Day ASAP.

See you on the 27th.

Camp at Beaudesert

Scouts and Cubs combined and had a great weekend at Beaudesert camp, site 20, Broadhazels.

There was abseiling
Peter

Dan

Jake

Team 3 built the best bivouac.


Then there was climbing.


Jake


Dan

There was plenty of eating.





Fires were lit and bread was cooked.



Scout tent inspection. Overall winners were Bethany and Alisha, although you won't win next time if you don't BRING A RAIN COAT!!!!!!!


The final challenge was bridge building. Everyone worked well together and made a contribution. We thought we would let the Scouts test it out first.



By the end all the Cubs and Scouts managed to get on.



The camp was a great success, the rain held off for all the activities although the Sunday afternoon storm meant that all the tents (and some of the kids) came back very wet.

Thanks to everyone who came along to help, especially Chris (when she wasn't on a training course) and Graham - the Chefs.

Spaghetti, Newspaper and Garden Cane Pioneering

On the positive side, the catapults were really quite good and the unused marshmallows were enjoyed.

On the other hand, to be honest, not the most impressive building I've ever seen.  The spaghetti and marshmallow towers barely got 2 lengths of spaghetti tall and those that did didn't stay that way for long.

Only one paper bridge could actually hold the tin, never mind any water that we had hoped to load the bridges with.  A bridge that needs to be supported by holding it up, even after the full 50 metres of sticky tape has been used, is never going to win.

The catapults were definitely the best result with the winning design sending the missile the full length of the hut.

I think everyone had fun and that was the main thing.

Ready, Steady, Cook. Or, perhaps, Can't Cook, Won't Cook?!?

A brilliant first night! Thanks to all the scouts for entering in to the spirit of the competition.

Various ingredients were available, chicken, sausages, quorn, potatoes, rice, pasta and various veg plus some fruit and yoghurt.

The final menus on offer were:

Kitchen 1



Starter – Sausages, fried onions and fired egg.

Main – Sausage, mash and green beans.

Dessert – Fruit salad, pear, banana and passion fruit




Kitchen 2



Starter – Slices of raw carrot.

Main – Chicken, chick pea and tomato sauce with pasta.

Dessert – Grapefruit and yoghurt.




Kitchen 3



Starter – Garlic mushroom and melted cheese.

Main – Quorn steak strips, peppers & rice

Dessert – Caramelised Kiwi with zest of lemon.



Overall winners – Kitchen 3.

Restarts 6th Sept 2012 - That's tomorrow!!

Just a quick reminder that the first meeting after summer is only a day away.

Camp is set for the 21st - 23rd Sept so time is short.  We need to give out the details with permission forms etc. this week and have them returned, completed and signed, next week.

Come along, get involved and have some fun.