Ice Skating

Second week back and we thought a trip ice skating would keep in with a winter theme. This week also saw us have a further two new scouts, we're growing pretty fast now.

Well as to the skating, Jack was a bit of a star and has had far too much practice, whereas some of the others managed some pretty convincing Bambi impressions.

Spring Programme 2014

This is the plan for the main activities for the 2014 spring term.  Although things might change the current programme looks like this...

Due to their availability the Police visit and First Aid evenings have been swapped around.

16th Jan	Quiz
23rd Jan Note 7:30 - 9:30 pm	Ice skating - Solihull Ice Rink
30th Jan	Fitness Week - Super Scout!
6th Feb	Watangi Day
13th Feb	Tetra-pak craft
20th Feb	Half Term - No Scouts.
27th Feb	Food hygiene, storage and menu planning
6th March	3 course dinner
13th March	Night hike
15-16 March	Camping at the Scout Hut
20th March	Knots and pioneering
27th March	Agent Rescue
3rd April	Police station visit
4-6 April (TBC)	Camp in North Wales - climb Snowdon
10th April	First Aid
17th and 24th April	Easter Holidays - No Scouts

Unless specifically stated we meet at 7pm on a Thursday at the scout hut in Meriden.
For more information about when and where we meet please click here.

Shooting

We had the opportunity to join with Fillongley to have a go at some air rifle shooting.  Brilliantly organised and many thanks to them for running this.  The Scouts really enjoyed it and so did the leaders.

Cardboard Ovens and Pizza

Using a box covered in silver foil we made an oven and cooked a pizza.

Make the Pizza

Cook the Pizza

Eat the Pizza

Bonfire Night

We joined with Beavers and Cubs for this one.

Apple bobbing (or dooking as it is called in Scotland apparently!), sweets hidden in piles of flour and doughnuts suspended on strings gave us a messy but fun start to the evening.
Then there was a bonfire and singing and then a couple more games towards the end of the evening, oh and hot dogs of course.  Much fun on a cold but dry night.

Thanks to the residents who live around the scout hut for the firework displays that popped up from time to time as we sang.  Saved us a pile of money and risk assessments :~)

Also thanks to the various leaders and parents who helped in the kitchen, and to Tom's Butchery in Meriden for the lovely pork sausages which tasted great.

 

Driving us up the wall!

The climbing wall is always a popular evening.  This year 3 more scouts invested while clinging to the wall one handed while making the Scout sign and making their promise.

Thanks to Mr Y for the photos.

Fire lighting, or making a pile of sticks and showing it a match!

Well, 2 weeks ago we had a camp and everyone that was there made a lit a fire with a maximum of 2 matches.  Last night we did the same again at Scouts.  Total fires lit last night, ZERO!

Lessons learnt?  Well, when it is warm and sheltered and you have lots of time and concentrate it is easy.  When it is cold, a little windy and you don't do it properly, not so easy.  And when would it be more important to be able to make a fire?  When it is cold and windy!  Better get some practice in.

Oh well, everyone (that remembered to bring a coat) had fun trying and we played plenty of games to warm everyone up afterwards.