Weekly update #3
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Weekly update #3 Dear parents/carers Another week passes and I continue to be amazed at the efforts and attitude of our members as we progress through these challenging times. Firstly, I was so humbled with the response from last week’s email. I know financially times are tough for many, so a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who contacted me to offer their support and encouragement surrounding subs and keeping the Group running. Rest assured, we (the trustees!) will continue to review the situation regularly and will update you accordingly. I have made the adjustment to the subs direct debits as detailed last week. As always, please contact us if you have any issues with subs. Next, have you […]

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Up, up and away
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Want a badge to work on? How about the Air Activities Stage 1?  Watch the message from the our very own pilot, Captain Higgles. Complete the activities below and let us know!   Make sure you keep safe on the internet and check with your parents that it’s OK to watch this YouTube video. Parents: we had this video made for us by our friend Karl – he really is a pilot and made the video far more creatively than we asked! Thanks Karl. 🙂 We’re not trying to overload you, so if you’ve got plenty of school work to get on with, that’s the priority. These activities are here if you want to do them. Have fun and enjoy […]

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Lets get musical
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Everybody loves bagpipes, right? Ok maybe not but, we know the kids love them. We’ve found some simple instructions on how to make bag pipes at home. All you’ll need is 2 straws, a rubbish bag, scissors, tape and 2 recorders. The instructions on how to make this are on the Instructables website below. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Bagpipes-out-of-a-Garbage-Bag-and-Reco/ Don’t have recorders at home you say? There’s even some instructions on how to make one if you have the equipment https://www.instructables.com/id/PVC-Recorder/

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Keeping Fit with Joe Wicks
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You may have seen from school that there is a daily PE/Keep fit session on YouTube led by Joe Wicks (a PE teacher). It’s fantastic, if you haven’t managed to join in) and is well worth half an hour of your time. Everyday 9am LIVE https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1 If you take part, let us know… it counts towards all sorts of badges:   Beaver My Skills Challenge Award Take part in three activities on how to keep your body fit and healthy: looking after your teeth foods that are good and bad to eat exercise you could also do something else which you agree with your leader.   Cub Our Skills Challenge Award: Take part in three activities to help you be […]

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Weekly update #2
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Dear parents/carers It hardly seems possible that a week has passed since my last email. I hope this message finds you all well? I wanted to update you weekly about the ongoing situation and as I’m sure you’ve guessed; we are still required to suspend face-to-face meetings. However, I’ve been overwhelmed by the positive response and incredible participation of our members with the activities and digital events we’ve held. This has included germ experiments, games and even an online troop meeting for the Scouts last Friday. Well done everyone, I hope you’ve been enjoying remote scouting as best you can and keep up the great work. We’re still working hard to build up a bank of activities and sections will […]

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