It’s Sunday, and we’ve got your round-up of reminders and information about the coming week of Scouting, plus a recap of some of this week’s meetings and some other events.
Group (All sections)
Parent Rota
To support our regular leader team, we will be extending the parent rota used within the Beaver section to cover all the other group sections. We are in the process of understanding how this has been executed within Beavers, and how we might need to adjust it for the other sections. We will be in touch with additional details once this has been finalised.
Back in the here and now, let’s take a look at the coming week:
The week ahead (1st April 2019 onwards)
Beavers
Section meetings
Castors and Boomers – will be investing new members and having “bits and pieces” evenings. This will allow them to sign off some badgework gaps.
Millstones – will be at Stocksbridge Leisure Centre Zorbing on Wednesday evening. Details here. They will not be meeting on Friday.
Future Beaver events
Cubs
Section meetings
Bella Vista – will be visited by two wonderful guests explaining all about the valuable work they do at Stocksbridge Food Bank. As a thank you for them giving up their time we would like each cub to donate one item of tinned food. However, they have asked for no baked beans as have a surplus of those already!
Alegre – our Young Leaders will be trying out more new games for the Cubs to enjoy and we will be brainstorming ideas for our next terms activities to take to the Cub Leader planning meeting during the Easter holidays!.
Raptors – will be meeting in the school hall at a slightly later time of 6.50pm . We have a drumming workshop visiting us. We will be ending the session at 8.30pm.
Future Cub events
None to highlight at this time
Scouts
Section meetings
All troops – will be taking part in geocaching, so please dress up warm and bring a torch (unless your section leader notifies you otherwise).
Future Scout events
Baggerwood expedition– Next weekend 60+ young people will be taking part in the Baggerwood expedition challenge weekend. Completed consent and medical forms can be returned by email, as per the event briefing pack, or paper copies in an envelope dropped either through Shauna or Rob’s letterboxes by Wednesday. The overnight kit bag drop is Thursday evening as per the briefing pack. Unfortunately, we have a number of young people who have not been paid for, if monies are not received by Tuesday evening (bank transfer only to the Engima account) then their corresponding places will sadly have to be cancelled.
Scouts go hopping mad – as an end of term treat, all three Scout troops will be going to Air Haus (near Meadowhall) to take part in the Total Wipeout, Giant slide, inflatable and Ninja Warrior style course. The event page is here, as per the letter, parents/guardians need to complete Air Haus’ waiver/disclaimer online before the event.
Explorers
Section meetings
Future Explorer events
This week:
Disability Awareness
Mother’s day
Science badge
Amazon tour
Zorbing continues
Global awareness
This week Wednesday scouts set up manufacturing companies to play a trading game as part of global awareness. Scouts had to manufacture shapes and sell them to the bank whilst trying to work alongside the ever changing prices, regulations and staff issues. This was a good teamwork exercise and gave a good understanding of how unfair life can be at times especially when you are trying to do your best.
Map skills
Viernes scouts recently learned about how to read a map, details included within one as well as grid references. The scouts were then challenged to draw their own maps, adding suitable details and a key. They provided Richard with grid references to find items upon the map. The winning team won a compass per team members.

