Recycling

 

A few weeks ago we did a scrapheap challenge, to build the tallest tower out of recycling material.
We had great fun and seemed to learn a lot about engineering tall structures at the same time.

 

There was a lot of thought put into the towers but in the end the winning patrol was the Cobras that won.

 

Leaders' First Aid Training

(Hypothermia victim)

 

In late November last year two of our leaders went on a two-day first-aid training course led by the British Association of Ski Patrollers. Even though there was a lot of snow there was no skiing, but there was lots to learn, with a very realistic emergency at night which involved a heart problem and broken leg in the middle of the field. Both leaders should now be able to tackle anything that happens in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.    

 

DIY bird boxes

Back in November, Tim came in to show us how to build bird boxes and after a couple of very noisy sessions we had eleven of cosy-looking boxes ready for nesting season.  

 

Then in February we went out to Donaldson Park to put some of the boxes up. There are also boxes going up in Fintry, Gartmore and Drymen. We'll be checking them out later on to see if anyone moves in.

 

Auchengillan: rafts and hamsters

Last weekend we went over to Auchengillan for another great day plying around on the water. It was a bit better weather than last time and we had fun in the waterwalkers/hamster balls and raft building. Group 1 didn't fancy the jump into the water but Group 2 all went in. 

Scouts at Ratho

Last week the Scouts went off to Ratho for an evening of abseiling and climbing. The abseiling was a wee bit scary but the climbing was great. Everyone had great fun getting to the top of the walls and (as you can see in the last photo) a few of the Scouts helped to get one of the parents to the top as well. 

Scouts cycle trip around Loch Ard

Last weekend 15 scouts braved the trails around Loch Ard in the blissful sunshine, giving them a chance to test not only their bikes and their fitness, but their navigation skills over some tough terrain. Some steep hill climbs were met with some stunning views over the loch and with only one bike failure (from a leader no less!) everyone made it safely back to Aberfoyle.

Fundraising night

For the last couple of weeks the Scouts have been organising their own fundraising night. Each patrol had loads of ideas and everyone was given a job to do - advertising, baking cakes, collecting jumble, buying provisions etc.

The Scouts did a fantastic job of setting up all the stalls themselves, baking cakes, making teas, coffees and smoothies, arranging the jumble and making "guess the number of sweeties" games, and a beat the clock cycle challenge.

Everyone had a great evening and we raised over £250 for various charities, all picked by the Scouts themselves.

Cubs Art with Natural Materials

Art with Natural Materials, Monday 28th Sept

This evening all the cubs created Art with Natural Materials as part of their Naturalist Badge. Below are pictures of their work.

There might a few budding Andrew Goldsworthy's in there!

(Click any of the images below to see them full size)