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Cub Scout Programme Update October 2011
September 23 – 25 Mike Cannon Challenge.
This went ahead with ten teams making an appearance. Although not up to usual happy standards all the cubs enjoyed themselves. We will be making big changes to this competition for next year. It was also good to see that the local press covered the event. This year’s winners were the 30th Plymouth who will represent us in the County Shield on the 19 November at Exeter Scout HQ. New trophies were presented by Keith Horton and the District presented Keith with a small memento for all his hard work.
October 16 - Incident Hike
This is a Sunday and will be around the River Meavy valley. There will be seven bases. The event will start from the 27th and 33rd camp sites and once you have entered you will be given a start time. Cost to enter £1.00 per cub to include a burger and a drink at the end. Again please let us know ASAP, and at least a week before if you are entering as again numbers could be limited.
Please send your entries to either Julie, Barbara or Darren. As I will not be available for two weeks before the event. Teams have started to enter already. Teams to consist of not more than six cubs plus one leader. Parents or helpers can walk with the cubs but are not part of the team.
November 27
Please note change of date 6-aside football at the Mayflower Centre 12.30 for 1.00pm start. Entries via Graham Hancock Tel: 01752 773372 at least one week before the event. Cost to enter £12 per team this includes entry to the centre for cubs and one leader.
December 1st
Cub Celebration bags on Sale, Plymouth City Centre Christmas Market
December 16
As the county are not holding any event to celebrate the 95th anniversary, we will be hosting an Edwardian Fair at Blindman’s Wood in the evening, with sideshows, stalls and food. We will be looking for leader or parent help in the running this event. Also if you have any Gazebos we could use for the night then please let us know. If you want to turn this into a fund raising event then let us know. Numbers by end of October. Outside weather permitting, if not, indoors.
2012 Events
January 14 – District Quiz
This will be a morning only event starting at 10.00am and finishing at 12noon. Teams of four cubs any age. Cost per team £4.00 to include drinks and biscuits.
February 19 – UNI-HOC
At the moment at the Mayflower Centre (if available) same details as 6-aside for entering
March 17 - Something new – a night hike
A chance for the cubs to hike in the dark. This will start at the Tesco car park at Roborough at 7.00pm, then we will take the cubs down to the Plym Valley following the river to Plym Bridge. Then we will join the old railway track and finish the walk at Coypool in the car park next to MacDonalds.
April 15 - Our now annual sponsored walk
This year will be a little different and we will be starting at Jennycliff car park with a new set of clues. More details later.
May 27 - 28 - Cubs Field Gun Competition Please note change of date
Cubs Field Gun Competition, this year we are allowed to run this event on Plymouth Hoe which we can use as a PR event for Scouting. More details as soon as we know.
June (date later) – Witless and Gobbits Grand Day Out
Once we have done a site visit we will let you know the venue and what sort of day we will be laying on. All we can say is it will be good and up to our usual standards. We have still not found a venue yet although we have looked at one but it was not suitable for the number of cubs we take.
July 15 – Cubs Mini Ten Tors
We will be using a new route this time to make a change for those who have done the old route many times and to make it more interesting.
Anniversary Badges.
I have received another 50 for those that need more. Please let me know how many more you need, but remember this is the last 50, I cannot order any more. They are still free but numbers are going fast. ONLY 7 Left.
County Camp at Watcombe
Closing date for entries for this event is 30 September. If you intend to go please contact the ACC for cubs.
19 November
The County Shield will be held at Exeter HQ on the 19th November and not at the County Camp. We picked our team it is the 30th who won the Mike Cannon Challenge
County Silver Award Certificates
These are now in you pigeon holes at Blindmans’s Wood for those who let County know.
Trophies
Can you please make sure that any trophies held by your Cub Packs are returned suitably engraved, clean and not damaged.
For those of you that receive this programme that are out of district – if you wish to enter any event just ring any of the Cub District Team to let us know you are coming.
Paul Tel: 01752 708835
Julie Tel: 01752 770074
Barbara Tel: 01752 361617
Darren Tel: 01752 290776