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What is
Cubs ?
A Cub is a young boy or girl aged between 8 and 10½
years.
There are loads of fun things that you can do as a Cub Scout. You will get a chance to try lots of different activities
like swimming, music, exploring, computing and collecting. If you do them properly you will get a badge which you can wear on your uniform.
Cub Scouts also get to go on trips and days out, to places like the zoo, theme parks or a farm. Sometimes you will be able to go camping with the rest of your Pack. This
will mean you sleeping in a tent and doing loads of outdoor activities.
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Badges
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Where do my Badge
Go ?
Click the uniform for a quick guide to show the position of
the most common Cub Scout Badges |
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What Badges can I
get ?
Click
this link to see a list of badges and what to do to get
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| Recent Activities |
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Below are just a few examples of the activities we have taken part
in. Many have links to photo galleries
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Poster Competition - January 2012 |
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Cubs
were asked to make a poster to
promote Cub Scouting as part of
their Creative Challenge Badge
Please click below to see all
the posters and vote for your
favorite by choosing the Poster
Number and emailing your vote to :
cubs@trenthamscouts.org.uk
The creator of the winning
poster will win a goodie bag !
Click here for
the Posters
(Not
to be viewed on iPad there may be a
software conflict) |
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Camp - September 2011 |
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Pets at Home June 2011
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As
part of their Animal Carers badge
the Cubs visited Pets at Home for a
talk about looking after pets, they
all got to hold a selection of
animals including a guinea pig and a
lizard
Click here for more photos |
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Sleepover March 2011
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The Scientist badge was the theme for the weekend, Cubs took
part in "Experiments" and activities based around the Physical and Natural
World, plus of course the traditional campfire, wide game and hike !
Click here for more photos |
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| Sleepover
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The theme for this sleepover was cooking. All Cubs
planned, prepared and cooked a 3 course meal on the Saturday
them on Sunday cooked over an open fire "Backwoods Cooking" We
also had a hike in Trentham Park, a camp fire, a football
competition and a games night
Click here to go to the
Photo Gallery |
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During the Summer of 2010 the Cub Pack took part in the BBC's
"Dig In" project as part of their Naturalist Badge. They cleared an area of
ground and planted seeds obtained from the BBC such as beans, salads, carrots,
courgettes and basil.
See the photos here |
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Kibblestone Camp April
2010
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It was a glorious weekend for our camp this year, compared to
last year when it rained ! The Cubs (and leaders !) enjoyed crate stacking,
assault course, hiking, making swords and shields, making St.George costumes,
camp fire, medieval banquet, and much more.
(The bird in the pictures, a
buzzard I believe, was flying around in the field as we were eating out snack -
what a wonderful sight)
More photos in the Gallery |
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Winter Sleepover 2010
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Our Winter Sleepover included a hike to Trentham Park to build
shelters, activities to complete the Global Challenge Badge, campfire, fire
lighting and backwoods cooking.
More
photos in the Gallery
VIDEOS
(Click the once to
play or twice to go to our You Tube site)
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Visit to The Museum of
Science and Industry in Manchester - November 2009
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Trentham Church Visit -
October 2009
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Summer Camp 2009
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The Cubs went to Beaudesert Scout Camp, the weather could have
been better, it rained ALL weekend. However, all Cubs (and I think the Leaders)
had an enjoyable weekend and the Cubs all gained their Navigators Badge
More
photos in the Gallery
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St.George's 2009
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This year the Cubs put on a play about Saint George for the
residents of Selwyn House care home
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Comic Relief 2009
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This year's "100 Challenge" fundraising event
raise £467.02. Amazingly this is DOUBLE the amount raise last
time, in 2007.
A special congratulations to Joshua Skellern who raised £108.30,
and after telling "Blue Peter" what he'd done won a "Blue Peter
Badge"
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Kite Flying Feb 2009For
one section of their Creative Challenge the Cubs made kites during the
pack meeting and on a windy February Sunday tried to fly them.
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See our
attempts to fly the kites ..........
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Sleepover - November 2008
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The Local Knowledge Badge was
the theme for this sleepover. The weekend included a journey
on public transport, a local area quiz, a 2 mile hike, map and
compass work, making a local history collages and a visit to a
local mining museum.
At the mine the Cubs went
underground to learn what it must have been like to be a miner
and also explored the adjacent museum. They did not believe
people used to wash in a tin bath in front of the fire and
have to use a toilet outside !
More photos in the Gallery..... |
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District Football Tournament -
October 2008
Trentham Cubs won the tournament after a nail biting semi-final and
final, both of which were decided on penalty shoot outs. Winning team
is shown with the shield, trophy and certificate.
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End of Term Party - July 2008
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The last cub meeting of the term was held jointly with the Scouts.
There was a BBQ, campfire, disco, games and drinks & snacks.
This meeting also marked the last night for Akela Scott who was
presented with thank you gifts and cards from the Group and District.
More photos in the Gallery |
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District Challenge Day
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Goodbye Akela
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After 30
years with the Group, Scott Ramsey, Akela of Gold Pack Cubs, is leaving
us. He will be taking up a new role in the organisation as Assistant
District Commissioner of Stone Cubs.
Everyone at Trentham will miss Scott,
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The 100
challenges
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| To support 2007 Red Nose Day the Cubs
have raised over £200 by completing 100 challenges and holding a
family fun night with games and raffles. |
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| Activities 2006
We did several fun activities during 2006. See below for a few
details and
click here to see more photos |
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Links with New Zealand
Whilst looking for ideas for pack nights with a "Global" theme
we came across a town in New Zealand called Trentham. A few emails
later we were introduced to the Leader of Heretaunga Cub Scout
Group which is situated in the suburb of Trentham, Upper Hutt.
The Scouts in Trentham, New Zealand, collected together photos,
leaflets, newspapers, magazines and Scouting items which they
thought were specific to our local area. These were sent to us and
used for our New Zealand night. We have now put everything on
display at the Scout House
Our Scouts were asked to bring in similar photos, leaflets,
newspapers, magazines and letters which they thought were specific
to Trentham, England and the surrounding area of Stoke on Trent.
All the information collected was sent to Heretaunga group where
they will hold activities based on an England theme. We held a New
Zealand night which included making Hokey Pokeys, learning about
the cultures of New Zealand and a quiz. The opening ceremony was
performed as done in NZ and the first game was chair football (a
favourite in NZ)
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Fire Safety Night
As part of their Caring Challenge the Cubs took part in a Fire
Safety Night which included a games, quiz and a talk from a Fire
Fighter
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Beetle Drive Night
As part of their Caring Challenge the Cubs hosted a Beetle
Drive evening which attracted over 60 people and raised £52 for
the local Donna Louise Trust
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Making Bird Boxes We were contacted by a neighbour who had
been watching Bill Oddie's programme on the BBC. She told us it
would be nice if we could put some bird boxes up in the grounds.
Rather than buying some boxes the Cubs have made some on a pack
night. Two boxes have been put up at the Scout House and the
remainder were taken to
Trentham Gardens
and put up in the woodland.
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Camping
We tried out our new tents at
Kibblestone and did abseiling and rock climbing |
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Useful Information |
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The Cub Scout Promise
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God and to The Queen,
To help other people
And to keep the Cub Scout Law.
The Cub Scout Law
Cub Scouts always do their best,
Think of others before themselves
And do a good turn every day.
The Cub Scout Motto
Be Prepared
The Cub Scout programme still uses the Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories
as a basis, each new Cub finding out about the story of Mowgli's entry into the
Pack. The programme starts on a trail to learning all the Scouting skills needed
later in the Scout Troop, giving a taste of the game of Scouting and teaching
how to be part of a co-operative team, the Pack. As well as the adventure the
fun element of the Jungle Book character's are used, the Pack leader being Akela,
and other assistants Rama, Kaa, Baloo and Bagheera.
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Uniform
Cub Scouts wear a common uniform, to create a sense of belonging and
encourage a feeling of pride and of being part of a worldwide movement. The
uniform consists of a green sweatshirt, group neckerchief (scarf) and woggle.
The neckerchief and woggle. along with the first badges are presented to the Cub
during investiture.
New Starter Information Pack
Please email us if you have any
questions : cubs@trenthamscouts.org.uk
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