The 2012 Hutt Valley Gang Show is go! It’s running for 7 days in a row from Monday 24th to Sunday 29th September. Start is 7:30pm every day, apart from Saturday when its a 2pm matinee performance.
The scout section is going to the Tuesday 25 September evening show as part of their activity plan.
Children are $15, adults are $17. Full details and booking info on the Gang Show website.
In case you are wondering what the keas, cubs and scouts are going to be getting up to this term, head on over to the relevant activity plans:
The scouts are going ‘old school’ this term, with a big focus on core scouting skills (firelighting, knots, tracking and communications – without iPhones!). They also have a jam-packed weekend schedule with expeditions, tramps and community service activity.
Keas and cubs are following an Olympic inspired journey that takes them from making passports, learning about different countries to having a go at various sports and activities.
Our first posters (where they still survived) were suffering: fading, ripped, crumpled. It was time for a refresh.
It’s important for us to capture what is different about scouting – what distinguishes what we do from other after-school and evening activities. When I came across a quote by Mae West, it seemed to perfectly capture this essence:
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough
We think scouting is part of ‘doing it right’.
If you want a hard copy, contact a committee member. Otherwise feel free to download and print out.
Mid-winter. Camping. With a bunch of cubs? Mad.
But we did it and the weather was (mostly) kind. Despite being prepared for near zero temperatures, extra blankets were left furled in packs, Arctic-ready sleeping bags were unzipped and no-one needed microwaved in the mornings to de-frost.
Great effort from all the cubs, Leaders and supporting adults.
Last weekend I had to shorten a guy rope on a tent. Perfect opportunity to use that Sheepshank knot I’d learned so many years ago. A few minutes later, I was on Google and learning:
Instead – use an Alpine Butterfly Loop – it can both shorten a rope, but also add loops mid-length. And is stable; load bearing on all sides.
So, there you go.
new post: Down with the Sheepshank, long live Alpine Butterfly http://t.co/CAAghb7F #Activity
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