Today was the hall / section working bee – organised by the scouts / Erina & Rex of the Hall upgrade working group. For those of you that didn’t know that we had a large pile of rotting scaffolding around the back…. here are the pics.
(Thanks to John Edwards for the snaps; and all that turned up. We had around 15 throughout the morning).
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.
What a load of rubbish!
Wow! What a great effort and turnout last Saturday at the Owhiro Stream cleanup.
All up, 21 keas, cubs, scouts, leaders and adults turned up. Within 1 hour the group collected the amount of rubbish shown in the photo.
The Ewers family even won the day’s strangest rubbish award with a half surfboard!
Most also got to plant new natives to boost the reparian area around the stream… oh, and feed the big pet eel called Master Eel.
Then it was all back to the Hall for a cuppa and some biccies. Well done Brooklyn Scouts!
(Thanks to Sue for the photos!)
Hi all – this Saturday 9th June it’s World Environment Day. As flagged in our Activity plans we’re going to help the Owhiro Stream Conservation Group remove rubbish and – maybe – help them plant some of the thousands of new plants for the stream banks.
It’s a Group activity, so all keas, cubs, scouts, venturers and their families are welcome. And it’s bound to earn youth some credit towards their awards or a personal challenge badge!
When: 1pm – 3pm
Where: meet at the Scout Hall by 12:55pm, afternoon tea at the Hall at 3pm
Kit: Bring gardening gloves, rubbish sacks, gumboots or sturdy boots, and your own drink bottle. We will travel by car to our assigned section of the Owhiro Stream. Maybe a little bit of cake or some fruit to share for afternoon tea, too!
Contact Scout Leader Denise with any questions.
As the Easter holidays draw to a close it’s time to get revved up again for Term 2 – and not just for school. There’s something much more exciting happening in the evenings!
The Leaders have created packed and exciting Term 2 activity plans for each section. For the Keas and Cubs this includes rocketry, stargazing, glow-worm walks, experiments with plants, treasure hunts around the village and much more.
All our activities are planned so that weekly involvement will see all youth progressing smoothly through their bronze, silver and gold awards.
We need some parent help on a couple of the nights, so give one of the Leaders a shout to let them know you’d like to lend a hand!
Link: Keas Activity Plan
Link: Cubs Activity Plan
