We welcomed Alicia, Kaishan and Jessica to Beavers this week and wrote letters to some Joey Beavers in Australia. Kim will send these off to her contact there and fingers crossed we'll get some replies.
Cubs said Hello to Gabriel and Deacon(Kim really likes "Mrs Gabriel" as she did ALL the washing up and made us all a drink AND washed up some of the Scouts mess from Weds night - she can come again -PLEASE!) We also said a fond farewell to Spike and Matty who are moving up to Scouts. They have been a really great pair of Cubs and I'm sure will be a lovely addition to Scouts. (sorry about the 'lovely' lads but I can't think of a more macho word) This week we had feedback from the Synergise camp (sounds like we missed a treat if we didn't go) and had a think about recycling for our Global Challenge badge.
Scouts had a great time doing Ready, Steady Cook and came up with some tasty and innovative ideas from simple ingredients. Leaders were impressed with their ideas and use of knowledge learned in previous cooking sessions we've done.
We will be running sessions for all sections as normal throughout the half term.
Kim
Sunday, May 13, 2007
cub walk update
Just to let you know that my info was incorrect. The walk will finish at 8 and not 7.15. Sorry.
Kim
Kim
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
A Great Weekend at SYnergise
The SYnergise camp at Hesley Wood was a huge success. About 1500 campers from all over South Yorkshire enjoyed the fun and games! Around 100 kids from the Barnsley Fitzwilliam District joined in the Centenary Celebrations, and we all enjoyed camping, cooking, and playing together as a District. Here we all were after a bit of 100-year-old birthday cake!!
A huge THANK YOU goes out to everyone who was involved in the organisation of this event… we all saw an awful lot of smiling faces throughout the weekend (kids and adults alike), which made it all worthwhile. They might have been smiling, but they weren’t always clean…
Many games came about… some organised… and some spontaneous… and our cubs really enjoyed “exploring” the whole campsite! 
My activity was climbing… even the youngest beavers gave it a try, and some of our cubs and scouts enjoyed taking on the wall!On Sunday, we all renewed our Beaver, Cub, or Scout Promise, and we heard about what Scouting meant to some different people.
Later, as they washed up the cups, some of the cubs discovered that even doing a “good turn” can be fun… although I’m not sure if they had played Drip Drip Drop earlier!?
Ardsley Cubs did themselves proud again on the 5-aside football pitches… not only were they recently winners of the District Cub Football competition, but now they have also won at County level! Great job guys!
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Unfortunately, our fun had to come to an end on Monday…tired but happy, we went home to get washed!
I’d like to thank all the parents who offered to help transport other kids to and from camp – and thanks to everyone for dropping off and collecting kids on time. That really helped things run smoothly.
Campers were all given a SYnergise Camp badge. This is a green, oval badge. It should be sewn onto the right sleeve just above the cuff, in line with the district and county badges which are at the top of that sleeve.
If you have a Centenary necker, you will also be given a Centenary Camp badge, and a Joining-In The Centenary badge. These are to be sewn onto the back of the Centenary necker. There are four centenary badges to collect, which end up forming a diamond with a gold trim. See the image below for where to sew each one.
If you’ve not yet ordered a centenary necker, and now you think you’d like one, leave £6 in an envelope with your name and “late order” on it, and I’ll get you one in due course.
I’d like to thank all the parents who offered to help transport other kids to and from camp – and thanks to everyone for dropping off and collecting kids on time. That really helped things run smoothly.Campers were all given a SYnergise Camp badge. This is a green, oval badge. It should be sewn onto the right sleeve just above the cuff, in line with the district and county badges which are at the top of that sleeve.
If you have a Centenary necker, you will also be given a Centenary Camp badge, and a Joining-In The Centenary badge. These are to be sewn onto the back of the Centenary necker. There are four centenary badges to collect, which end up forming a diamond with a gold trim. See the image below for where to sew each one.If you’ve not yet ordered a centenary necker, and now you think you’d like one, leave £6 in an envelope with your name and “late order” on it, and I’ll get you one in due course.
Well done for choosing to join in… you’ve been a great team… enjoy the rest of the Centenary Celebrations throughout 2007! ...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Beavers Thursday 24th May
There will NOT be a Beavers on 24th May as Kim is not available. There will be a Cubs as normal though.
District Cub Walk
Cub Walk: Tuesday 15th May
Cubs to meet at Wombwell Scout Hall at 6pm and be collected from there at 7.15. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather, you don't need money. please wear your necker. There will be a Cubs on Thursday 17th
Cubs to meet at Wombwell Scout Hall at 6pm and be collected from there at 7.15. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather, you don't need money. please wear your necker. There will be a Cubs on Thursday 17th
Monday, April 23, 2007
Cubs Win Football Competition
We Won!!! What more can I say? Well actually quite a lot. Six cubs attended this prestigious football match in Darfield: Thomas Speed, Daniel Hewitt, Spencer Lavender, Thomas Rymer, James Saunderson and Nathan Dennis. All played some excellent football and were the only team to win all five matches.
Game one saw us playing Hoyland Common. This was an extremely close game, but eventually Ardsley got the better of them with Spenner scoring 3 and Chewitt scoring the other one, in a 4-2 win for Ardsley.
Game two saw us against Hoyland (2nd's). Once again this saw the teams evenly matched, but Ardsley showed real talent, leading to the 3-0 win. Once again Spenner was on the score sheet with 2, as was Thomas Saunderson with the one.
We had a little breather next to be able to observe our next team Wombwell. Wombwell fought bravely with a very vocal leader on the sideline. Our supporters were able to match them though. The game was again a close one, but Chewitt was able to pull off two great goals and we beat them 2-0.
The fourth match was against Hoyland (1st) team. On this occasion the lads were getting a little tired, but with support from the side line, James Saunderson scored first, we then forced them into an own goal, finishing off with James scoring again. The game finished 3-1 to us, but the legs were getting tired.
Plenty of Mars Bars were on hand to keep them going, and the thought of possibly winning a trophy.
The last match was going to prove to be difficult. The reason, one of the leaders is support teacher at Oakhill where most of the lads go and with the threat of detention hanging over them it was abit of a dilemma! Putting this to the back of thier minds, the lads fought on. This last game was a free for all, in that, Spenner opened our account, then James Saunderson scored 2 and finally Young Rymer opened his account with the last goal. The final score was 4-0.
That was it. The lads went barmy finally culminating in being awarded the trophy at the end. It remains to be seen if they get detention on Monday, but who cares:
We Won !
Thanks to all who turned up for support and a very special thanks to the lads mentioned, who were finally able to beat Hoyland at something. See you all next year for our title defence.
Chill
Game one saw us playing Hoyland Common. This was an extremely close game, but eventually Ardsley got the better of them with Spenner scoring 3 and Chewitt scoring the other one, in a 4-2 win for Ardsley.
Game two saw us against Hoyland (2nd's). Once again this saw the teams evenly matched, but Ardsley showed real talent, leading to the 3-0 win. Once again Spenner was on the score sheet with 2, as was Thomas Saunderson with the one.
We had a little breather next to be able to observe our next team Wombwell. Wombwell fought bravely with a very vocal leader on the sideline. Our supporters were able to match them though. The game was again a close one, but Chewitt was able to pull off two great goals and we beat them 2-0.
The fourth match was against Hoyland (1st) team. On this occasion the lads were getting a little tired, but with support from the side line, James Saunderson scored first, we then forced them into an own goal, finishing off with James scoring again. The game finished 3-1 to us, but the legs were getting tired.
Plenty of Mars Bars were on hand to keep them going, and the thought of possibly winning a trophy.
The last match was going to prove to be difficult. The reason, one of the leaders is support teacher at Oakhill where most of the lads go and with the threat of detention hanging over them it was abit of a dilemma! Putting this to the back of thier minds, the lads fought on. This last game was a free for all, in that, Spenner opened our account, then James Saunderson scored 2 and finally Young Rymer opened his account with the last goal. The final score was 4-0.
That was it. The lads went barmy finally culminating in being awarded the trophy at the end. It remains to be seen if they get detention on Monday, but who cares:
We Won !
Thanks to all who turned up for support and a very special thanks to the lads mentioned, who were finally able to beat Hoyland at something. See you all next year for our title defence.
Chill
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Cubs Comic Relief night…
This Thursday, our cubs got into the spirit of...
Each Six did a short presentation about a charity involved in helping children from the UK or the rest of the world. They had done some research at home through the week. The Green Six presented about Children in Need, Blue Six about Comic Relief itself, Red Six about Oxfam, and Yellow Six about Barnardos. Some cubs had put an awful lot of work into this, which was really great to see! Well done!
Later, we learnt about the problems caused by landmines throughout the world. I’d hoped to show these two video clips… Landmines video 1 ... Landmines video 2 …but because of technical problems I told the stories portrayed in them instead! We learnt that Comic Relief spends some money clearing landmines, and some helping those who have been injured by mines. Then we played a blindfolded minefield game, putting a fun slant on this very serious problem.
We talked about what makes us happy, and what Comic Relief think kids need to make them happy, and we learnt some facts about Africa and child poverty.
Any Cubs who would like to donate some of their pocket money to Comic Relief can do so with their parent’s help by clicking here.
Ethan, Nathan and Wesley were presented with their Hikes Away 1 badge, which they earned in the Peak District recently. Well done guys!
See you all tomorrow for the Mother’s Day Service!
Later, we learnt about the problems caused by landmines throughout the world. I’d hoped to show these two video clips… Landmines video 1 ... Landmines video 2 …but because of technical problems I told the stories portrayed in them instead! We learnt that Comic Relief spends some money clearing landmines, and some helping those who have been injured by mines. Then we played a blindfolded minefield game, putting a fun slant on this very serious problem.
We talked about what makes us happy, and what Comic Relief think kids need to make them happy, and we learnt some facts about Africa and child poverty.
Any Cubs who would like to donate some of their pocket money to Comic Relief can do so with their parent’s help by clicking here.
Ethan, Nathan and Wesley were presented with their Hikes Away 1 badge, which they earned in the Peak District recently. Well done guys!
See you all tomorrow for the Mother’s Day Service!
Spud
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Beaver Quiz
Thanks to all who turned up last night. Our team did realy well (some of the questions had me scratching my head), but unfortunately we were pipped at the post by Darfield who were the eventual victors.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Synergise Centenary Camp
Cubs and Scouts are invited to attend the Synergise County-wide Centenary Celebration Camp.
It will be held on 4th to 7th May 2007 (May holiday weekend) at Hesley Wood.
This is a fantastic opportunity to try loads of exciting activities that we can’t normally offer because of Adventurous Activity Permit rules. It’s also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in a large camp with hundreds of other Cubs and Scouts.
The total cost including food is £45 for the 4 days. (The organisers have reduced the price since we last told Scouts.) As Ian, Spud, and Chill are the only Ardsley leaders able to attend, places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, and may need to be limited by adult to child ratios.
Reserve your place by returning the tear off slip from the note we give you this week, and pay your £20 deposit by Thursday 29th March 2007 at the latest.
Further info at www.synergise.org.uk – but please don’t book online yourself – we’ll book for you as a group.
It will be held on 4th to 7th May 2007 (May holiday weekend) at Hesley Wood.
This is a fantastic opportunity to try loads of exciting activities that we can’t normally offer because of Adventurous Activity Permit rules. It’s also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in a large camp with hundreds of other Cubs and Scouts.
The total cost including food is £45 for the 4 days. (The organisers have reduced the price since we last told Scouts.) As Ian, Spud, and Chill are the only Ardsley leaders able to attend, places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, and may need to be limited by adult to child ratios.
Reserve your place by returning the tear off slip from the note we give you this week, and pay your £20 deposit by Thursday 29th March 2007 at the latest.
Further info at www.synergise.org.uk – but please don’t book online yourself – we’ll book for you as a group.
Keep your eye on the blog for updates.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Muddy Bike Ride!
James, Robert, Lewis, Ewan, Nathan, Daniel and Spencer all had a great time on the Muddy Bike Ride this Saturday morning. We started out nice and clean…
…but it wasn’t long before they got the hang of it (the clue’s in the activity name)…
…Lewis decided to do some stunts for the camera… although it was Nathan who crashed just after this pic!
And just in case any parents are still wondering why we asked the kids to come in old clothes…
For those of you who didn’t come, I’m sure we’ll be running a similar activity in the near future… maybe even a sponsored weekend ride! Anyone up for it!?
…but it wasn’t long before they got the hang of it (the clue’s in the activity name)…
…Lewis decided to do some stunts for the camera… although it was Nathan who crashed just after this pic!
And just in case any parents are still wondering why we asked the kids to come in old clothes…
For those of you who didn’t come, I’m sure we’ll be running a similar activity in the near future… maybe even a sponsored weekend ride! Anyone up for it!?
You Win some, you Lose some…
While our Scout PLs and APLs made it up Lose Hill a few weeks ago, last weekend it was Kieran, Ethan, Wesley, and Nathan who went hiking… and they made it up Win Hill!
While layers were stripped off on the way up…
…it wasn’t long before they were needed again! It was a bit blustery on the top (minus 11 with wind chill we’re told)…
…but despite getting a good soaking, spirits were high all day! (Ethan morphed into a zombie for this one!)
I’ll be trying to run another hike soon, so if you’ve got the energy for it, get your boots (and waterproofs) ready!
While layers were stripped off on the way up…
…it wasn’t long before they were needed again! It was a bit blustery on the top (minus 11 with wind chill we’re told)…
…but despite getting a good soaking, spirits were high all day! (Ethan morphed into a zombie for this one!)
I’ll be trying to run another hike soon, so if you’ve got the energy for it, get your boots (and waterproofs) ready!
Friday, March 09, 2007
Beaver Quiz
Wednesday 14 March at Wombwell HQ. Drop off and pick up there. 6-7pm. Wear uniform. No money required. Come on Ardsley Beavers - let's win it this year!!
Cubs News
1. Matchbox Challenge.
In connection with our centenary activities each Cub is challenged to fill a small matchbox with 100 items. Each item must be different and the matchbox must be able to close. They have as long as needed to complete this challenge but the first one to do it will win a prize.
2. Global Challenge Badge
This week each Six chose a children's charity to research. Next week they will help their Six to present their findings to the Pack. If Leaders feel that the individual Cub has tried their best to contribute to this it will count towards the badge.
Welcome Liam H. Samuel C. Mason E. Spencer L. and Cameron to the Group.
Beavers and Cubs both now have a waiting list!!
Scouts welcomed Hayley, just up from Cubs.
Kim
Wednesday 14 March at Wombwell HQ. Drop off and pick up there. 6-7pm. Wear uniform. No money required. Come on Ardsley Beavers - let's win it this year!!
Cubs News
1. Matchbox Challenge.
In connection with our centenary activities each Cub is challenged to fill a small matchbox with 100 items. Each item must be different and the matchbox must be able to close. They have as long as needed to complete this challenge but the first one to do it will win a prize.
2. Global Challenge Badge
This week each Six chose a children's charity to research. Next week they will help their Six to present their findings to the Pack. If Leaders feel that the individual Cub has tried their best to contribute to this it will count towards the badge.
Welcome Liam H. Samuel C. Mason E. Spencer L. and Cameron to the Group.
Beavers and Cubs both now have a waiting list!!
Scouts welcomed Hayley, just up from Cubs.
Kim
