News and Info for the whole Group
In somewhat of an anticlimax, our balls failed to light at the end of our trebuchet building evening on Friday.
We will investigate our ball issue and have another go at firing them next week.
After an long evening quizzing, the Bourbon Bunch came out top by a single point in the Sporting Quiz.
Many thanks to everyone involved in organising the evening and the fantastic food.
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They started with a paper aeroplane design challenge (sweets as prizes) to a paper aeroplane race (sweets as prizes) – won by Alfie.
The ladder game was followed by – which team can build the highest Polo tower (Kai’s group) (you can guess what the prize was). The evening finished off with an eating-sweets-with-chopsticks challenge (no prize necessary).
Let’s hope they all cleaned their teeth properly before bed! Well done to the Sixers and Seconders
Written with the help of Daisy!
Our scouts completed a night hike around Godden Green and Ightham Mote last night. They all did really well – each taking a turn guiding their groups and ticked off a chunk of their Outdoor Challenges.
After a hot chocolate back at the hut, you have never seen scouts go to sleep so quickly!
The weather really helped, as despite all the recent rain most of the route was solid underfoot.
View 2014-03-07 Night Hike Route in a larger map
Stats for the route were:
Please collect the vouchers and post them in the collecting box at the Scout Hut. The leaders are currently browsing the catalogue and compiling their “wish list”.
Thanks to your generosity, we received two big bags of sports equipment, which everyone in the group uses.
Following on from last year’s quiz night, we have a new and improved one for 2014 – this time with MORE activities for children – MORE questions for teens – MORE food options.
Food-wise, we will be serving chili con carne with rice or a tomato pasta.
Tickets are £4 (children’s portion) / £6 (adult / teenager sized portion) for food and the quiz
or £2 for just the quiz.
Speak to your Section Leader for tickets.
Please bring a signed copy of the permission form with you on Friday 2014-03-07 Night hike 
Here is the Nights Away Form for the weekend 2014-03-28 Cooking Comp Knole Perm Form
The cubs were given a challenge this week, to build a free-standing structure which could carry the weight of a brick.
The three sixes each had a good attempt – some more successfully than others.
The evening finished up with a game called ‘Tidy Up’ where junior members of each six had to adorn their sixers with as much equipment as possible (without dropping any). This wasn’t just a test of strength for the sixers, but tested their creativity in finding new ways to hold everything!
Despite the headline, the scouts did not train any mice to power their constructions during Friday’s meeting. Instead, the scouts built and raced mini cars powered by a wooden mousetrap.
