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National Scout Archery Competition - May 2012 75 years of Phasels Celebration - September 2012 3000 camping capacity on 95 acre site Indoor accommodation for 42, 26 and 16 Large range of on site activities for all age groups Qualified instructors available all year Easy access and parking for coaches/cars Fully catered and tented packages available Close proximity to M25, M1, M4, M40 and A41 25 minutes to Central London by Rail Situated between Luton and Heathrow Airports Contact - Doug Stack - Activity Centre Manager Phasels Wood Activity Centre, Rucklers Lane, Kings Langley, Herts. WD4 9NA Tel: 01442 252851 Email: info@phaselswood.org.uk Web:www.phaselswood.org.uk
Fire & Ice Winter Camp - January 2012 CTT Activity Camp - July/August 2012 100 acre site available for camping 15 minutes from Lea Valley White Water Centre 55 minutes to the Olympic Park by Rail 5 minutes from junction 25 of the M25 Situated between Stansted and Luton Airports Full Catering available for groups Indoor accommodation for 60, 36 and 15 Large range of on site activities Camping space for over 3000 Contact - Chris Rainbow - Warden Tolmers Activity Centre, Tolmers Road, Cuffley, Herts. EN6 4JS Tel: 01707 872900 Email: info@tolmers.org.uk Web:www.tolmers.org.uk
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Published by: The Programme Team The Scout Association Gilwell Park Chingford London E4 7QW Tel: 0845 300 1818
Contributions to: programme@scouts.org.uk ADVERTISING Richard Ellacott richard.ellacott@thinkpublishing.co.uk Tel: 020 8962 1258
View all other section supplements online at www.scouts.org.uk/magazine
Getting up and about Jenny Winn introduces exciting activities and wants your opinion on them
Cover photo: Arthur Garlick
What you’ve been up to Water was the theme for two recent Beaver Scout events. Eighty competitors decorated bottles for the Gloucester District Beaver Scouts water rocket competition, launching them from six strategicallyplaced sites. And over in Surrey, nothing could dampen the enthusiasm at the 4th Farnham (Tongham) Beavers annual waterfight.
This issue contains a four-page pull-out of activities for you to try as part of the Programme Development project. These will help us to gather feedback about the Balanced Programme from Beaver Scouts themselves, so please take the time to run these activities, record the responses and return them.
2012 Games The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will soon be here, bringing in sportsmen and women from around the world. We have produced an extra supplement to help you and your Beavers engage in this great event. Contact programme@scouts.org.uk if you haven’t received one.
What are you doing? We want to hear from Colonies around the UK who have been running exciting or unusual activities. Do you have an interesting meeting place? Have you had particular success in recruiting adults or been involved in a newly-formed Colony? How do your Beavers help their local community? We have recently visited Dorset, East London and Yorkshire to speak to Beavers and leaders to get a real feel for Scouting at a local level.
The final round up Your Beavers supplement has fewer pages than usual because of the extra supplement. The next issue will be back to full size and we will round-up some of the ways you celebrated the 25th birthday of Beaver Scouts this year. If you haven’t told us yet, now is your opportunity.
Faith and awareness events December/ January
December
1 World AIDS Day 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities 5 International Volunteer Day 5 Ashura (Muslim) 8 Bodhi Day – Rohatsu
(Buddhist) 10 International Human Rights Day 21-27 Hanukkah (Jewish) 25 Christmas Day (Christian)
January
1 New Year’s Day 4 World Braille Day 5 Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh (Sikh)
7 Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 6 Epiphany (Christian) 9 Mahayana New Year (Buddhist) 15 World Religion Day (Baha’i) 20 Tu B’shvat (Jewish) 23 Chinese New Year 27 Holocaust Memorial Day
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What’s going on? News and information
Well-travelled Bear
Lucky Logger is the mascot of 1st/36th Doncaster St Peters Beaver Scouts. Every time a Beaver goes on holiday, he goes too. A flag and photograph is put on a map where they have been. There’s a rumour Logger may be visiting Father Christmas in Lapland. Here he is as the star attraction at an 8th birthday party.
Take it to the top A Beaver Scout and his Cub Scout sister have climbed all of the Wainwright Fells of the Lake District. Lewis and Fiona, of the 14th Huddersfield United Church Marsden Group, climbed the 214 hills and mountains, learning how to use a rope, ice axe and crampons. They are pictured here with leader Gillian Howarth who joined them to reach the summit. Lewis delivered a presentation to the rest of the Colony.
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Double, double trouble
One set of twins in a Colony could cause some confusion. But Beaver Leader Tracey Garnier of the 11th Broadstairs St Andrews Scout Group has four times the puzzle with four sets of twins. ‘They even have trouble identifying themselves in a photograph,’ she said. To complicate meetings even more, there are three Matthews and two Daniels among the sets of twins.
This is the official Scouting Adventure Annual 2012. Pack ed with all kinds of exciting things to learn and do, you'll soon see why being a Beaver Scout or Cub Scout is such fun!
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Colour me healthy Eating well can be fun
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et your Beavers to bag a badge while they eat what’s good for them. Your Colony can have fun learning how to: • create sandwiches and wraps with healthy, tasty fillings • make colourful, juicy and tasty fruit salads • balance different types of food for a healthy diet. The Healthy Eating badge is sponsored by the Fresh Produce Consortium’s Eat In Colour campaign. ‘It’s a
great way to encourage Beavers to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables and develop healthy eating habits,’ says Nigel Jenney of the Fresh Produce Consortium. Download an information pack from www.scouts.org.uk/healthyeating and start your Beavers on the road to a healthy lifestyle.
Share your recipes Create your own healthy food and drink recipes and share them by emailing eatincolour@freshproduce.org.uk
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Hikes Away Activity Pack From Cotswold Outdoor
As sponsors of the Hikes Away Staged Activity Badge, Cotswold Outdoor is the ideal place to visit for equipment, advice and discounts
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he Hikes Away Staged Activity Badge offers a great opportunity to equip young people with invaluable skills to enjoy the great outdoors and learn about teamwork and personal development along the way. Cotswold Outdoor is putting together an activity pack to help your Beaver Scouts plan their adventures, with step-by-step guides to get them out and about. The pack will provide an adventure workbook with tips
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Pets at Home Free workshops and activities
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un workshops for Beavers can help them gain their Animal Friend Activity Badge at Pets at Home stores during the school holidays. The workshops will be run by trained in-store advisers covering how to care for small animals, fish or reptiles and types and quantities of food they need. Beaver Scouts will learn about the right habitats for their pets and how to ensure they receive the appropriate level of exercise. At special picnic times, every weekday at 2.30pm and weekends at 4pm, Beaver Scouts can watch animals being fed a healthy meal. Pets at Home offers great products, tips and advice to keep your favourite animals happy and healthy. From specialist food and training aids, there is everything a pet owner needs. There are over 290 Pets at Home stores across the UK. To find your nearest one visit www.petsathome.com/storelocator
Thanks for helping us to get active and have fun! With your help this year, Sainsbury’s Active Kids has donated thousands of pieces of sport, cooking and outdoor equipment to over 4,000 Scout Groups. And as long as you keep collecting the vouchers, we’ll keep supporting your Group. For more information, and to keep up to date with all things Active Kids, please visit sainsburys.co.uk/activekids
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