23^rd Dorking Cub Scouts

We are a small group of Cub scouts which meet every Monday evening during term time, in our village hall. Most of the cubs are from the village or just outside.

The spring term has brought in a few new Cubs as we had to part with our older Cubs last autumn term. Spring term we had been making boats as our challenge and we have also done our first aid badge.

We visited our local church in Leigh and went up the Belfry to see the bells and how they work. We ended by ringing the bells.

The Cubs have done some bike maintence were they bring in there bikes learn to change a puncher and oil and maintain there bikes. After half term we will be cooking pancakes and having great fun tossing them.

We were to have gone swimming but due to Dorking pool closing we went on a Night hike instead. We then were thinking of Easter and making something for Easter and mothers day with a church parade on mother’s day in Leigh church. At the end of Spring term, we had  a chocolate night.

Come summer term we were thinking and preparing for our annual camp. As soon as summer term arrived we headed for camp.

This year we went to Blacklands Farm to enjoy the activities there. We did Zip wiring, indoor climbing, crate stacking, assault course activities and archery. Our theme for this camp was Lord of the rings and the Cubs took their bikes to camp which is a great place to take them too. Camp fire is a highlight of camp as we all have a sing song and jokes night each night with costumes on our theme as part of the entertainment, and of course the hot chocolate with marshmallows and biscuits is a must.

District Football at the end of May is always popular with the Cubs with as many as 12 teams competing.

 we had a fundraising event at our local village show to help boost our funds, which turned out to be a very wet day. We end our summer term at Southwater Park on a kayaking night with family barbeque this is lovely on a hot summer’s evening.