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Apache Scouts – Scuba diving / Snorkeling experience
The Apache Scouts had a great time learning to Scuba dive and Snorkel at Winifred Holtby School, Hull. The experience was provided by Above and Below diving centre, based in Hull.
Apache Scouts- Gold Chief Scout Award
Well done to Thomas Procter, Josh Lancaster and Jacob Furniss on achieving their Gold Chief Scout award. The awards were presented by Paul Daniel, Group Scout leader for Hessle scout group.
A Wizard Weekend
All things Harry Potter was the theme of the 2016 Group Camp, and 107 members of Hessle Scout Group had a fantastic time at Primrose Hill Campsite, Brigg. The weekend began at Platform 9 3/4 on Friday evening with Hagrid welcoming everyone to camp, and then on to the sorting hat ceremony where we all…
Apache Scouts – Survival Skills
The Apache Scouts spent the evening learning Knife/Axe and Saw skills as part of the Scout survival badge. The scouts worked in patrols and rotated through four bases covering safety, law and the safe use and handling of the knives, saws and axes. Several parents assisted with the activities as well as leaders from from Navajo…
Beaver Promise
Tonight our five newest Beavers – Charlie, Georgia, James, Kieran and William made their promise. Welcome to Hessle Beavers!
Hessle Open Gardens
On Sunday 19th July, June and Wendy gratefully received a cheque for £400 from the Hessle West Open Gardens team. The team have supported Hessle Scout Group for the last two years which has assisted us in building our outdoor activity area and replacing the shutters on the den. This year the money will…
Beavers Hike along the Humber
Hessle Beavers undertook a practice hike this week, in preparation for the Hessle Scout Group sponsored walk on 9 May. It was a lovely evening to be down by the river, and the Beavers walked at a fantastic pace whilst throwing lots of stones into the water.
Parents & Guardian “dad & lads” Camp September 2014
Squirrel Wood, Nr Doncaster. This is the only camp that parents are allowed to attend. This year Arapaho Cubs helped Squirrel Wood celebrate their 70th birthday that did includ a Birthday Cake. Squirrel Wood put on a party that included a full day of activities concluding with a talent contest entered by our very own…
Arapaho Cubs – Backwoods cooking
The Arapaho Cubs had a night of backwoods cooking, cooking sponge cake with chocolate inside an orange, baked on an open fire. The final results varied in appearance but all tasted great. The Cubs also learnt how to light a fire with matches and flint and steel, just like ‘Bear Grylls’
Autumn Fair
You’re very welcome at our Autumn Fair! Saturday 11 October, 9:30am – 1:30pm, All Saint’s Church Hall.
Welton Waters
This week we went to Welton Waters Activity Centre for our re-arranged end of term treat! The Beavers were split into 3 groups and rotated around rafted canoes and gig sailing. They had to work as teams to move themselves around on the water and race against other teams. The session earned them all the…
Billy Beaver’s Summer Adventures
Billy Beaver has had some fantastic adventures during the summer holidays. He has been to two International Scout and Guide Camps. For the first two weeks he was at WINGS 2014, in Windsor Great Park, helping out with the IT systems and archery. He was so good with the IT that he was then invited…
Kwahadi Dancers
On 10th August the Kwahadi Dancers came all the way from Amarillo, Texas to perform their magical, traditional Indian dances at Hessle Town Hall for us. The Scout Group hosted them at Raywell campsite the same as when they visited in 2009. To celebrate our friendship with the group we presented them with one of…
Billy Beaver on Holiday
Tic Tac has received a message from Billy Beaver to say that he has gone on holiday for a couple of weeks. Let’s hope he has fun and posts us a few pictures so that we can see what he is up to……
Arapaho Cubs – Fire Station visit
The Arapaho Cub pack enjoyed an organised visit to Calvert Lane Fire Station , on Tuesday 22nd July. The Cubs had a safety talk as well as organised activities and a tour of an operational fire appliance. Fun was had by all for he last night of the term.
Water fight!!! “Best Scouts Ever”
So much water wet didn’t cut it. End of term BBQ and Water Fight.
Seaside visit
On Thursday 17th July Hessle Explorers organised a Blacktoft Beacon District Explorers end of term seaside visit to South Shore at Bridlington. The event was attended by Explorers and leaders from Hessle, South Cave, Kirk Ella, Howden and Snaith. Everyone had fish & chips provided by Linda at Mushy P’s fish & chip shop followed…
Hessle Open Gardens
On Sunday 6th July Paul the Explorer Leader gratefully received a cheque for £600 from the Hessle West Open Gardens team. This money was a follow on from some donated the year before to start the build on the outdoor activity area at the rear of the Scout Den. The money this year is intended…
The Indians are coming……..
The Kwahadi Dancers are a magical combination of Scouting, Indian Lore, and showbiz. The group from Amarillo, Texas are touring the UK and Europe and they will be performing in Hessle Town Hall on Sunday 10 August 2014 at 7.00pm – 9.30pm. Everyone is welcome to join us. Family tickets £12 (2 adults + 2 children),…
Commondale Camp – 11th-13th July
Arapaho, Cherokee and the Scouts joined together for the weekend to head up to Commondale near Whitby for a camp. We left on Friday evening and got to Raven Gill Campsite in time to get everything set up before it got too dark. There was then just enough time to go for a night walk…
Commondale Camp – 11th-13th July
Arapaho, Cherokee and the Scouts joined together for the weekend to head up to Commondale near Whitby for a camp. We left on Friday evening and got to Raven Gill Campsite in time to get everything set up before it got too dark. There was then just enough time to go for a night walk…
Gilwell24 – 2014
Our Explorers joined 5,000 other Explorers at the Gilwell24 event 11th to 13th July at Gilwell Scout Park, Chingford. The event ran from 0900 on Saturday and finished at 0900 on the Sunday, it was a great success as the photos will show you. Everyone had a fantastic time and most managed to continue with…
Arapaho Cubs – Backwoods Cooking
The Arapaho Cub pack had an enjoyable time this week (08/07/14). Half of the pack completed an orienteering course around ‘Little Switzerland’ whilst the other half completed their Backwoods Cooking badge, by cooking on a stick and making hot chocolate. The cubs have learnt fire safety, and also how to light fires and cook using…
County Monopoly Run – Hull 2014
On the 28th June our Explorers joined 130 other Explorers from the rest of the county to take part in the Monopoly Run in the city of Hull. The event took place on the same day as the Lord Mayer parade, there were street acts, fairground rides, live music and of course 130 Explorers running…
Group Camp 2014
The Explorers joined the rest of Hessle Scout Group for the annual Group Camp on 19th to 21st June 2014. They all enjoyed the weekend with 117 young Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers attending. The activities included climbing, archery, rifle range, grass sledging, hike, assault course, snake and reptile handling, climbing frames and water slides….
Bivvy Building – 30th June
After our week off to recover from Group Camp, this week we went to Nut Wood to build bivvies. We split into 3 groups and went to go scout out the best location. The Cubs then went to collect all the dead trees and sticks needed to build their bivvy. With a bit of Leader…
Arapaho Cubs – Pioneering – Egg drop challenge – 01/07/2014
The Arapaho cubs took part in pioneering / craft projects, based around eggs. Half of the group constructed structures (made out of spaghetti and marshmallows) that would hold an egg above the ground and be unsupported. The cubs had to design and build the structure working as a team. The second group of cubs designed…
Pond Dipping
This week the Beavers were out and about at Noddle Hill Nature Reserve to have a go at some pond dipping! Mark, a park ranger from Hull City Council, came down with all the equipment needed and showed us how to catch some creatures out the water. The Beavers then had to identify, with the…
Athletics – 16th June
Continuing with our fitness theme, this week we worked on our Athletics activity badge. The Cubs split up into their sixes and went around 4 different events; 100m relay, 25m egg and spoon, 25m skipping and sargent jumping. All were scored and the red team came first in every event so came first overall too,…
Sushi & Juices with a bit of Rounders
This week we did a bit more work towards our Fitness Challenge. The Scouts were told to bring a fruit or veg with and we had some interesting ones! We started off the night with a game of kick rounders. Then in small groups we went inside to make the sushi and juices while other…
Football World Cup
This week we based our meeting on the Football World Cup. Everybody, including Billy Beaver, picked one of the countries playing out of a bowl at random to follow through the tournament and whoever has the winning team will get a prize! The nights activities included designing our own football kit with icing on biscuits,…
Scouting Awards Presented
At the Blacktoft Beacon District AGM on Thursday, some of Hessle Scout Groups leaders were presented with Scouting awards by Linda, our District Commissioner. Margaret from Cherokee Cubs received her 5 Years Service Award, Josh from Scouts and Wendy from Beavers have now completed their leader training so received their Wood Badge. These are 2…
12th June – Alex invested on the shore
We invested Alex tonight down by the river side during the orange chocolate brownie cooking challenge with a twist. Hessle Explorers out in the open air!
12th June 2014 – Orange Brownies with a Twist!
Tonight Ciaran organised the activity down on the river shore. The Explorers were all given an orange, chocolate brownie mix and a cinnamon dough twist. They split into pairs and set about lighting small fires then prepared the oranges by scooping out the contents and adding the brownie mix. This was then placed in the…
Squash & Smoothies
This week we carried on working towards our Fitness Challenge badge. We had a visit from Kenny, a squash instructor. He showed the Cubs some video clips of squash being played before coaching them through some of the skills needed to play. Everyone then got a go using the portable wall. Meanwhile in the kitchen…
Bivi building – 20/05/2014
The Arapaho cubs had a great time out and about in Nut Wood, Raywell. The Cubs made bivi shelters using tarps and wood that was naturally laid around. The pack worked in their patrol sixes, working as a team to achieve the build. The night was finished off with hot dogs cooked at Raywell Scout camp.
6th June – A night with the stars
On Friday 6th June the Explorers were set an overnight pioneering challenge at Raywell Park. They had to construct a sleeping platform using 3 different knots and lashings big enough and strong enough for 8 of them to spend the night under the stars. The result was fantastic and they even managed a couple of…
6th June – Explorers go Platinum
On Friday 6th June two of our Explorers were presented with their Chief Scouts Platinum Awards by the District Commissioner at Raywell Park before starting the overnight pioneering challenge. To gain this award they have both completed expeditions, played rugby for a local team, taken part in lots of fun activities and supported younger members…
Annual General Meeting 2014
On Sunday 8th June, we held our Annual General Meeting. This year we did things a bit differently by having a barbecue in the brand new outdoor cooking area, with over 100 people attending! The kids had a great time playing about in the sun and parents read all about what the Scout Group has…
Billy Beaver Rescue Mission!
This week we learnt how to tie a reef knot and a loop knot. With these we then needed to make a rope long enough to rescue Billy Beaver from the shark invested water! We also made Fathers Day gifts and decorated biscuits.
Beavers Invested
This week our newest 5 Beavers were invested by Malak and Tic Tac. They are now full members of the Colony and can start earning badges!
Fitness Challenge – 2nd June
This week everyone started work on their Fitness Challenge badge. This involved a warm up session ran by our young leader Jack and then on to lots of different activities that tie in with their Athletics badge too. Everyone was given log sheets to record how much exercise they do, what food they eat and…
Welcome to Cherokee!
On the Friday night of our sleepover, 4 of our newest Cubs made their Promise and were invested into Cherokee Cub Pack. Welcome to you all!
Melton Bottom Sleepover
This weekend Cherokee Cubs went on their first night away of the summer to Melton Bottom Campsite, where we slept inside for 1 night. On the Friday evening 4 new Cubs were invested before we set off for a walk. However the heavens opened as we were about to leave! So after a small delay…
Bug Hotel!
On 24/05/2014 we started to build a Bug Hotel! The Beavers brought along lots of materials from home, and also collected natural objects from around the scout den. With a little assistance several creatures have already moved in! This activity is part of our Environment Partnership Award.
Patrol Tents 20/05/2014
Cherokee Cubs were the first group the year to air out the patrol tents, Wendy from Hessle Beavers came along to show us all how to put patrol; tents up the “easy way”. All the cubs had lots of fun as you can see by the photos.
Bell Boats – Princes Quay – 18th May
Sunday 18th May 2014 – The Arapaho Cubs paddled around Princes Quay, Hull in ‘bell boats’ under the guidance of Stuart and Linda ( qualified canoe/ Kayak instructors). Thanks also to Princes Quay and Kingston Kayak club. The Cubs had a great time but got a little wet when they paddled under the fountain, This…
18th May – Hessle Open Gardens Bus team
Hessle Open Gardens Organisation help local charities through their annual open gardens event. Last year they helped the Scout Group with funding for the outdoor activity area. This year they asked us to help them by running a minibus route around Hessle. The leaders stepped up to this challenge. They divided up the hours between…