1^st Blackmore Cubs - Spring Term, Letter No.1

09^th January 2007

Welcome back to the older Cubs, a warm welcome to our new Cubs and a Happy New Year to everyone. We all enjoyed a full program of activities last term, notably the Cubs obtained their “Cub Navigator Activity Badge” and met the local Community Police Officers. We hope that this terms activities will also provide the Cubs with enjoyable development opportunities.

  This terms program has been planned with the Cubs, during a meeting last term they advised us what they would like to do next, so we have started planning around their requests and hope that they also find this term both interesting and enjoyable;

We will be concentrating on: -

• “The Fitness Challenge Badge”       

•  “The Chefs Badge"

• "Fire Safety

• First the bad news, the terms Subscriptions are due for the Cubs - Subs are £18 per term, per Cub and should be paid to Clare Corby who is the Scout Group Treasurer, or they can be given to me and I will pass them on to Clare. Please make cheques payable to: -  "1st Blackmore Scout Group", thank you;

            Clare Corby, Farriers, The Alley, Blackmore, CM4 0QU

• Tuesday 9^th January – Meet 18:45 at Blackmore Village Hall, first meeting of the new term, welcome new Cubs and start the Fitness Challenge, end at 19:45.
• Tuesday 16^th January – Meet 18:30 at Blackmore Village Hall, the Hall is unavailable so we will be going to the Anglo European School in Ingatestone to do Trampolining, plus the Minibus is being repaired so we will need three parents to help with lifts please. We will introduce the Cubs to Trampolining as a new sport; this is part of their “Fitness Challenge”. Cubs MUST wear their long-sleeved uniform sweatshirts and scarf, jogging bottoms and bring an extra pair of clean socks with them. We will return at 20:30. Thanks to the Head Teachers & PE Staff at AES for use of the school facilities and their kind assistance.
• Tuesday 23^rd January – Meet 18:45 at Blackmore Village Hall, Fitness Challenge meeting, end at 19:45.
• Tuesday 30^th January – Meet 18:45 at Blackmore Village Hall, Fire Safety meeting, end at 19:45.
• Sunday 04^th February – Cub and Scout Church Parade Service at 11:00, these have been quite poorly attended last term and it would be great to see more Cubs in church on the first Sunday each month, thank you.
• Tuesday 6^th February – Meet at Blackmore Village Hall 18:30, we will be going to Brentwood Fire Station for the evening, by Minibus. All Cubs MUST be in full uniform. We will return at about 20:30, dependent upon how many fires we have to fight! Thanks to “Blue Watch”, the Brentwood and Essex Fire Service for their kind assistance.
• Tuesday 13^th February – Half Term, No Cubs.
• Saturday 17^th February – Cub / Scout Jumble Sale at Blackmore Village Hall, doors open at 10:00. These fund raising events run by the Scout Group Committee are very important in order to fund the additional activities we plan for the Cubs. Please start saving your jumble and it would be great to see the Cubs, their families and friends there on the day. Tea, coffee, cakes etc are all available.
• Tuesday 20^th February – TBA.
• Tuesday 27^th February – TBA.
• Sunday 04^th March - Cub and Scout Church Parade Service at 11:00.
• Tuesday 06^th March – TBA.
• Tuesday 16^th March – TBA.
• Tuesday 20^th March – Akela away, Cub meeting TBA.
• Tuesday 27^th March – Last meeting before the Easter Holidays.

If we have any last minute changes to the planned activities I will send these out via email, to the email address you provided on the Cub Registration Form, if you would like me to add further email ids to our distribution list please give them to me. We will issue an update letter before half term; I am still waiting for a few people to get back to me concerning other activity plans.

  Thank you in advance for all your support, with special thanks to Tim and Tom, if you would like to offer any additional help with the Cubs or Scouts please let me know, thank you. We have a great pack of Cubs at 1st Blackmore, have a lot of fun and you might even enjoy it!

  Nigel James a.k.a. Akela

Tele Home 01277 824746

Tele Work 020 7264 2576

Email njames@bahamasmaritime.com