Scouts

  • Jack Dady Award winners 2018

    Louise Clover 15 Sep 2018

    At our Family Fun Event (inc brief AGM) on Friday 14th September we were proud to announce the 4 well deserved winners for this year's Jack Dady Awards. Congratulations to each of them for demonstrating their true scouting spirit all year! Here's a photo of Mike Wenham (Cromwell District Chair) presenting the Cub Pack award […]

  • Scouts race round assault course!

    Jamie Ward 13 Sep 2018

    On Monday 3rd September the Scouts and leaders tested their fitness by completing the assault course at Fortitude Fitness Centre in ighfields Caldecote - even Poppy (at 85) managed to get over the climbing net! There's lots of photos and videos below, thanks to Chris and Cathy Fewtrell:  

  • Dorset 2018 - Day 5

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    We had a bit of a rest during camp too, Louise showed the Scouts how to crochet (she was making a baby octopus and a blanket which she sells on Etsy) and Alex was carving wood beads from a piece of wood he collected from Brownsea Island. (Leaders are presented with their ‘Wood beads’ when […]

  • Dorset 2018 - Day 4 (Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door)

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    On day four, the Scouts cooked themselves sausages and eggy bread on the trangias before heading for a short hike around Lulworth Cove and Durdle door. The Scouts were quite tired by this point, but after a tasty ice cream and homemade wrap pizzas for dinner they were all singing their hearts out at the […]

  • Dorset 2018 - Day 3 (Brownsea Island)

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    This was such a special day and the first time for all leaders, even Poppy who has been Scouting for over 40 years, to visit Brownsea Island where Baden Powell ran the first Scout Camp in 1908.  During the day we read a few extracts from Lord Baden Powell’s book ‘Scouting for Boys’ and tried […]

  • Dorset 2018 - Day 2 (Stand up Paddleboarding and Coasterring)

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    What a day! 9.30AM - 4.30PM in the sea having a fantastic time despite the wet weather! We started playing on the Mega XL Stand up paddle boards ( a board which could fit up to 12 scouts at a time), playing all sorts of games and pushing each other into the sea. I think […]

  • Dorset 2018 - Day 1

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    We left Fenstanton at approx 9am and headed straight to the beach, the scouts had a great time body boarding, making sand castles and enjoying the fresh sea air!  

  • Necker Day 2018

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    To celebrate the 111th birthday of Scouting on 1st August 2018, all Scouts are asked to wear their necker no matter what they are doing - well done to Zack, Thomas, Samuel, Emily, Mia and Isla who all took part!  

  • Scouts learn to play bowls

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    The Scouts had a great time learning how to play bowls at Fenstanton Bowls Club!

  • CMC trip to Kinder Scout

    Jamie Ward 11 Sep 2018

    Some of the Scouts went for an exciting weekend climbing Kinder Scout in Derbyshire with the Cromwell Mountaineering Club (CMC): "On Saturday, we got up bright and early to get ready to go on a walk. Breakfast was lovely and very much filling ready for the walk ahead. Then we packed our day bags and […]