T AFTERNOONS, COLD EVENINGSOn Saturday 10th of May I went to the 1st Baldock Scout Hut to take part in the District 
Beaver Challenge along with five other beavers for 8th Letchworth Group. There were 7 other groups from the district also taking part.
First we had a piece of paper with silhouettes of aeroplanes on which we had to match with pictures of aeroplanes outside and write their correct name underneath. Continue reading
The Beavers treated their mums in style this Mother’s Day.This year we had two teams competing in Mid Herts Night Hike. Well done all. More photos are on the albums link.
8th & 11th cubs joined together for a pack holiday at Wymondley Wood. Throughout the weekend the cubs made Shepherds Pie, Apple Crumble and flapjacks and all 
completed their Chef’s Badge. Photos are on the albums link.
Thursday night saw the cubs join the scouts for an evening of Ready, Steady, Cook. Photos have been uploaded of the event
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Wishing everyone a 2014 filled with fun, adventure and new challenges
From us all at 8th Letchworth Scout Group
Picture the scene……….a hot air balloon is in trouble and losing height, about to plunge into shark infested waters. To keep it flying weight must be thrown overboard. This year scouts drew names of fictional characters and prepared their costumes and arguments. After each round of debate, three scouts were chucked out of the balloon. Our evening was run by a very dapper Debate Master (Russell) and competition was brutal. Bribery and threats were commonplace and the three members of the judging panel (Richard, Charlie and Stan) were happy to accept large quantities of chocolates and sweets for extra points! Dobby, Dr Who and ‘He who shall not be named’ made it to our semi finals with Dobby triumphing in the final vote. For pictures of all the competitors follow the link on the albums page.
When we first arrived on Friday night we played with the puzzles until everybody had arrived. We then got shown to our rooms and put our bags away. We then we for a walk in the forest in the dark so we had to take our torches. Dragonfly made a joke telling us that we might see a gruffalo in there but we didn’t. We walked to the campfire and sat down to sing some christmas songs and Santa made a surprise visit. We then went back to base and had some playtime before going to bed.
Tonight we have been to Kingfisher Court carol singing with the elderly residents. We received a very warm welcome and hope they enjoyed it as much as we did. Some of the scouts played instruments, we all sang, some read Christmas poetry then we served tea and mince pies and swapped stories with the residents. They have kindly invited us back next year. Happy Christmas to All.
The Gr8 Big B@sh was an event held at Phasels Wood Activity Centre. We had lots of fun doing activities throughout the day such as cresta run, segway and a thing you sit in and spins you round and round and upside down. Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who came along this morning to help blitz the inside of the hall (plus Mike de-mossing the roof!). We had committee members, leaders, parents and young people from all three sections turn out to help scrub the hall top to bottom – with such a lot of helpers it was all done in three and a half hours and is now sparkling and for a short time smells pretty good!