District go karting competition

The Cubs from all the Packs in Ware had their annual go-karting competition at Chauncy school.
The Cubs all tried their hardest and had a great time, despite the wet weather!

Community Action

Following on from our sponsored walk along the towpath from Hertford to Ware, the Cubs had another evening to finish off their Community Action badge.

Bill-one of our regular helpers showed the Cubs how to filter water to make it clean from mud (although not necessarily safe to drink!)

We filtered it through sand, stones and other things to remove the mud.

At the end of the evening our parents were invited to come and hear about what we have done for our Community Impact badge.

We told them about our walk and how it felt to walk with the water, about the New River and why it was dug and how it still supplies water to London 400 years after it was first built. We showed them about the water filters and how we had made them. Lastly we spoke about the work of Wateraid and how they are working with the Scouts of Madagascar to improve the lives of those that live there.

We have finally counted up the sponsor money that we raised on our walk and we had a grand total of £403 which was quite amazing for one evening!

Many thanks to all those who supported the Cubs and sponsored them. We have sent the money off to Wateraid and are waiting to hear back from them.

Bowling evening

For the end of term evening, the Cubs chose to go bowling. They all had a good time and there were some great bowlers!

Bowling is thirsty work!

Walk for Wateraid

Falcon Pack have been learning about the work that Wateraid are doing with the Scouts in Madagascar. They did a sponsored walk along the river from Hertford back to the HQ in Ware. They each carried a litre of water so that they could understand a little of what it is like to have to carry all the water that you need each day.

We walked past the Gauge House which is where the New River takes water from the Lea every day to transport it to London. It still supplies 8% of the water needs of London every day!

Skills evening

Falcon Pack have been working towards the Skills Challenge badge. This week they learnt how to change a bulb and to polish their shoes

Added to the week we spent learning to iron our scarves and make scones we have learnt a lot of new skills!

Cub Silver Award evening

Last night, those Cubs that had earned their Silver Award in the past year were invited to Ware Priory to receive their District certificate. A total of seven Cubs attended from both Packs. 
After the presentations, our Scout Leader Dano spoke about more challenges, perhaps to get your Chief Scout gold award and further up to the Queen's Scout Award.
Well done to all the Cubs of Ware & District for finishing their award this year, and thank you to the parents who helped them to finish!

Lego evening

Falcon Pack were lucky to have a visit from Darren who as well as being a Beaver Leader with 5th Ware is a Lego Master Builder!
He set the Cubs the challenge of making a bridge over a river, high enough for a boat to go under, and strong enough for him to 'walk over'. 

After they had all been tested to see if they had followed the spec, there was a short drink break before they had a tower brick building race.

 A great evening, much enjoyed by all of the Cubs. Thank you Darren (or Panther as he is known at Beavers!)