Shere Khans Christmas camp.. This year cubs joined up with beavers and started their Xmas camp with a trip to the millennium forum to watch jack and the beanstalk (oh no they didn’t..Lol) Once back at the guide house pass the pudding, wafting and flaffing in feeding frenzy, pass the pudding and card making were the order of the day. Mangs mighty spaghetti bolognese fueled the remainder of the games and following supper the Santa team (ably assisted by Explorer George) were ahead on points…(explorer Peters team were sooooo close) Then Santa visited and handed out goodies! the night finished off with a movie on the big screen.. Next day baggy provided the breakfast of all cub champions -waffles! More games, including the new favourite…. Table top air pingpong hockey…. Fun was had by all and Akela wants to pass his thanks on to the Cubs leadership team, Shere Khan, Kaa, Mang and the invaluable brains behind the games and silent leader… Mrs Shere Khan! Cubs all went home with Smartie tubes to collect 20ps over Christmas, good luck. PS… Santa team won reindeer candy canes and the snowmen team took an admirable silver place and got canes for their trees….
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Scouts and Explorers Christmas Break
The last night for Scouts and Explorers before the Christmas break is Friday the 20th December.
This is a non uniform night, but people should come wearing something festive!
We will return on Friday 10th January for the chocolate challenge.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Explorer Christmas Trip
On Sunday the Explorers went karting for their Christmas trip at Raceview in Ballymena.
Harry won, with David showing he had hidden talents to take second place.
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Scouts Christmas Trip
Last Friday the scouts went on their Christmas trip to Ballymena Pool where fun was had on the slides and swimming. The evening was rounded off by a fish and chip supper from Marvin’s fish shop in Ballymena.
Our thanks go out to Ballymena Leisure centre and Marvin’s fish shop for a great evening.
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Scouts Winter Weekend
On Friday the 29th November the Scouts packed up and headed off in the minibus for their winter weekend away at Dunluce Guide House. Once there, after setting up the hostel and unloading all the goodies brought by the Tesco delivery van, everything was set for a great weekend ahead.
On Saturday the Scouts headed off for various hikes around the North Coast. The older end made their way up Knocklayd and on into Ballycastle unfortunately getting a little bit of the beaten track and ended up covered in mud (this is why, guys, planning and following your route is important). The younger end undertook a series of navigation tasks around Ballycastle forest, this allowed all participants to use and improve their map reading skills, as they each took turns to lead the group on the hike. Both groups met in Ballycastle for an ice cream before returning to the hostel.
Once back at the hostel the Scouts the PL’s & APL’s undertook the task of cooking Christmas dinner for everyone and what a feast we had. After the washing up it was time for party games such as the ‘After Eight Challenge’ and ‘Ibble Dibble’.
In the morning after a leisurely breakfast of eggy bread (French toast) the scouts undertook an incident hike, abseiling, blind trail, lighting a fire off the ground and the invisible assault course was the order of the day. Lunch and the cleaning of the hostel were the last tasks of the weekend.
A fun and full weekend was had by all.
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Scouts & Explorers December update
The Scouts and Explorers had a busy start to the month of December with a bag pack at Asda raising a fantastic £469. Thanks go to all those who helped as well as the staff and customers of Asda Coleraine.
The Explorers joined in with the Scouts’ activities on silly team building events that included making human pyramids, scrums, carrying relays and a mass game of Twister.
The Explorers visited the University of Ulster Fencing Club and spent an enjoyable evening learning how to fence; a return visit is planned in February.
The Scouts went ten pin bowling for their Christmas trip and called into McDonalds for their supper.
Scouts and Explorers finished for Christmas on the 21st December and start back again on the 11th January.
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Christmas with Cubs
Cubs had a surprise visitor on Wednesday evening, an evening of dancing and games was topped off by a question & answer session with Santa!
Four of our cubs went with scouts this weekend to their Christmas camp to get ready for their move up to Scouts at Christmas.
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Beavers Meet Santa
On Saturday 10th December, Ballymoney Beavers travelled to Castlerock for a Christmas fun day, meeting up with over 80 Beavers from all over the Coleraine District including Coleraine, Portstewart, Scouting Ireland from Coleraine, and Castlerock.
The day started with drawing a picture for Santa, with Jonathan’s picture being judged the best for Ballymoney.
The Beavers then went on to spend some time singing and dancing to Christmas songs, making as much noise as they could with their tambourines and maracas.
After a refreshment break the Beavers listened to traditional Christmas stories, bringing the afternoon to a close was a visit to Santa to receive a Christmas stocking.
All the Beavers had a great afternoon and thanks go to Jean the ADC Beavers & the Castlerock team for organising a great event for everyone.
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Scouts Christmas Trip
The Scouts will have their Christmas trip on Friday 16th December – they plan to go to the swimming pool at Ballymena.
Meet at the Scout Hall at 6:30 pm , in full uniform. We plan to be back at the hall by about 10 pm. Cost will be £10 (including supper!).
Please confirm with Kevin by 6pm on Wednesday 14th December if you plan to attend so that arrangements can be made.