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20th Southgate Scout Group
Up and running x2!
The new autumn/winter term is up and running with lots of new names to remember - a very warm welcome to all of our new Cubs. Our first meeting back was a typically lively and noisy introduction to what Cubs do session and our first weekend activity was the annual Sixes football competition. This was won by the team of Alessandro, Feliks, Henry and Massi with special congratulations also to Howie and Joseph for their top effort and player of the tournament awards. Our second meeting was spent with the fantastic crew of Blue Watch at Southgate fire station, learning all about the amazing work they do and how to keep safe in the event of fire. Just before the end of the session Blue Watch were up and running, responding to a call-out - a huge thank you to them for everything.
Nearly half-term already?!
As is so often the case, the first half of term seems to have gone by in a flash. There has been lots going on though including taking part in the District 5-a-side competition. Unfortunately this was tough going with only 10 of our Cubs available (so no subs) but as always everyone tried their best and we still went away as winners of the 'Brian Shield'. Other weekend activities included a practice for the District Cub Trek competition (more about that in another post) and our annual visit to Grovelands pitch-and-putt course. The usual variety of weekly meetings included a visit from Blane Stoker,a fantastic magician, and the not to be forgotten Scientist Badge evening where I am sure that film canisters and Alka Seltzer will never get viewed in the same way again!
Southgate District Cub Trek 2025
The annual District Cub Trek competition is something which I think every Cub should try at least once. It's the most traditional of all the District activities with the Cubs working their way in teams for 3-4 hours around an 8km countryside route. It's not just a walk in the countryside though and the Cubs are kept busy taking bearings and grid references which are some core skills. In this year's competition a huge 21 teams took part which included 4 from our Cub Pack. Whilst the performance from a couple of our teams was affected by them 'going up the stairs' before 'along the corridor', our first ever all-girls team came an excellent 8th place and our team of Charlie, Laith and Theo, all first-timers taking part in Cub Trek came a fantastic 3rd place, and only one point away from being runners-up. Well done to all our Cubs who took part and thank you to the parents who walked with them.
Stars shine from the 20th on the 20th!
The evening of Thursday 20th November saw many of our Cubs performing in a variety show in the famous St Monica's Hall (formerly the Intimate Theatre). It was a true evening of variety including singers, dancers, magicians, instrumentalists and a demonstration of taekwondo. For those Cubs not performing individually this time there was also a group song of the campfire favourite "everywhere we go". At the end of the evening it was a huge congratulations to Ayda whose performance of "Count on me" wowed everyone, with an equally big well done to all the other Cubs who entertained us all throughout. A big thank you to our judges Anna and Mary-Lou, plus former Cubs Jacob and Mathieu who were good enough to also give us two stunning performances of their own.
A visit to the planes despite the rain!
Some lousy weather on Saturday 22nd November didn't deter many of our Cubs plus parent helpers (thank you) from visiting the RAF Museum in Hendon. This was for the second part of the Air Activities Stages 1 and 2 badges which the Cubs had started working on earlier in the month. The 2½ hours at Hendon seemed to fly (no pun intended) in a flash but the Cubs all worked hard to learn about the history of flight and many of the fantastic exhibits at the Museum. The effort which they all put in was clear from the very detailed completed worksheets and I am delighted to report that (no pun intended) they all passed with flying colours.
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