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Camouflage and Cadets - 30/08/2006 :
1st Dunnet Bay :
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Dunnet Bay Cubs visited Castletown Army Cadets for the evening to find out what the Cadets do.
First the Cadets demonstrated Drill in the cadet hut and then the Cubs had a turn. After a drink and a taste of some rations packs, they all marched down to Harland where the Cubs were shown how to camouflage themselves and then sent to hide. Some were very good and had to be called to reveal where they were. |
90th Birthday Celebrations - 26/08/2006 :
Caithness :
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Over 60 Cubs enjoyed a Fun Day in Castletown to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Cub Scouts. There are some photos on Caithness.Org in addition to the few here. The day started with activites, followed by a water fight, tea then cake before rounding off with a campfire. |
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1st Dunnet Bay Cubs had a visit from Bill Bruce of Olrig and District Bee Keepers Association. He told them about bees and hives and showed some of the equipment used when keeping bees. Thankfully he didn't actually bring any bees! |
90 lengths for 90 years - 21/06/2006 :
1st Dunnet Bay :
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1st Dunnet Bay Cubs did a sponsored swim to raise funds for their pack. Since it's the 90th Birthday of Cub Scouting, they did 90 lengths of the pool in a relay raising over £400.
Thanks to the staff at Thurso Swimming Pool for organising a lane for them to do it in and the public who were there for putting up with the inconvenience. |
Cubs take to the air with CARS - 24/05/2006 :
1st Dunnet Bay :
Cubs
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Caithness Amateur Radio Society (CARS) helped Dunnet Bay Cubs with part of their Communicator badge tonight. They set up a temporary radio station in the hall and arranged for members of CARS to be available to talk to the Cubs over the airwaves. All the Cubs took a turn on air, speaking to radio stations from Dunnet Head, John O’Groats and Wick but some spoke to radio stations as far away as Edinburgh and Northumberland. The Cubs had a go at learning their name in Morse Code using a morse key and morse tutor (an electronic device for teaching, sending and receiving of morse code). They also listened to a recording of Denny Morrison speaking to the International Space Station in February this Year. |
Village improvements - 07/04/2006 :
1st Dunnet Bay :
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1st Dunnet Bay Cubs picked a fine cold, snowy day to plant some trees in Castletown. They were continuing a project arranged by Castletown and District Community Council to improve the appearance of the village and picked a day during their Easter holidays.
With the help of Mary Legg of Highland Council Ranger Service, they dug holes in very stony ground, drove in stakes for the trees, planted them and put up guards.
Once finished in the village, they planted some Willow trees in the middle cemetery at Olrig. |
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As well as a trip to the climbing wall, this term 1st Dunnet Bay Cubs put their DIY and artistic talents to good use.
Those who hadn't made them before made coat racks for the changing rooms of the gym where they meet.
While they were doing that, the others started making a giant size snakes and ladders board. It's so big that you use Beaver Scouts for counters! You don't really. The player stands in the square instead of using a counter. |
Cubs and Forestry Commission at Rumster Forest - 25/03/2006 :
1st Wick :
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Wick Cubs were invited by local Forester Steven Fraser (Assistant Scout Leader) to visit Rumster Forest for the day. Steven showed the Cubs around the forest and explained the some of the work of the forestry commission. After having lunch the Cubs got to see some of the machinery in action and each received a wooden disk cut by one of the foresters. |
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To start their Group Environment Award, Dunnet Bay Cubs spent the first day of the long weekend in Dunnet Forest. They created a new path to link two old paths then watched in awe as Jon Hollingdale, the Forest Manager, felled a couple of trees.
After lunch, they flew kites and the hot air balloon they had made to complete their Air Activities badge.
Unfortunately the pictures from the day were lost as the memory card in the camera failed :-( but this is the hot air balloon |
Air Activities Badge - 21/09/2005 :
1st Dunnet Bay :
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1st Dunnet Bay Cubs visited Wick Airport as part of their Air Activites Badge. They were shown around the fire station and fire engines, watched a demonstration exercise by the firemen and had a short visit to the control tower before the last plane was due in. |
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