58TH ABERDEEN (CULTER) SCOUT GROUP

OUR main fundraiser of the year, the Culter Jumble Sale, will be held on Saturday 6th March 2004 at the Village Hall starting at 2pm. As well as raising funds, the Jumble Sale also provides an excellent opportunity to practice the community aspect of Scouting and of providing a service to others in Culter. This aspect is as important to the boys' development through Scouting, as raising funds.

The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts all have exciting and varied programmes planned for the coming term. Last term the Beavers went on a visit to the farm at Anguston where they were taken around the wildlife walk

and were very interested in all the beasties that they fished out of the water. After the walk they had a look at all the animals and it was agreed that the bunnies were the cutest! Later in the term, with cuteness still in mind, we collected pinecones and made them into little beavers.

The Cubs went on a castle­hunting walk at Newmillhill Woods and with the help of Hamish we managed to find the castle at the far corner of the woods.

Once back in the hall, the Cubs completed their science badges, using the excellent science boxes available from Satrosphere. With the approach of Halloween the Cubs made pumpkins with some very scary results. The term was finished off with a trip to the Panto to see Dick Whittington.

The Scouts started last term with a sausage sizzle at Templars Park. The following week they went rock climbing at Cove cliffs. They went fishing at Raemoir which was a little unsuccessful as only one Scout caught a fish!

The top two events of the year were the summer camp at the Auchengillan Jamboree and the other favourite was the messy pie­throwing, water-splashing, music-booming all night Scout party.

Simon Sawers Group Scout Leader 58th Aberdeen (Culter) Scout Group.

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