Our New ADC Cubs

Congratulations to Les Ainscough who is now 

the Newport District  ADC Cub Scouts.

I hope that you will give Les all the support he needs in his new role.

Lynda Mills DC

Beavers Go An Egg Hunting 2012.

Saturday 24^th March, on one of the finest days this year almost 70 beavers from amongst 5 district colonies took part in this year’s annual Easter Egg Hunting event.

Once again it was held in the grounds of Tredegar House, firstly the beavers took part in a comic relief style mile walk, and this encompassed walking the grounds looking for various wildlife signs.

Using a parachute and hoops then got the beavers playing games with members from among the different colonies.

Finally a mass line up was made before the grand count down to the egg hunting began (well actually looking for beaver motif cut outs hanging amongst the trees); each beaver had to find at least one cut out.

With all the cut outs collected each person was rewarded with a Smarties chocolate egg before leaving for home.

Many thanks to all who took part, and those leaders who helped make this another brilliant district beaver event, hope to see you all again next year.

Sue Ainscough

ADC Newport Beaver Scouts.

Link to web album

TNT Network

A YouTube vid from Lee Wells

Report to follow

Join the Band

1ST ROGERSTONE SCOUT BAND COMES TO MALPAS !

We will be running a trial practice session at the 25th Newport Scout Hut (Malpas) next Wednesday (21/03/12) at 7:15pm. Practice will last for an hour and will give members the opportunity to have a go at our drum, bugle, symbol and glokenspiel sections. 

No musical knowledge is neccessary. 

We would encourage all members of scouting from different groups across Newport to come join the fun and give it a go.

Our aim is to increase the number of young people involved with Wales' last official Scout Band, and we hope to do this by running alternative practices at our HQ in Rogerstone, and the Scout hut in Malpas.

If you have any queries, or you are a leader and would like to arrange for us to play at one of your scout evenings, 

please do not hesitate to contact Gavin Foley on 07739233164, 

or alternatively, Jonathan Gibbons on 07837907660.

Many Thanks,

Gavin Foley - Band Master

Jonathan Gibbons - Assistant Band Master

London Zoo Sleep Over - 1st Bassaleg Cubs

This weekend 1st Bassaleg Cubs made a train journey to London Zoo for a sleepover. 

The Cubs took a diversion to the new Olympic site for lunch and then made their way to Pizza Hut for tea. After having their tea they then took a trek from Baker Street to London Zoo. After setting down their bags in the bug house in which they will be sleeping in later, they had a torchlight tour of the zoo, this allowed the cubs to see many nocturnal animals, including the patrolling lions! Then the cubs returned to the bug house. 

The cubs crept into their sleeping bags for a bedtime story which was read by a zoo keeper, later on that night just before getting to sleep, the cubs noticed an infestation of cockroaches! The cubs immediately formed a cockroach squad! which started an operation to transport the cockroaches outside, unfortunately there were too many cockroaches and the cubs exhausted themselves. 

Everyone slept like logs! In the morning the lights turned on at 6.30AM, the cubs had to roll up their sleeping bags and mats and pack away all their stuff before departing to the cafe for their breakfast. After the cubs had their fill they had a morning tour of the Zoo, in which they saw the otters and the penguins, they also had the experience of the rain forest room, where they saw tamarinds and birds without barriers! 

We had to depart the zoo before it opened so we soon made our way to the British museum for a glimpse of early Egyptian life and to see the Mummies, then we headed to McDonalds for lunch and then on to Paddington to catch our train home.

Here is a link to the photographs,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/llomil/sets/72157629568756575/

Report and images by Lloyd Miller (Cliki)

The 25th Air Scouts - RAF Inspection

On Thursday the 25th Air Scouts had their Royal Air Force Inspection. This is the 30th year of the Troop being continuously recognised by the RAF. This is an excellent achievement to be able to maintain such a high standard demanded by the RAF for this length of time, most of which the Troop has been under the leadership of David "Polly" Pollard. 

There are a number of Air Scout Troops around the UK but only a few are able to qualify for this recognition.

A very well done to the Scouts and Leaders

Our new DC Lynda was in attendance and was impressed with the turn out and the way the scouts behaved. They were all a credit to themselves, the troop and their parents.

A fuller report and more photos to follow:

A link to the photo album is here

A link to the South Wales Argus report here