Christmas party fun

Tonight we had a joint Beaver and Cub Party as our last meeting this term. Lots of fun and a visit by Bishop Peter Fox who kept the children engrossed with his magic!

He was very good with a piece of rope!

And a pack of cards too!

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Bats, Owls, and Moths at Strumpshaw

We went Batty at Strumpshaw

Had a great time with Suzy and the team at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB tonight. Cubs had a chance to see some Moths trapped in the Moth Trap, walk in the woods and search for Bats, only heard a couple this time. Then cubs were given Owl Pellets to dissect. Owls eat small mammals whole but can't digest the fur or bones so they regurgitate them. We disseccted them to find out what had been eaten! We found tiny skulls and legs and jawbones ... it was a hoot!

get it!

To whit To whoo!

Great night in Paddy's Field

We hiked around the pathways and then played a WideGame called Secret Planes

Thanks Paddy

NORJAM 2014 Cub & Brownie Day

What a day we had

arriving at around 9.45am we met by the yellow flag with the other groups in our section.

We were joined by Katie, Joys niece, and 2 cubs who had no group to go round with.

The opening ceremony was a noisy affair with a warm up dance led by the Pirates of the Caribbean

and we learned the Camp Yell Nor .... Jam, Nor .... Jam, .... Nor, .... Jam, Nor, Nor, Nor, .... Jam Jam Jam! 

 

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         The first activity was Vikings, where we made helmets ( out of paper ) and had a go at chariot racing and welly, er axe wanging! next we went to meet the Tudors where amongst other things there was the stocks and it was amazing to see Cubs really queueing up to have sponges thrown at themselves! Then we went to the market place and played some games, some of us got on Jam Radio,

some bought souvenirs, it was a great atmosphere. Then we had lunch.

         After lunch we went to the Bouncy castles .... could have been a disaster but most kept their dinner down! George lost his wallet, or rather he didn't but thought he did so we spent 1/2 an hour or more looking for it, it was in his trousers pocket when he got home! owzat! for an own goal!

Next it was International for some games played with instructions in a foreign language then the Charity Zone where we had to think about what Charity means to us and found out about the work some of them do. Finally at the Victorian Zone we were introduced to The Queen, we are not amused, Victoria and some Charles Dickens characters, Ethan Rose was the Artful Dodger.

       Then all too soon it was time for the closing and going home, we saw a film of some cubs on the day and sang Happy 100th Birthday to the Brownies then made a giant 100 out of all the people there!

Last Meeting before the Holidays

We joined up with the Beavers

for Games and a BBQ Campfire

Great fun was had by all

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Painting the Town Red!!

Tonight we did not go on our fishing and paddling outing as it was a bit cool... so we got on with preparing the decorations  for Norjam Staff Cafe ... they had to be painted....Red?!$¥#? so we're sorry if you child was a bit dirty ...well painty!

Ist July 2014

My doesn't time fly?  ...... its already 1st of July

Cubs had a damp hike last Tuesday around Earlham Park, about 3 miles.

They collected 10 leaves each and identified and mounted them,

You can also enjoy them here
These Cubs are part way to completing a Challenge badge
If you forgot last week make another with different leaves

THIS WEEK WE HAD JILL COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT BATS
WE HAVE A BAT DETECTOR LEFT OVERNIGHT TO DETECT THEM
AS PART OF A NATIONWIDE BAT SURVEY.
Then after a flying frenzy of Bat Planes out of paper
we tried our teamwork game
DOUBLE SKIS!
Challenging to say the least!

What is a 

Wolfling?

Well that's the name given to Cub-scouts in Germany.

Our friends in Hohenlimburg have sent us scouting greetings

which we are pleased to receive

and

their leaders along with some Scouts will be visiting NORJAM this summer

Cubs get Cooking!

The Challenge tonight was to make the dough, skewer the Dampers , light the fire

Cook and enjoy!

 

Well that's the first bit done......

 Fire building is a dirty job!

 

 Finally got those fires lit!

 Are they done yet Akela?

 

mmmmm! delicious

 better than the last ones we cooked!

 

This ones purrrrrrrfect!

Cub Camp Over 2014 "The Normans are Coming"

         The Cubs arrived at 12.00 on Saturday and after registration they settled into their tents for the camp. After packed lunches, bow making was begun, helped by Chris and Ashley, Matthew and Dom.

 

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          Later we prepared pizzas for dinner and started our Bayeux Tapestry. After dinner we hiked to Trowse Green for fun on the park and football. We hiked back in the dark and enjoyed hot chocolate around the campfire before 'lights out' at 10.30pm

          It was a very cold night with ice on the tents from 2.00am to 7.00am.

          Everyone enjoyed a hot drink in the morning, with cereal and bacon 'sarnies' then we prepared sandwiches for lunch. We marched to St Johns Church where we renewed our promise and after enjoy some birthday cake for a local man Peter Battle's 94th birthday.

         We went to Theobald  Rd park for a bit of fun and then to Cooper's Camp for games and lunch. after which we rowed back to HQ.

         Alex Saunders ( Charles' nephew and a chef ) arrived to help prepare our individual 'Soldiers Dinners' which included rice, potato, carrot, onion and a beefburger all cooked in a tin foil tray. mmmmmmm ........ delicious! followed by chocolate roll and chocolate sauce .......lovely!

         Camp fire songs were sung around the fire and after Hot Chocolate and a short Horrid Henry film all the cubs were desperate to go to bed!

         Monday dawned fine and sunny and very warm with scrambled eggs for breakfast. Shaun, our Explorer Leader, arrived to run a climbing ( castle besieging ) activity, ably assisted by Dom, with some cubs

                                                                                                                      whilst others practiced archery with their bows and enjoyed pillow fighting with Matthew. Charles and Ali took the tents down and then prepared the Hot Dogs for lunch.

         Parents arrived at 14.00 for the closing ceremony and presentations and the cubs left for home at 14.30, just leaving a bit more clearing up to be done before the leaders were able to go home and collapse!

   

Dining in style

 

 I'm falling off ...........

  

These Onesies are fab!

 

Harold gets an arrow in the eye

 

Breakfast is delicious

 

I'm going to take this Castle single handed

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Look at this Damel Fly

A Great Camp over if a little chilly!