A starry night tonight was perfect for out visit to Seething Observatory. I was worried that not all would find their way there, but we had a an almost full turn out. We saw constellations, and exploding stars, and distant galaxies and were treated to an excellent talk by David Balcombe.
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Visit to Seething Observatory

On 16th Oct' we arrived at Seething Observatory to find a cloudless clear sky just right for star gazing.

Love Where You Live ~ Big Clear Up

Cubs Scouts and Beavers took part in this joint event with Macdonalds.

We collected litter over a wide area of Lakenham. 269.9Kg to be exact. Scouts from 9 Groups across Norfolk collected some 2300 Kgs which is as amazing as it is sad. Macdonalds not only put up a prize, winners to be announced, but the manager got all the volunteers a meal at the end as a thank you.

Tonight was a bit clearer and we got outside with our binoculars but there's a lot of light pollution here so we couldn't see many stars, still the final of the conker knockout saw Ben as the winner.

Back at NHCC this week beginning our Astronomy, however not only were there no stars visible it rained on us too. However we started a conker tournament and found out about constellations.

Harvest festival in the community centre as the church is undergoing repairs.

Big turn out all round and with 8 Beavers and 7 Cubs we had a very good event. Peter Fox did an illustrated talk on how we depend on many many people for something as simple a s loaf of bread.

    Today the little steam trains in Eaton Park were being run specially for 1st Norwich Cubs and Beavers. We had a number of rides round the tracks in sunny weather and then some free ones too, every one, including parents!, had lots of fun. After that we went to the boating lake and again the sun shone and children splashed around with their little boats

   Tonight arrived at NHCC, but no one there to let us in, decided to have a shortened outdoor meeting there, and then the caretaker arrived  ...his car had broken down.... all's well that ends...
    Played paper scissors stone outside then indoors Sixers assisted new members with Law and Promise, we held a pack council and planned to try the Astronomers badge. Then we finished up learning the Mountain Song and playing a Kim's game

 This week we met at Whitlingham Broad for a Nature Ramble & Hike, 23 Cubs arrived this week and were clad in flourescent jackets as it would be dark by the time we returned. After a game in the carpark, which fortunately had a faulty machine, we set off with our plastic bags to collect leaves and other stuff at about 8.10pm
    We collected plenty and had time to tell ghost stories as we walked, we arrived back at 8.15pm and finished up with a Grand Howl and prayer of thanks for the wonderful world we inhabit.

  12 Cubs met for the first meeting after the summer, school doesn't start for another couple of days so thats probably why only half turned up.
    We met at our new temporary home. The New Hope Christian Centre on Martineau Lane, where we are using their mobile class room style building.
    We played some games outside and then went indoors for a Lego Challenge. Cubs worked in pairs back to back, one building and describing to the other who copied what he understood was being built, it made them work hard with their descriptions, some were very good at it. Then we finished up with the tallest tower. Great Fun