Beavers Programme from 2019-06-25
Regular Meetings are Thursday from 18:15:00 to 19:30:00
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5th Dunstable Scout Group Beavers Programme from 2019-06-25 Regular Meetings are Thursday from 18:15:00 to 19:30:00 |
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| Date (2019) | Activity/Event | Location | Resp | Duty | Dress |
| 26 Jun 18:00-20:00 | Group Barbecue and AGM | Milton Bryan |
BriC/NickP | Uniform | |
| A barbecue for all of our leaders, members, and their parents, held at the Milton Bryan campsite. There will also a be a short AGM. You can find the agenda in the attached document, and the minutes of the last meeting here | |||||
| 27 Jun 18:15-19:30 | No beavers meet Wednesday. | (to be decided) |
Uniform | ||
| BBQ & AGM Wednesday | |||||
| 4 Jul 18:15-19:30 | Fly kits & go for a walk. | Dunstable Downs |
Uniform | ||
| Drop of & pick up from Dunstable downs. Old car park. Please wear Appropriate cloths. | |||||
| 11 Jul 18:15-19:30 | Blows downs with Sera From Wild life Trust. | Blows Down Nature Reserve (Half Moon Lane) |
Uniform | ||
| 2nd part to work towards our door Challenge Award. Mini beast hunting, wildlife flower bingo, make something for animals or birds. Cloths & foot wear appropriate for weather. | |||||
| 30 Aug 16:00 - 1 Sep 16:00 | Group Water Weekend | Emberton |
BriC | Casual | |
| A weekend of camping and water activities, for all members of the group and their families. | |||||
| 12 Sep 18:15-19:30 | Cooks badge part 4 | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Making pitza on pita bread, cold slaw & fruit skewers | |||||
| 15 Sep 10:15-11:30 | Church Parade | Church Hall |
BriC | Uniform | |
| Harvest Festival. Gifts for the food bank | |||||
| 19 Sep 18:15-19:30 | Nature walk, Den building, tree climbing | Dunstable Downs |
Paulette | Uniform | |
| Meet at Dunstable downs, or drop of & pick up. siblings & parents welcome. Legs covered (stinging neatles) trainers or shoes for climbing, sun cream & or appropriate clothing. It can be colder up there than in Dunstable. Weather permitting. | |||||
| 26 Sep 18:15-19:30 | short walk & camp fire with songs, Beavers from 4th Houghton Regis will be joining us. | Longrove |
Uniform | ||
| Meet at or drop of & pick up, parents & siblings welcome, short walk in woods & colect fire wood. Camp fire & songs, cook marshmallows (s'mores) & drinks. Appropriate clothing & foot wear for stinging neatles & uneven ground. Weather permitting. | |||||
| 3 Oct 18:15-19:30 | A walk with Sarah from Wild Life Trust, & detect bats. | Blows Down Nature Reserve (Half Moon Lane) |
Uniform | ||
| Meet at Blows down half moon lane (drop of & pick up) parents & siblings welcome. Legs covered, appropriate clothing & foot wear for weather. | |||||
| 10 Oct 18:15-19:30 | the Salvation Army are going to tell about them selves part of our faith badge. | Salvation Army |
Uniform | ||
| Meet at the Salvation Army, Bull pond lane, (park in usual car park for Wilkinsons.) Parents & siblings welcome. | |||||
| 17 Oct 18:00-19:00 | Pets at home help with our Animal friends badge. | Pets at Home |
Uniform | ||
| Meet at pets at home, Parents & siblings welcome. MEET AT 6pm to 7pm | |||||
| 24 Oct 18:15-19:30 | Half term NO Beavers | (to be decided) |
Uniform | ||
| 31 Oct 18:15-19:30 | Master of disguise. Digital Citizens badge st 1. | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Please bring fancy dress & or props such as moustaches, glasses, wigs, scarves, feathers& Hats, to creat spie’s. I will ask square Drama if we can borrow some also. This will be done in 4 groups. We will vote the best spy. | |||||
| 7 Nov 18:15-19:30 | Let’s Celebrate Gobowling | Dunstable Bowling Alley |
Uniform | ||
| Drop of & pick up from Gobowling, Court Dive, Dunstable, LU5 1 game & Squash included. | |||||
| 10 Nov 10:15-11:35 | Remembrance Day Parade | Church Hall |
BriC | Uniform | |
| 14 Nov 18:15-19:30 | Christmas Tree Festival 7th 8th Dec | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| The cubs & beavers have entered a tree in to the Dunstable Prior Church Christmas tree Festival. So we have some things to make. Part of my craft badges & my team work badge. | |||||
| 21 Nov 18:15-19:30 | Dunstable Fire Station | Dunstable Fire Station |
Uniform | ||
| Safety Badge, at Dunstable Fire Station. Siblings & Parents welcome. | |||||
| 28 Nov 18:15-19:30 | Give our parts for nativity & red through, part of Comunity service. | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| 5 Dec 18:15-19:30 | Dress rehearsal & make christingle’s | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Bring in costume for part given out week before. | |||||
| 12 Dec 18:15-19:30 | Meat & great Residence, perform Nativity, Christingle, | Red House Court |
Uniform | ||
| Meet at or drop of & pick up, parents & siblings welcome. Serving biscuits, cakes & drinks. | |||||
| 14 Dec 09:00-12:00 | Coffee Morning | Church Hall |
NickP | ||
| Coffee morning in the Church Halls, to raise funds and the profile of Scouting in Dunstable. | |||||
| 15 Dec 10:15-11:30 | Nativity and Gift Church Parade | Church Hall |
BriC | Uniform | |
| Date (2020) | Activity/Event | Location | Resp | Duty | Dress |
| 9 Jan 18:15-19:30 | First response st1 badge | Church Hall |
PTomp | Uniform | |
| St Johns Ambulance Carl & Chris will be taking us through st 1 & possible st 2 if we have time. | |||||
| 16 Jan 18:15-19:30 | Poping up Tents & learning 3 knotes for badge work | Church Hall |
Paulette | Uniform | |
| 23 Jan 18:15-19:30 | Part 2 cook badge | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Find out balanced diet,being cleaning the kitchen & safety in the kitchen. | |||||
| 30 Jan 18:15-19:30 | No beaver | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Beaver are invited to Panto Friday 31st | |||||
| 31 Jan 19:15-21:30 | The Wizard of OZ Friday | Church Hall |
Sally | Uniform | |
| Tickets £5 each,Beavers, Family & friends welcome. Always a great evening. drinks, cakes & sweets on sale in interval very reasonable price. Money for tickets to Paulette in an envelope with name to be in by Thursday 16th Jan. | |||||
| 6 Feb 18:15-19:30 | Chip shop survey | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Meet at hall, appropriate clothing for weather, beavers in 4 groups will be walking to diferant chip shops. Map reading, using green cross code on crossings. Buying chips & bring them back to the hall for tasting & discussing value for money. Drinks provided. Parents & siblings welcome. Games if time. | |||||
| 9 Feb 10:15-11:30 | Church Parade | Church Hall |
BriC | Uniform | |
| Leader Dedication Service | |||||
| 13 Feb 18:15-19:30 | Food bank visit | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| 20 Feb 18:15-19:30 | NO BEAVERS 1/2 Term | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| 27 Feb 18:15-19:30 | Making Cup cakes for coffee morning | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Please bring in jumble for sale, Making cup cakes for Coffee morning. & games. | |||||
| 29 Feb 13:30-15:30 | Jumble Sale | Church Hall |
BriC/NickP | ||
| Our main fund-raising event of the year, the Jumble Sale needs a lot of helping hands. Please be ready to answer the call when we ask you! | |||||
| 5 Mar 18:15-19:30 | Police visit to help with our safety badge. | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| 12 Mar 18:15-19:30 | Collectors Badge | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Collectors badge. 1 spend at least 6 weeks making your collection. 2 show your lodge a sample of thins from your collection. 3 tell your lodge about your collection. What it is , Why you collect these things. What is your favourite. | |||||
| 19 Mar 18:15-19:30 | Mother’s Day suprise. | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Meet in hall, make a card & a surprise. Play some games. | |||||
| 19 Mar 18:15 - 4 Jun 19:30 | Beavering at Home | At Home |
PTomp | Uniform | |
| During the Covid-19 pandemic, when we all have to stay home as much as possible, we are encouraging you to keep up with some Beaver activities, and send us the results | |||||
| 26 Mar 18:45-19:50 | Build a bug home. | Uniform | |||
| From your garden or if you go for a walk with your parent or minder you can collect twigs & sticks hollow or not. You can use string to tie them in a bunch to hang in the garden, or place a quiet place. You can use a recycled container to fit the bits in. Bits of straw, grass any thing natural to help the insects. Which helps the birds & bees. This is part of your my out doors, No 6, make some thing to help animals in the wild my world badge no 6. 1 of 3 things to do.) Please send a picture to https://photos.app.goo.gl/XCAzaDy0sPGvZ3Qq2 Would be great to see how you have done this & I can add to your badge work. | |||||
| 2 Apr 18:15-19:30 | Plant sunflower seeds, part of our gardening badge & Comunity impact. | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Plant sun flower seeds in pots to grow. Indoors, on a window sill. Bring back 4th June to plant in our Community garden. Or grow on to see who grows the tallest. I will drop of kit, next Wednesday. Dunstable in Bloom’s theme this year is pollinators. Badge work my world, No 6, (1 of 3.) | |||||
| 9 Apr 18:15-19:30 | Easter no beavers | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| 16 Apr 18:15-19:30 | No beavers easter | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| 23 Apr 09:00-17:00 | Hike to the Moon | At Home |
as you like | ||
| Scouts are going on a #HikeToTheMoon! Young people, families, and volunteers like us are hiking at least a mile at home, donating, and supporting those who need it most with BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief. Get involved: scouts.org.uk/hiketothemoon | |||||
| 23 Apr 18:15-19:30 | Junk gluing, Dragons | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| Please collect recycling for junk gluing dragon’s. Build your own dragon from recycled materials at home. Send your pictures to this web & our face book page. So we can all see the brilliant ideas. if you have brothers or sisters perhaps they can help. This would give you more points for your badge work. For being a leader of the project. And for being kind & helpful. | |||||
| 23 Apr 19:07-19:20 | St George - Promise Renewal | At Home |
BriC | Uniform | |
| As we can't gather for our St George's Parade this year we'd like you to join us along with everyone around the District who will be gathering in their homes online to renew their promises virtually. Just pop over to the District Facebook page ready for 7 minutes past 7pm with your uniform on and the post with the stream will appear for you to join the event and renew your promise. All you need is a phone, tablet, laptop etc so you can access Facebook and the stream. | |||||
| 30 Apr 18:15-19:30 | Comunity impact & outdoor badge. | (to be decided) |
Paulette | Uniform | |
| As we are all allowed exercise each day. You will need a plastic carer bag & a pair of gloves to protect your hands. Or a litter picker. So weather you walk in country side or you street. Could you please collect the litter you see as long as it safe to do. Send us a picture of your findings & then recycle in appropriate bins. Also see what wild life you notice unto 5 deferent types. Please send me your list. Might be an ant or I saw a Buzzard last Thursday. If your not able to go out. Make something to help the birds & please put water out for them & bees | |||||
| 7 May 18:15-19:30 | My Skills 3, Creative 2, My world 3, & 5. | At Home |
Uniform | ||
| Using your creative skills, see what you can find to make in red, white & blue, bunting, paper chains, garlands, fringing. To decorate your front widows, or Garden, or porch. For V E Day to celebrate. Perhaps you have a neighbour or relative you can make some for, or a nursing home near you. Please send in pictures. Although they are on lock down, you can safely deliver to front doors. Leave a little note with them. Just knock the door but stand 8ft away. Be safe. But have fun. | |||||
| 8 May 16:00 - 9 May 10:00 | V E Day Celibrations | At Home |
Paulette | Uniform | |
| Virtual V E day celebrations sleep over at home. Parents & or siblings can join in. As we will be at home, you could do a pick-nick celebration in your front garden. Don’t for get your bunting, paper chains or crape paper streamers. Red white & blue are the colours. decorate your front windows or in the garden. Go for a half an hr walk, with Socaial distancing. To see all the other different things people have decorated there houses with. Then good fun with some good old fashion board games. Luck, snakes & laders see what you can find. No cheating. Don’t for get to have your co co, sleeping bags & roll mats out at 7.30. Wash & jim jams ready for a video/film 8pm. Netty digested Paddington 2, I love this film. See what you have. Snacks allowed but no chocolate in your sleeping bag. Lights out 9.45/10 at latest. 7.30/8am Saturday. Drink wash & dress, breakfast 8.30. Bedding away 9.00 ready for a game of hop scotch or French skipping. Hope you enjoy yours selves. Please send photos. Don’t forget to wear you scarf & wogal you can dress like 1945 cloths. Have a look on google. Use your imagination | |||||
| 14 May 18:15-19:30 | Making a bird feeder badge work out doors no 6 | At Home |
Uniform | ||
| So you will need some string, an apple & some seeds we have sunflowers seeds. If you need some just message me. You might need help to cut the core out of the Apple. Tie your string throw this hole in the apple.In a circle. This is so you can hang it up when When finished Hang in a tree or on your garden fence. Just push all your seeds in tho the skin of the Apple. They will land on these. Hang onto them when eating the seeds & the apple. Please send youR pictures. To me or pop on our face book group. Thank you. | |||||
| 21 May 18:15-19:30 | Badge work out doors no 4 | (to be decided) |
Uniform | ||
| Take part in an activity Using natural thing like leaves, bark, sand, rocks. What ever you can find in your garden. Or when you go out for your exercise. You could make a colage, or picture to say thank you to the NHs, or Decorate rocks try making a rain bow. Please send your pictures in. | |||||
| 28 May 18:15-19:30 | Half term no Beavers | Church Hall |
Uniform | ||
| 4 Jun 18:15-19:30 | Make your own Grass Hedgehogs badge work Creative 2, Gardener 4, my skills 3. | At Home |
Uniform | ||
| Find full instructions and pictures on the MadeForMums website | |||||
| 11 Jun 18:15-19:30 | Drawn or pained picture. My world 2,My skill 3, | At Home |
Uniform | ||
| For this week we would like your beaver to draw or paint. A colour full picture of some thing they have done for Beavers since staying at home. Like celebrating VE Day or some Thing you've enjoyed. Making your bird feeders, planting you sunflowers. Collecting litter & recycling, drawing your Rainbows. And write a short description of it. for the residence of Sharnbrook Care home, 17a Park st N, Houghton Regis, LU5 5LD I can collect them from you next Friday or you can drop them of. (I asked last week if they would like some they said yes please. ) It gives them something to talk about & see how young people are helping to help the environment, being involved in the Comunity. Helping people with there mental health & physical health. Sharnbrook is one of our nursing homes in this area, they are all on lock down. My husbands mum Florie has not had any visitors since March we can what's app video Florie, she 94. Enjoys her food & the same age as the queen and has company. The Carers are very good. & would love some of our beavers work to show the residence & to talk-about what we are up to. I'm sending 2 boxes of broken biscuits in ( they used to buy shop many years ago)to go with their afternoon tea, & talk about the beavers. 0n a piece of a4 paper or similar please | |||||
| 18 Jun 18:15-19:30 | Father's Day 21st or for grandad. Or some one you love. Badge work, cook 4 (1 of 3), My Skills 5 (2 | At Home |
Uniform | ||
| Make cup cakes, I have an easy recipe, if needed. Decorate with butter icing,or roll out icing cut out a star & write DAD on each one. You will need paper cases, small amount of glacier icing, or butter icing, or roll out icing with a few different colours. Please send Pictures. | |||||
Leaders
Julie Caris, Sally Ellis (Shanti), Joanna Davey, Kieran Pritchard, Roxanne Smith
Helpers
Group Scout Leader
Brian Calvert
Please Note, almost any Badge, Award or Activity can be accommodated. Please just ask a leader.