The Cubs had asked for a Group Halloween Night, as they had enjoyed the one held 12 months previously. Specifically, they asked for the Venturers to run it as they enjoyed the one they had done previously.
It was a great night and was opened to all sections. The youth really enjoyed it and had a great time
Today, we had a joint Joey and Cub Hike at Woorabinda. This was one of the sites for the offsite activities at the State Camp in 2019. We thought it would be a great place to have a walk for the Cubs and Joeys
The Cubs were outnumbered by Joeys, but the Cubs did an awesome job with their leads and assists, getting us around the hike. They really should be proud of their efforts today, even taking into account on how best to do a hike with a pram
Today saw a number of the Cubs attend the Leadership Course at Hope Valley Scout Hall. It was an all-day affair and saw 30 plus Cubs from a variety of Cub Units around Adelaide.
The Cubs were split into Patrols, and were a mix of the groups who attended the day. As a result, all the Golden Grove Cubs were placed in different Patrols and this is actually a good thing. It pushes their comfort zones, as well as providing a learning experience – new people, new ideas, different ways of doing things. It can be a good learning experience all round
Today, several cubs, parents and leaders went to have a look at the latest additions in the Wonderwalls 2020 paintings. The cubs had asked for a art tour and were not keen on the art Gallery due to the nudity (they are Cubs, they found every naked piece of artwork without even trying!) So, scouting person thought it was best to look at the Wonderwalls Festival
2020, as there is little to no nudity in the painting.
While we didn’t see all the walls being painted, we saw a small selection of what there was. We also saw a bit of road that was made out of wood. Back in the 1800s, they didn’t have access to bricks to pave the roads. So, they used retired ships and cut the wood into blocks that were similar sizes to bricks and paved the roads with them instead.
When we went past Pirate Life Brewery, a couple of adults with us were surprised that it was celebrating their 5th birthday. Neither of the adults (parents) were aware that the brewery had existed. They both thought they knew all the micro-breweries in Adelaide. Think they might have plans on visiting it to explore at a later time. PLEASE NOTE, we only walked past, we didn’t take the youth members into the Brewery.
The port was sure busy. It is a long weekend and the weather is great this weekend. People were getting out and about with the activities that were happening in the Port (the Wonderwalls Festival was only one small part of the weekend’s activities in the Port this weekend) So parking had been a problem for a number of the scouting families.
We also ran into a Girl Guide group as well, who were down exploring the area while on camp (at GTS Dolphin) but they were the older section (14 to 18) so only really chatted to the leaders briefly.
Over all, I think those who attended had a great time and it was good to be able to get out and do an activity away from the hall.
Toay, 4 Cubs and 3 leaders took part
in Clean Up Australia Day. We joined with the Lions Club of Golden Grove at
their site as a way to boost their numbers. It is also about being seen in
public and working with other community groups as well.
We were able to get the clean up done quickly and The Lions Club were grateful
for the extra help to clean the area they had.
Over the summer, there were some serious bushfires happen around Australia. NSW had a number of bad ones from September 2019 through to February 2020. South Australia and Western Australia, Victoria and Qld also had fires.
The fires around tof the ACT saw the Australian Rover Moot get cut short due to the fires. Both the ACT and NSW Cuborees (State Cub Camps) were also cancelled due to the fire risk and how close the fires were to the campsites.
South Australia also had a number of fires – one of which saw a third of Kangaroo Island was burnt due to the fire that took hold. Several others occurred, including one that burnt a chunk of the Adelaide Hills in the days leading up to Christmas Day.
One of the fundraising activities that occurred was a T20 Cricket game between the two AFL teams based in Adelaide. A number of their players combined with current state cricketers and put on a T20 game. The money from the tickets was donated towards the fundraising that occurred to help support those affected by the fires.
Scouting person and I bought a ticket and went to watch the game. While the team we support didn’t win the game, the fact it was done to support those affected was the main aim and everyone who went really got into the spirit of the event
