Fwd: Proposed District Scientist Badge Day

Dear All,

registration for the District Scientist Badge Day has opened. There has been a lot of interest and numbers are limited so on Friday I am going to send in the first tranche of entries that I receive.

If your Cub wants to attend the day then please bring a cheque for £10 payable to Brighton and Hove District Scout Council to the meeting on Thursday.

Gillie will be standing by to take your Cub's registration as they walk in the door. Please make sure your cheques are safely delivered to her.

I will also be sending in another batch of entries before the final closing date in the new year.

As a result of the high level of interest the District will be holding another Badge Day later in the year, so if you miss this one do not despair.

Thanks,

Tim


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Brighton and Hove District Cub Scouts are proposing to run a District Scientist Badge Day, the idea being that a cub can do all the activities to get the badge in one go.

http://scouts.org.uk/supportresources/1431/scientist-activity-badge/?cat=12,67,127&moduleID=10

The details are:

Saturday 23rd February 2013.

Where..Stanford Avenue Methodist Church Hall.

Time…10.00am to 4.30pm.

Cost… £10.00 per Cub

This will include all expenses for materials   plus  lunch and drinks throughout the day .

Limited to 40 Cubs in total,First come basis.

Without commitment the District would like get an idea of numbers.

Let me know by email if your Cub is interested and if it does go ahead we will sort out registration nearer the time.

Thanks,

Tim


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31st Brighton Cubs
31stcubs@gmail.com
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The Pinewood Challenge

Dear All,

on 16th March next year Brighton and Hove District Cubs will be holding a Pinewood Derby Challenge. The Cubs  will have the opportunity to design and construct a freewheel model car from a block of pine to enter in the Challenge. The Challenge is an afternoon of racing the their cars down long wooden tracks. Sounds like boy heaven.

A couple of District organisers visited last Thursday to explain to the Cubs what the Pinewood Derby is all about and showed them some examples of cars made by cubs in previous years.

If you Google (other search engines are available) Pinewood Derby you can easily find lots of information.

Here is a video of one meeting in the US where it originated:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLzgOCDwQzM

Over the next couple of months the Cubs will have the opportunity to design and construct a freewheel model car from a block of pine to enter in the Challenge.

We don't have the resources available to take every Cub through this without some support from home in the construction of the cars. It is not difficult but will take a bit of time.

If Cubs want to partner up and work together on a car then can enter the car jointly.

We haven't done the Pinewood Challenge before so we will be making it up as we go along. If you have some DIY skills, tools or time to get involved then please let me know.

Parent and carers can also enter their own car which can be made of any material but it must comply with all other rules.

In the first instance I need to collect together the entry registrations by the beginning of February. Entry fee is £2:50 per car.

So there is no panic this side of Christmas but if you want to register your cub's interest, or can help out at some of the meetings to prepare the cars then let me know.

I thought I would let you know about it now in case the Cubs want to have a play with drawing some designs over Christmas.

I have attached a copy of the rules.

Tim


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