Since last September the Beaver Scouts of Preston and District have been up to a number of things…

September saw a District sleepover being held at Jubilee Base Waddecar.  7 boys and 3 girls attended, they had a walk around the site finding out where everything was, some games, a sausage sizzle and marshmallow melt.  Crafts with a distinctly Thai flavour to them were done, making a link with the World Jamboree happening later in the year.  Certificates and badges were presented in front of all the other campers on site and parents came to take some exhausted young people straight after flag break!

 November saw another link to the World Jamboree with eight Colonies attending a join in jamboree afternoon held at one of the local high school.  Many crafts and activities were again put on with a Thai / South East Asian influence – kite making, flag trail, rice pictures, krathong making, face painting and silkworm races to name but a few!

 The District Challenge was won by 2^nd Ribbleton who made contact with a Beaver Scout Colony in Canada , exchanging letters, stories, photos and programme ideas – an interesting addition to the programme which hopefully will continue to be a source of enjoyment and inspiration for the Colony.

 The new programme has been started by a number of the Colonies and it has been an absolute pleasure to present four Chief Scout Bronze Awards; I look forward to present a great many more!  The leaders have taken the new programme on with gusto and some brilliant and varied programmes have been developed which the Beaver Scouts have thoroughly enjoyed.

 Shortly some 250 Beaver Scouts and Leaders will be visiting the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester ; part of the day will be taken up with a Myths and Monsters session organised by the museum which promises to be a fantastical journey involving larger than life magical creatures from ancient times through to the present day!

 Another District Challenge is being prepared but we don’t want to spoil the surprise or give the game away, so you’ll just have to watch this space!

 Fiona Wooff

ADC Beaver Scouts