Last weeks meet was our last until January 15th 2014
Seasons Greetings from all at 1st Ramsey, look out for updates with the 1st meetings of 2014 which will be featured here on the blog. Last weeks meet was our last until January 15th 2014
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As a charity (each pack is a separate entity under the scouting umbrella) we struggle & bump along & "just about" get by year on year. Just like everyone else we are taking a hit where costs are concerned, heat lighting, water, general electricity.... & in January each year we have to pay around £30 capitation fee PER member to the scouting organisation for the year ...that's a large chunk of money! That we can typically deal with, however, as much as financial support is nice, we rely just as heavily upon having enough Adults to turn up, switch that expensive lighting & heating on, before helping cubs & beavers simply exist week in week out! So whilst we've appealed before for an hour or two (per year) of your time on a sign up sheet, Beavers is still running short of an adult helper, part time, occasional or full time.... We'd sincerely appreciate, as part of any new year resolution consideration the contribution of your time to good causes, at a convenient local location, for as little as an hour a couple of times per year* It can & does make a tremendous difference to young peoples lives. *also sets a fine example to children as they get older, increasing the likelihood of them paying it forward & helping others creating a more stable social environment of Ramsey, If you are an occasional helper you don't need to jump through any special hoops (unless you want to). Take a look at our budget HERE HERE with all profits going back into UK scouting. Be the first to show your Beaver Minifig to the world by wearing this fun youth T-shirt in super minifig style. Available in kid, adult, ..& kidult sizes! (We can't help thinking we are a teensy bit responsible for this (lol) 100% cotton white youth T-shirt with twin seamless double needle stitching on arms, waist and neck and tubular body for extra comfort. Features: • Acrylic print Cub Minifig figure on chest • Cub logo • www.minifigs.me logo on arm Product Specification
100% cotton white youth T-shirt with twin seamless double needle stitching on arms, waist and neck and tubular body for extra comfort. Features: • Acrylic print Beaver Minifig figure on chest • Beaver logo • www.minifigs.me logo on arm Product Specification
For our LAST MEET (Wed 11th Dec 2013) CUbs have been badgering to do more badge work ....so we did. Blue Peter to the core we broke out the glitter, glue & stickyback plastic (sellotape to you & I) & let festivities commence... Why not take a look at the requirements & see if you fancy trying anything creative at home to help your Cub attain their latest badge! Check out our digital edition of scoutings very own "get active" magazine links elsewhere on the blog for plenty of creative ideas which would help qualify. Need any help? get in touch with Akela Judith (phone number on the site, or simply use the contact form). Have a good Christmas break & we'll see you in the new year of 2014... watch this space for our 1st pack meeting date! by Izzy M. Athletes don't get fit by stuffing their faces with McDonalds right!? Some people don't believe how good a food is until they see, read or hear it recommended to them by someone who is a master (or mistress) of their game. With the Sochi 2014 winter olympics only a few months away, all the winter sport competition athletes are in pre-olympic training ready for the big nerve wracking TV performances in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of viewers around the globe. We asked: "what mountain snack foods do you keep in your pocket for a mid morning bite when training, or when the weather is harsh, & your energy has taken a dive" !??? The two pro-athletes we asked basically agree with the "GORP" (Good Old Raisins & Nuts) idea because they are easy to digest, don't take up much room, so you can slip a hand in a pocket & grab a few morsels whilst planning how to bust a move, & whilst you can take a (expensive) energy bar out on any physical activity, you are more likely to have the right ingredients at home in a kitchen cupboard, mixing it up the way you prefer to keep it yummy! Jenny told us... " Either a protein bar mid-morning or more often a small bag of nuts & seeds" Jenny Jones Team GB, British Ski & Snowboard team, Sochi 2014 Olympic contender. Snowboarding (slopestyle) Born: 03/07/80 Career highlights The Bristol snowboarder will make her Olympic debut in Sochi but has been a British trailblazer for over a decade. Jenny Jones is a three-time X Games slopestyle gold medallist (one European title, two global). She finished sixth at last year's World Championships and began the current Olympic season with her first World Cup podium - silver in New Zealand. Lesley McKenna, Great Britain's park and pipe programme manager, says of Jones: "It's not easy to get to the top and stay for one year. To do it for over 10 years is fantastic." Career background Jenny started snowboarding aged 17 when her local dry slope was offering free lessons. Upon leaving college she spent a season working as a chalet maid in Tignes, a French resort in which she would win Euro X Games gold more than 10 years later (2010). Jenny competed in athletics (400m, long jump, cross country) and gymnastics when she was at school. Did you know? Jenny has banned herself from wearing high heels, skateboarding and Irish dancing until Sochi olympics are over - they have all been the cause of ankle injuries in the past. She and British team-mate Aimee Fuller are planning a post-Olympics motorbike road trip around the USA, although Jenny more typically spends the off-season surfing in Cornwall or Devon. If you'd like to learn more about the UK team working toward Sochi then watch this interview (with some parkour thrown in). http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-sports/21521634. Mercedes Nicoll |
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