Week 9: November 11-14

November 15, 2024

The week opened with the Scouts taking a brief night walk over to the nearby Commonwealth War Graves in Allesley Village to pay their respects. There are five graves located in the parish church's graveyard extension and the Scouts were tasked to locate all of them. Once they found them, they were told a little bit about the men who'd served and how they died. After the Scouts returned to the hut, they had some time to warm up and chat with each other. At the end of the evening, two new Scouts were invested into the section. It's nice to see the Scouts enjoying each other's company.

Having had a fantastic sleepover at the weekend, the Cubs were once again working hard on their badges. This time, they needed to concentrate on remembering a message given to them using the phonetic alphabet. Having been given the message, they had several games using the phonetic alphabet to manoeuvre themselves from one end of the hut to the other. After the games, it was time to repeat the earlier message. As several of the Cubs had deciphered it, they managed to remember it well enough to prompt and assist some of those who'd struggled with the task, so they succeeded as a team. Well done! The Cubs finished the night with more games of their choice and their boundless energy.

Thursday evening was Dumplings Night for the Beavers, during which they got to try food from four different countries. The least popular were the Chinese steamed prawn har-gow, due to the unfamiliar texture, though the leaders and young leaders all enjoyed them. A few of the Beavers liked the Japanese pan-fried prawn gyoza or the Indian baked chicken and potato samosa. Several Beavers liked the Polish potato and cheese pierogi. One Beaver ate everything on their plate and another ate nothing on their plate! It's always interesting to see what the Beavers are willing to try and whether their initial opinion of the food changes or not.