SATURDAY

  9:00am   Departed Kings Heath

10:00am   Comfort stop at Wyre Forest Visitor Centre

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We introduced the idea of taking responsibility for each other by having a ‘Safety Officer’. The lead Cub (Safety Officer!) was in charge of counting everyone present and ensuring that we didn’t lose anyone.

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11:15am   Arrived & settled at Kington

11:30am   Site familiarisation & safety rules explained

12.15pm   Packed lunches

 1:00pm    We stowed our gear & setup the boys’ and the girls’ sleeping areas 

                ready for tired Cubs at the end of the day.

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 2:30pm    Badge work / activity

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We went out & about through the farm yard, stopping at one of the areas along the stream to look for plants & wildlife to identify. We used lidded pots for collecting minibeasts to sketch. Of course, each creature was returned to where they were found. Typically for camp, it began to rain heavily so the activity was cut short outside.

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 3:15pm   Snack & drink

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 We continued work on plants & minibeasts in the dry using identification books.

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 4:15pm   Badge work / activity – preparing salads

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Whilst we were continuing our plant & creature identification activity, 2 Cubs at a time went to prepare our fruit salad for pudding.

 

 6:00pm   Tea – pizza, sweetcorn, salad & Fruit salad

               The Cubs were keen to help clear up & wash up!!!

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 7:20pm   Badge work / activity – Unfortunately, it was too wet for developing

               our firelighting or camouflage skills. Instead, we went for a walk

               through the farm and along the lane.

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As the rain had eased, we did manage to play a ‘stealth’ game of creeping up on leaders without being heard. The Cubs also ‘hid’ along lane as we returned. One of the Cubs was so good, we had to walk back down the lane to look again!

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  9:30pm   Camp fire – Toasted Marshmallows

                Supper – hot choc & Cake! 

10:00pm   Prepared for bed

10:30pm   Lights out - Girls took longer than the boys to settle…

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