Our Beaver Scouts need YOU!
We have a fantastic opportunity for some Adults to join in the fun and assist us with the continued running of our two Beaver Scout Colonies on a Friday.
In order to keep running such a fantastic programme we do need some additional help and support. We are actively seeking two Assistant Beaver Scout Leaders to provide valuable support to our Beaver Scout Leader.
The mad professors in white coats came along to do some really cool experiments with the Beavers this week.
The Beavers kicked off by testing the strength of eggs by crushing them with monstrous amounts of heavy books. Eggtastic! Then they experimented with mixing alkaline and acidic potions just like in a weird laboratory.
Afterwards the HQ was awash with flaming lava flowing across the floor and plumes of choking smoke spiralling up as Mount Etna erupted (well sort of…). The professors showed everyone how to make some real exploding volcanoes for themselves 
!! It’s amazing how much fun you can have with home made play-dough, food colouring, vinegar and bicarb of soda. Simply Awesome.
Have a look through the photos to see more of what we got up to.
A huge thanks to the Mad Professor family for coming along and wowing the Beavers.
Many of 3HH’s Beavers enjoyed an awesome day out at the annual Richmond Upon Thames District Beaver fun day; this year the theme was unsurprisingly all about the Olympics.
Beavers from all over District met up at Walton Firs and had a simply brilliant time enjoying lots of different activities.
And for a lucky few, some Beavers also stayed over for a sleepover!
Just a quick note to let all the Beavers know that there is a very special Chrimbo sleepover planned for 20-21 December 2008.
If you’d like to join in, then please make sure you add your name to the sign up sheet in the HQ.
Hurry up though since there are only 24 places available…
The District Beaver Fun Day is taking place between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday 20th September 2008 at the Walton Firs Scout Camp Site in Cobham.
The theme will be “Olympics” and will cost only £8.50 per Beaver, which is for all of the activities including a souvenir. The Fun Day usually ends with a campfire and a big beaver shout!
If your child would like to come to the District Beaver Funday please fill out the attached form and return it to me by the 12th September.
Hope you are all having great summer holidays, Cheers Jane
(Apologies for not sending this out before the end of term)
A quick reminder to all Beavers and Scouts that there will be no meetings on Friday 4 July.
This is because most of us will be at Borough Camp!
3HH’s youngest section hosted their fellow Beavers from the rest of the District today for a fun filled ‘Explorers’ badge activity day. After a big Beaver shout at the 3HH HQ, everyone learnt some more about the Country Code before heading off into Bushy Park to explore.
Dear Beaver Parents,
Here is the revised summer program for Beavers this term. I have had to cancel the meeting on Friday 4th of July as I am away, and all the Cub and Scout leadership will be on Borough Camp. If you had signed up to help on that evening maybe you could help on another evening?
You may also notice that the last evening is invitation only. I thought that it would be a good idea to reward the Beavers who achieved one or more of the following: attending St Georges Day Parade, attending a Church parade or having a parent who volunteered to help. If you have any difficulties with this then please contact me or see me on a Friday evening.
Regards Jane
We have been invited to join the cubs for a sleepover on their Hawaiian Summer camp!
Where: Chalfont Heights, Denham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, SL9 0QJ
When: 29th-30th of July. Times to be confirmed
Why: Fun, friends, loud shirts, silly songs around the campfire, camp activities, see what cubs get up to camp, earn a Nights Away badge and the chance to see Akala Jon in a grass skirt…maybe. Running around, being noisy and getting grubby may also occur.
If you would like to come to camp please fill in the slip at the bottom of the invite letter and return to me as soon as possible.
Jane
Hope that you all had a great holidays and are ready for more Beaver fun!
Attached is the Beaver Programme Summer 2008 Programme. We’ll be doing lots on “Famous Scouts” and will be working towards some new badges.
For parents, I’m after lots of help now that Wend has moved onto Cubs. There will be a parents’ rota available in the Hall and any offers of help with be most welcome. I can’t run Beavers without you all pitching in once in a while.
If you would like to help out and can do any of these dates or activities then please do let me know. Thanks!
See you soon, Jane
p.s. Don’t forget St. George’s Parade on Sunday. Details below.
The Beavers had the chance to quiz Jon about his work recently. They also had some fun trying on some different uniforms and then made some boats!
Click on the photo to see more . . .
The Beavers enjoyed an active and energetic evening learning some basics of Martial Arts with a local Qualified Martial Arts Instructor.
They warmed up with some football and stuck in the mud then moved onto some stretching and jumping!
Take a look at the photos to see the Beavers in action! Where do they get their energy?
Many Thanks to Claire for giving up her time to spend a double session with both Colonies!
Some pictures of a recent ‘swimming up’ ceremony.
The River and Riverbanks are formed by the Beavers and the new Cubs are helped to swim up by a number of Cubs.
It looks like the Beavers swimming up enjoyed it and are looking forward to having even more fun at Cubs!
As ever the annual Hampton Hill Christmas Parade was a major hit … despite the awful weather!
“Marc really enjoyed the parade, despite the weather. He must have weighed 4lbs more when he came home, in his drenched sweatshirt.
Not one layer under the sweatshirt was wet, owing to his waterproof jacket under the uniform sweatshirt. He was on such a high when he got home.”
Mark’s Mum
The Beavers enjoyed another brilliant District Fun Day at Walton Firs. Reindeer hats, crate stacking and big roaring fires were the order of the day. They loved it!
(click on the photo to see more)
OK! So camp leader Paul and Akela Belinda beat me to it. But i can’t let this go without supplying my own ‘Beavers on centenary camp’ update.
It was four days into camp for me when the Beavers arrived, full of energy and enthusiasm, guess I was already running on adrenalin by then!
To kick off the evening a quick game of rounders was closely followed by dinner. 3HH were lucky enough to have our own hut, so we disappeared and laid out our beds – 7 to a dorm with a mix of girls and boys in each.
We joined back up with the other Beavers and went on a torch walk (not really dark enough) but kids and torches – say no more they love it.
The Beavers enjoyed a ‘military’ evening when they are lucky to have a soldier visit the colony. They learnt all about the camouflage uniform, how heavy the rucksack was and what the field rations tasted like. Yum Yum – more vacuum packed chocolate pudding please!…
We had a cracking New Year party with friends from all over the District. Click on the photo below to see much more of our party!
Beavers ALWAYS get super excited about Christmas. And what better way to celebrate than by having our own special Christmas Sleepover?
The Beavers enjoyed their first sleepover during the cub camp at Chalfont Heights. The weather was simply scorcing. All the beavers had masses of fun and managed to soak each quite regularly with plenty of water fights.
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