2013-03-09 – District X Country

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cross countryIt was a fresh and muddy Saturday afternoon, but the rain held off for the annual Dartford District Cross Country race.  The 5th Dartford Scout group was well represented, although a few more faces would have been nice.  All the members who turned out for their race did very well and tried their best regardless of where in the field they came, with some remarking on how much they had improved on previous years.  And to our prize winners a very well done indeed and thank you to the leaders and family who were there to support our young folks adventure.

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2013-03-03 – Beaver’s USA Day

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usaAt 1pm on a bright Sunday afternoon 90+ Beavers from all over Dartford District converged on Scout House and Lutonia Hall in Broomhill Road. The theme of the day was ‘The States of the U.S.A.’

11 of these Beavers were from 5th Dartford Philpott Colony and we represented the state of Kansas. Each beaver was given an outline map and as they visited each state they coloured it in on the map and took part in an activity. jetThese ranged from making wooden aeroplanes, Mississippi mud pies, The statue of Liberty, The flag of Oregon which has a picture of a Beaver on. Red Indian headdresses, Tin Can Alley and Cars from Michigan plus much more. sunflowers

A traditional American Hot Dog & Beans washed down with a soda pop followed and finally in true Scouting style a good sing-a-long round the camp fire.

4pm came round to fast but what a great afternoon.Well Done to all the Dartford District Beaver Leaders who all worked so hard to make the day the success it was.

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2013-02-13 – Phillips Astronomy

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Tonight the Phillips-Pack cubs concluded their work on the Astronomy Activity Badge with a visit and presentation by local Astronomer, Mr Simon Dawes.  Simon kindly permitted the youngsters to look through his telescope and amongst other things, showed the cubs the relative sizes and scale of our solar system with models. The cubs were very well behaved and particularly enjoyed this activity.

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2013-02-08 – Chinese New Year

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Chinese-New-Year-2013-Snake-Calender-HD-Wallpaper-1080x617On Friday 8th February, the 5th Dartford’s Leigh Pack Cubs had a go at eating noodles and prawn crackers with chopsticks as they joined in a Chinese New Year themed evening – Year of the Snake. They also found out about the meaning of their birth year, coloured it in and wrote their names using the Chinese alphabet. They found out lots of fun facts about the meanings of the animals that their birth years represent, we had horses, sheep and monkeys. The Cubs had a great time and are now pros with chopsticks!

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2013-02-07 – Silver Volunteer for Matt

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Tonight, the Burne-Troop’s Matthew was presented with is Kent Scout’s Silver Volunteer Award.  Theses awards are worn on the bottom of the right shirt sleeve and in particular, the silver award recognizes Scouts within the County who have committed to volunteering in excess of 50 hours and Matthew is one of only 3 of the 5th’s Scouts to achieve this.  Well done Matthew, same again for the gold 😉

Any Scouts who have not yet started volunteering your time, please click here to see the requirements for the awards and to download the log sheet.