Beavers

Timelapse meeting June 2009

Police Station visit for the Beavers 2007

On the 30th April the Beavers went to Warwick police station to have a look round and to have a go at asking some questions. The chief constable was there and the Beavers got to ask some questions. We were taken round the police station by Seb and Kate which made this trip enjoyable.

The first thing we did was to have a tour and see what rooms were there. Then we took the Beavers to the cells and we locked them in there. (Yes no noise). We did some finger printing which made the trip very messy. The boys and girls were covered in ink. Finally we had a look at the police cars which got the Beavers in a fabulous jolly mood. We locked them in the back of a caught on camera van. They enjoyed this very much. At the end Kate and Seb gave all the children little presents to take home with them.

We all said thank you to Seb and Kate for taking us round and we hope we can do something else like this in the future.

Cat (PL Merlin 2007)

Guide Dogs for the Blind

On Monday, Mandy a local Guide dog trainer visited the colony to give a talk about her work.

To help her with the talk she had brought along André. André is a Golden Retriever who is in the process of being trained.

Mandy told the boys about the care and training each dog had to undertake before being suitable to be a working dog.

Guide dogs are trained to help not only people that are blind but also people with visual impairments. For example those with tunnel vision, cataracts or those whose sight has been affected from a stroke.

The Beavers were put into pairs. One acting as the guide dog and the other blind folded and led around obstacles in the room. It is not a very pleasant feeling not knowing where you are going. You really do have to have faith in your companion.

Mandy had also brought along a video and some special glasses to try and show in more detail what a visually impaired persons daily life is like.

We agreed how important it is to train a Guide Dog and decided we would like to do a fund raising event to give our support.

SEA SCOUTS GO CAMPING - Article from The Warwick Courier

SEA SCOUTS GO CAMPING - Article from The Warwick Courier

Some of the youngest members of the Second Warwick Sea Scouts joined their more experienced colleagues on their first camp recently. The six to eight-year-olds, who are known as beavers, got their first taste of 'camp life' during a weekend away in Oxfordshire.
"I don't think there are many other children in this age group who can tell their friends they went rock climbing, followed a nature trial and sat round an open fire on the weekend," said group leader Nick Shacklock.
"The beavers left the camp after the traditional camp fire and the scouts who stayed woke up to a layer of frost."
All the scouts meet once a week in St Nicholas Park on different evenings, depending on the age of the youngsters.
The beavers meet each Monday, and this week they focused on smells, tastes and sounds.
There are a total of 155 youngsters in the sea scouts. The eight to ten-year-olds are part of the cubs, the scouts are aged between ten and 14, and the explorer scouts are from 14 to 18.
This weekend the group will be competing in a swimming gala at HMS Raleigh, Plymouth.
Mr Shacklock said: "We are sea scouts rather than swimmers, so we may not win the event, but I am sure they will give it a go."
The scout leader is already planning for the summer mon ths when his charges will be able to spend more time on the water.
They will be able to sail on Boddington reservoir each weekend this year, after the club clinched a new corporate membership deal.
"It gives the scouts a chance to sail in a significant amount of water before they have to deal with river currents," Mr Shacklock said.
The group, which already has girls in its two scout sections, is expanding to include them in the cub section from March 4. A mixed group of cubs will meet each week in Coten End School.
Go to www.2wk.org.uk for more information.

This article was featured in The Courier on the 6th February 2004. All credits for this article go to The Courier.