1st Churt Cub Scouts
The 1st Churt Cub Scouts Gang Show Scougarama Picture Competition.
By identifying more of the youngsters in our picture of a 1950s Scougarama, Gladys Starmer has won our competition and a £15 book token. She is pictured here, second from the right, along with Cub Scout leader Richard Knight, Olivia Cotton (who found the
photograph in village archives ) and Alan Failey, aka “Gaffer” and leader of the 1 st Churt Cub Scouts.
At the time the photo was taken Gladys, who provided sixteen of the names, was teaching at St Johns School. There was only one other entry, from Derek White (the cub scout at the right of the third row from the back) who supplied fourteen names.
Both recall that the show was put on during 1956 or 57. Derek tells us that the show didn't actually have anything to do with the Scouts: the story was about a band of pirates. The picture was taken on the village hall stage.
The actors were:
Back row: Michael Durward, Lance Glaysher, Chris Bowmer, Joseph*. Row 2: Brian Kinch, Tadeus Syack*, Raymond Sylvester, Ronnie Harris, Unknown. Row 3: Edward Corucher, Leslie Glaysher, John Baldwin, Chris Dunster, Derek White. Front Row: Henry*, Jeffrey Fletow, David Bone, Edward Mullard
* Polish refugees
In the meantime there are still places for boys between 8 and 10.5 to
join the cubs. - again call Richard or Bill.
1st Churt Cub Scouts Join in at the Centenary of Scouting.
100 years after Baden Powel started the scouting movement, three of Churt's cub scouts joined 860 other beaver scouts, cub scouts, scouts and Explorer scouts on a two night camp.
Modern activities such as go-karting and climbing walls sat alongside more traditional including knot tying and fire starting. One of the most popular was the army style assault course with the suitable stern training masters.
Over 200 tents crowded together on the camping field making our temporary camp resonate to the sound of shouts and laughter. Our local cubs took it turns to become lost, one of them nearly causing a camp wide search until he was found sleeping peacefully at the bottom of his sleeping bag. The three of them had talked until the early hours!
Unlike many of the other camps taking place around the UK, ours only got a light drizzle to keep us all cool. We understand that our fellow cubs on the Isle of Wight had to abandon camp after a month's rain fell in just a few hours.
We all had great fun and if asked were prepared to repeat the whole thing this coming weekend.
If you are between 8 and 10 1/2 come and join us!
Call Richard on 01428 60 29 41
Read on if you are interested in knowing more about Ist Churt Cubs
Our Activities - What we have done
We have a very active program, and are always coming up with new things to do. We always ask our Cubs what they would like to do at the start of the year and then try to cover all the things during the course of the year.
Recently we have:
Camped - built fires - made stilts - made maps of the local area and planned ambushes on each other - learnt about the trees around us - been fishing - held a pet day (which included chickens, hamsters, an iguana, guinea pigs, cats, dogs and a tortoise) - taken car engines to pieces - invented new games - made posters about scouting - participated in church parades - gone sailing - built shelters - shot at targets with bows and arrows - gone horse riding etc.
Who runs it?
Alan Fairly - "Gaffer" is our Leader. He has been in the Scout movement for many years and is the memory of the Group. He helps us keep up the traditions of the Scout movement.
Richard Knight - "Richard" is the person who runs most of the activities and manages the group on a day-to-day basis.
We also have a great deal of very welcome help from a few of the mothers of the Cub Scouts (Georgie, Karen and Myra) and help and suggestions from parents are always welcome.
When and where do we meet?
We meet every Monday during school term time from 6:15 to 7:45pm. We have our own cub hut on the edge of Churt.
How many Cubs are there in our group?
This changes all the time but at the time of writing this there are 14 cubs.
How can you join us?
If you want to join our group or have any questions or suggestions- please call Richard on 01428 60 29 41 or send him an e-mail at richard@aims-ltd.com.
We suggest that you come along to a few meetings and see if you like what we do and like our group. If you then think you would like to join us every week then you can sign up, get the uniform and be "Invested" into the scout movement. (An investiture is a ceremony held to welcome you into the Scouts and particularly into our Group.)
How much does it cost?
There is a membership fee of £20 per term. After that most of our activities are free. However we do go out to special events once or twice a term and these may require a payment of up to £10. We are very grateful to the many visitors who come to talk to us and show us their skills free of charge. If your
parents feel that they know or do something that the cubs would enjoy learning about, please ask them to contact Richard to tell him more.
How old do you have to be?
You need to be between 8 and around 10 1/2 years old to be part of the Cub Scouts - if you are younger you may wish to join the Beaver Scouts and if you are older you need to look at becoming a Scout or Explorer Scout.
Do you have to live in Churt to go to the Churt Cub Scouts?
No, but it helps to join a local group. Going to a local group helps support the local community and strengthens it. It also shortens the trips for your parents when they deliver you and collect you from the meetings. However if all your friends already come to Churt Cub Scouts then come and join them.
Disabilities?
Come and talk to us, see what we do and see if you feel that you will be able to participate in our
activities. As long as we can include you safely in what we do you will be very welcome to come and join us.
Where do you get your uniform?
Don't get a uniform until you are happy to join us. When you are ready, there are two local shops that hold stock of uniforms:
Farnham District Scout Shop-3rd Farnham Scout HQ, Harts Yard, Farnham
Tel 01252- 712180
E Mail scoutshop@farnhamscouting.com
Roy - Farnham Scoutshop manager
Opening times: Thursday 18:00-20:00, Saturday 9:30-13:00
A more limited stock is held at: Frensham Garden Centre, Camping World, The Reeds Road, Frensham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 3BP
t. 01252 792 545
e.info@frenshamgardencentre.co.uk
We will provide you with your Cub Scout Scarf and your first badges. Learn more about us and see more pictures by visiting :-
