As part of the Air Activities badge, the Pack visited Ronaldsway Aiport on this Wednesday. The tour was organised by one of our parents, Laurie Sanderson, and the Cubs got to see two planes in the hangars during maintanance. We were also able to board one of the planes and were shown around the cockpit of one.

Island Scout Super Splash (13 March 2004)

Our Cub Team of Alaistair T, Duncan C, Joe M, Juan C, Caleb T and Tom B came first. We also entered our 11 year olds, consisting of Warwick S, Philip B, John S, Callum W, Jessica A and Alec C, in the Scout Competition and were amazed to find that they also came first.

This year’s parade was in Peel Castle.  We all met outside the Kipper Factory and paraded down to the Castle where we had a short, enjoyable service to commemorate the Patron Saint of Scouting.  The weather was very atmospheric, with the mist rolling in and out of the Cathedral and castle during the service.

Annual General Meeting (28 April 2004)

At the end of the AGM, some of our Cubs were presented with Nights Away badges and Global Challenges. However Phil B, Tom B, Alec C, Joe M, John S, Warwick S, Alaistair T and Callum W were presented with their Chief Scout's Silver Awards, the highest Award in the Cub Section, by the Assistant Island Commissioner (Cubs) Anne Atkinson. Well done!

Night at the Railway (13 May 2004)

As part of the 150th Anniversary of the Laxey Wheel, the Mines Railway has been reinstalled from the old washing floors to the mine entrance opposite the fire station at Glen Moar. Most of the track was laid last year but had become overgrown so on Thursday night we along with King Orry Pack met to clear back the weeds and bushes so the trains can run. There was a decent turn out of both parents and Cubs and the Cubs managed 'to do their bit to help' as well as see the train actually run!

The Island Cub Scout Challenge Competition took place on Saturday 22nd May at 1st Douglas Scout HQ. This consisted of a series of challenges manned by leaders.

Our team was Jessica A, Tom B, Alistair T, Duncan C, Juan C and Jason A. At the end of the competition we found out that we had won. It looks like Stuart will now have to get a bigger trophy cabinet. Well done to our team!

Leaders: Stuart Bridson & Nick Kinrade. Cubs: Phil B, Tom B, Juan C, Duncan C, Daniel M, Joe T, Mark D and Caleb T.

Friday - When we arrived at Crossags on Friday evening the leaders were dismayed to find that the marque which they had put up the previous evening had fallen over and a new one was needed. On Friday evening the Cubs did a quiz and got settled in.

Saturday started early for most of the Cubs with the annual football at 3am. When the leaders got up it was breakfast and then tent inspection, which we didn't do too well with. The main part of the day consisted of a series of five bases, including kayaking and a blind fold trail. The Cubs went round these bases in small groups of mixed up packs. After tea, they made sedan chairs before singing around the camp fire. The cubs went to bed slightly earlier than the previous night - luckily for the leaders.

Sunday - Nick was woken up by Phil and Duncan doing a litter pick around the leader's tents but our Pack got extra points for doing this. After a better but awfully slow tent inspection, we watched a puppet show for Cub's Own before the infamous Water Slide (which Stuart and Nick also went on - or should I say were pushed down). After this the tents were taken down and the Cubs took part in a 'wide game'. Just before the end of the camp, the results of the best pack were announced but unfortuantely we did not retain the trophy.

On our final meeting of the school year we held a Water Games Evening. Everybody went hope wet - but not only with water - eggs and porrage were also thrown in (quite literally).

At the start of the meeting we invested Jonathon M and then finally we said goodbye to George E, Philip B, Tom B, John S, Warwick S, Alec C, Alistair T, Juan C, Duncan C, Jessica A and Callum W. We wish them luck in the future and hope they will all join the new Scout Troop opening in Septmeber.

This hike was primarily a chance for the Cubs who went on the previous Hike in September to finish off the various Letterboxes but also for other Cubs to experience the Letterbox Trail. Phil B, Tom B, Alec C, Ben K, Ryan O and Jason A together with Stuart, Nick, Mark and parents Edwin Kinrade and Darrin Oldam arrived at the Bungalow at 10:30 and hiked up to the summit of Snaefell before dropping down to the Black Hut area. From there, we hiked up to the Verandha, dropped down to the Snaefell Mines before heading back to the Bungalow. We managed to find all the letterboxes we had planned to get: Snaefell - 2036, Snaefel Mountain Railway, Snaefell Girt, Block Eary Shieldings, Black Hut, the Verandha, Hopper's Crag and the Cycling Coasters CSC Box. Many thanks to the two parents who came along. This is a completed Stamp Card (apart from the Sheepfold - the stamp is missing from the box!).