Scouts
Trustee Annual Report
|**A summary of the**
**Charity’s main activities**
**and achievements in the**
**year**|**_Squirrels_**
_This year was the second year back for 6th Bangor Squirrels and_
_we are still going strong with 14- 16 members regularly_
_attending. We meet most Friday nights starting in early Sept_
_through to June from 18:00-19:00. The squirrels enjoyed lively_
_games and seasonal crafts along with visits to Balloo scout_
_centre for Christmas at Balloo, Ardnavalley to join the rest of 6th_
_Bangor for a fun day and Crawfordsburn scout centre for our_
_family fun day and the end of the year. The squirrel’s favourite_
_activity has to be using their vivid imaginations to make animals,_
_shapes, patterns and even hats with our home made play dough!_
_On average 18 squirrels with 4 leaders._
**_Beavers_**
_Meet for 1 Hour Weekly on a Thursday_
_Average of 25 Beavers at Weekly meetings throughout the year_
_29 Active Members on OSM – Approx 85% Male 15% Female_
_4 Leaders / 6 Helpers_
_Active Programme with balance of Games, Craft, Skills and_
_Experience_
_Eco Visit from Council Representative – Recycling Education and_
_Re-Using Craft_
_Visited – Bangor Fire Station – Used appliances, dressed up and_
_engagement._
_Seasonal Themed Evenings_
_Visited – Bangor Lifeboat Station – Engagement and Experience_
_with Crew_
_Visited – Xmas @ Balloo – Seasonal Theme with Craft and Games_
_2024 Term -_
_Skills – Pancake Day – Cooking_
_Attended Group Activity Day – Ardnavally – Games, Organised_
_Activities Camp; Craft Cycling Proficiency Evening – Bikes – Skills_
_and Education Evening_
_Visit from Ambulance Service – Education and Engagement_
_Participated in St Georges Day Parade Bangor_
_District Activity – Highland Games – Themed Craft, Games &_
_Skills_
_Attended Group Parents Evening – Games & Skills with_
_Awards Ceremony_|
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_Camp – Beaver Sleepover – 1 Night Indoors (15 Attendees) Cinema Eve & Games_
_Badges Awarded – Activity - Healthy & Fitness Activity - Camp Craft Activity – Cyclist Activity – Creative Activity - Space_
## _**Cubs**_
_This year again our focus was more about getting Cubs “back out there” and we were able to secure Clandeboye Estate for us to have our meetings. It also gave the Cubs a chance to explore outside, bond and enjoy themselves (weather permitting) We tried making smores, heating sausages and heating chocolate bananas. Played on the assault course and tried to teach them how to make fires. We attended the Christmas carol service, had a Christmas party in Elite Archery and McDonalds for food (which was a great success)_
_We had a group camp with the Scouts. It was a weekend at Ardnavalley where the Cubs camped on camp beds in a large hall. Saturday was taken up with high ropes – inflatables and BB Guns target practice._
_On average we had approx. 24 cubs with 5 Adult leaders – 3 young leaders._
## _**Scouts**_
_It was another very busy year for the 6[th] Bangor Scouts meeting most Friday nights and enjoying a number of camps and outings. Over the summer break (2023) we had an excellent summer camp in Cladagh Glen scout centre Enniskillen, enjoying canoeing, building a bridge over the river using pioneering poles, visited the marble arch caves, Cuilcagh boardwalk trail (stairway to heaven) and many competitive volleyball games._
_Our first camp of the new year was in Crawfordsburn scout camp, we then had a November camp at the school house in the Mournes. Our Christmas trip was to a rowdy Belfast Giants Ice Hockey match, then in January we enjoyed the district ice breaker hike. In April we had our group camp in Ardnavally scout_
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_centre with all the 6[th] Bangor groups in attendance, we then visited the Mournes again for a second camp in May allowing us to get into the hills for a hike. We attended the North Down district camp at Crawfordsburn scout centre in June which was a great success, and we ended the year with a trip to the inflatable park at Lets Go Hydro. Throughout the year we worked towards badges teaching the scouts life skills and playing plenty of fun games along the way. Over the summer (2024) we travelled to Delft scout centre in the Netherlands, going to a bouldering centre, climbing through the tree tops on high ropes, surfed and played volleyball at the beach, cycled over 50km to the Horn of Holland and took a day trip to Amsterdam with a boat tour around the city._
_On average approximately 28 Scouts with 4 Leaders._
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