As part of their Global Challenge, Wycliffe Cub Scouts have been learning about the Kings School in India. 

The Kings School in India has a thriving Cub Scout Pack of its own and the Cub Scouts were delighted to learn that both packs shared many similar activities. The Kings School in India is part of the Kings World Trust for Children, a charity that aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged children in India. The Trust provides a caring home, an education and skills training for orphans and homeless children. 

Earlier this year the Cub Scouts at Wycliffe wrote letters and sent photographs to the Cubs in India who were excited to learn about exotic sports played by Cub Scouts at Wycliffe (like Rugby) and they were amazed to see the pictures of the Wycliffe Cub Scouts playing in the snow. The Cub Scouts at Wycliffe were delighted to receive letters and photos back from their Cub Scout counterparts in India who told them about kabadi (a team sport played in India) and how they live in India. Nigel Roberts, Trustee of the charity Kings World Trust for Children, who has been involved with Wycliffe Cubs Scouts’ initiative said ‘I am delighted that the two cub packs in different parts of the world have come together. While the children’s way of life could not be more different, both packs also found out how much they had in common’.

In May Gloucestershire Scouts took part in snorkelling, sailing, canoeing and wind surfing courses during a weekend at South Cerney. It proved to be too cold for the snorkelers who did a variety of other activities after their first morning. 

Stroud and Tetbury District ran a two day RYA Start Sailing Course for Scouts on 22 and 23 May.  

Warm weather and light winds resulted in an enjoyable weekend on the water learning how to sail.  The Scouts all gained the RYA Start Sailing Level 1 award, and some made good progress towards Level 2.

In May twenty-nine Scouts & Explorer Scouts from Gloucestershire along with supporting Leaders travelled to the Lake District for the weekend. On Saturday, five groups starting out from Patterdale or Glenridding on one day walks taking in peaks such as Dove Crag, Fairfield or Raise. Two other groups of Explorer Scouts started a two day expedition taking in High Street and camping out at Angle Tarn. Due to minor injury, one group had to return to base and forego the pleasure of the night out at Angle Tarn. Weather high up was very wet and cold so most of the groups did really well to complete their routes. On Sunday two groups completed a lower level route directly out of Great Tower whilst three groups went back to Patterdale and Glenridding, swapping routes but with one strong group completing a circular ascent of Helvellyn via Striding Edge and Swirral Edge. All teams returned safely from a very successful two day expedition or two excellent one-day hill walking expeditions to hot showers.