Anzac Day 2016
What a glorious day! Thanks to the few brave souls who made it to the dawn service at Pelican – our Scouts were asked to act as the official colour party for the service...
1st Belmont North Sea Scouts Blog
Tanks Rama!
Our sleepover started with Daniel making his promise. We then worked on a great woodwork project put together by Rama – an Australian tank. They look great! Skip talked about Anzac while Chil and Mr...
Sweet, sweet bike riding
The Joeys rode their bikes from Eleebana to Warners Bay along the foreshore. They stopped for an ice-cream and then rode back to Eleebana. What a great way to finish the term!
Hiking in our hidden gem
We met our new CPR manikins (I should have got a photo of Akela trying out ventriloquy – it was great!) and then we hiked off from Akela’s through the Bangalay Reserve. The Scouts...
Easter at Bunnings
We were invited to Bunnings at Belmont for another fun night of craft and fun. The staff from Blackbutt brought along some animals to show which was amazing.
Pulbah or bust!
Despite a fairly strong head wind and good swell, we made it to Pulbah Island from Swansea rowing the Ellen Cook. After lunch we went for an explore to the other side of the...
Light Up Newcastle Lantern Walk 2016
Our Scouts were invited to provide the side party and pipe the official guests “aboard” at the Maritime Museum.
Hot enough for a swim
We hiked from the hall to Kye’s place where we lucky enough to use their pool. We practiced CPR on Annie (our manikin), learnt some rope skills with Skip as well as swimming exercises...
Riding the lake
What a great night to be out around Lake Macquarie and a wonderful place to be invested! Malachy made his promise and became our latest cub. With the support of several Dads, a Mum...
Merry Christmas with a sad farewell
Our final night for the year and it involved a lot of food. The Cubs decorated their own Christmas cake and the Joey’s made edible Reindeer. We even had a visit from Santa! After...