Birchwood cubs find out that they have their own Wonder Woman in Hathi aka Ajanta Hilton. Following 10 hard and focused months of performance powerlifting training, Ajanta was paid back by achieving 2 PB's and taking 5th place at this weekends British Powerlifting Masters 2018. Ajanta was delighted to achieve two personal bests on squat with 117.5kg and as she said finally 60kg on the bench. She thanked her family, friends and all those who had helped her in the training up to the completion. This is yet another great achievement for Ajanta, and such a fantastic role model for all within are group both young and old. Well done Ajanta and the group looks forward to celebrating all your future
The smell of bike oil ,sweat along with the sounds of cheers, tears and bike brakes once again graced the woods of Well End camp centre on Sunday the 7th of October for this year's hertfordshire cub scouts cyclocross 2018. Among the 21 teams that took part from across the whole of Hertfordshire was a team from the group's Wolf cub pack. The team consisting of: Shea, Sebastian, Kobi and Mathias took part in the day’s events that included a team cyclocross timed race "Through the Woods", an agility challenge and also a timed speed challenge. Despite two of the team having never attempted such an event before, the team managed an impressive 8th place overall. The packs akela who was present sai
Following the investiture of 3 new cubs into Birchwood Cub pack, it was the eagerly awaited turn of one to the pack's and the group's newest leaders Raksha aka Tania Martin. Tania who has been and continues to perform her role as a member of the group's executive committee, kindly volunteered to also put on the leaders shirt helping to allow the pack to keep running after the end of this term when it sees 2 of its present leaders leave. Invested by the group's GSL - Christopher Holliss in front of all 28 cubs and their parents, Raksha like the cubs before her placed her left hand on the packs flag, making the scout sign with her right, she spoke the scout promise like all those before her.
If you weren’t tuned into Radio Verulam 92.6FM @ 7pm on Wednesday 10th October you would have missed hearing 3 Birchwood cubs Lucie, Amber & Sophie from 1st Park Street scout group spreading the word on the ‘yellow fish’ environmental campaign that they and their fellow cubs within their pack have recently taken part in as well as the group’s participation in the plastic woggle amnesty, joining other inspirational children from the local area letting people know their views on environmental matters both local and world wide. But never fear the pod cast is here.....
