6th Lichfield Scout Group

Glancing through the pages of our website, I noted that the first Pack Meeting in our new Headquarters was September 14th 2009 – ONE YEAR AGO !!!

It seems like only yesterday that we went through the chaos of finding our way around the new building, to be honest, not much has changed, we are still finding our way round and treating all the equipment with kid gloves. 

Most of you will remember the year that we spent in temporary accommodation in Beacon Park, some of you will remember the cold, draughty hut that we occupied for 48 years. The original plan was to have a new headquarters by 1990, however this never happened and things moved at a somewhat glacial pace for the next 15 years until planning began seriously for the new HQ. 

We have to consider ourselves very fortunate to have a state-of-the-art facility now, the useage from our own sections and the number of external bookings have probably exceeded our own expectations. 

One of the main driving forces during the actual construction was John Brookes (Akela). Having achieved his objective, John has now decided to retire after 42 years as a Cub Leader, although he will remain with the Group and will sort out the basement and the camping equipment for us. 

2011 sees the 50th anniversary of the formation of the 6th Lichfield Scout Group. The scouts will be celebrating this with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Kandersteg in Switzerland and there will be a whole host of exciting activities planned in Cubs and Beavers.  

Rikki

Here is an article by Rikki on the Cub Pack's first sleepover in the new HQ which was to all accounts a great success. 

The Cubs first sleepover in the new HQ turned into a marathon weekend. Over the 20th and 21st March, 20 cubs and a hardy bunch of leaders met at 8am on Saturday just in time to tuck into a hearty breakfast.

Afterwards, we spent the day working towards the Scientist Badge with loads of experiments and merriment. Kim's cress growing seemed to turn into a paper aeroplane making session, whilst periscope making turned the HQ into a spy's paradise.

Dinner saw Chef turn back the clock as roast turkey with all the trimmings appeared. All that was missing were the crackers and a few carols. Nightime saw us all settling down to watch "Up" on DVD - a strange film, but enjoyed by all.

Sunday was the District Activity Day at Kibblestone, so up before dawn to another good breakfast before being packing into the cars and off to Stone. During the day, the cubs took part in activities ranging from backwoods cooking to archery - a great day helped by some kind weather.
We arrived back at HQ muddy, tired, but having had a great weekend.

Photos to appear soon.