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District Cub Leaders' Meeting -- minutes
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Posted at 12 December, 02:46 PM by Patrick Cherry
Cubs have successful "Faith is Fun" evening
Manchester South District Cubs hosted by 1st Noor Scout Group held a terrific “Faith is Fun†evening for the Cubs to experience faith in a fun and respectful way. We had 80 Cubs attend with no less than 32 Cub Leaders; even our District and County Commissioners attended – fantastic!
Posted at 9 December, 04:17 PM by Patrick Cherry
District Cub Leaders minutes 22/03/07
The minutes are available here
Posted at 23 March, 06:03 PM by Alan Robinson
Cub camp photos
Some photos from the district cub camp can be viewed by clicking on the link in the links box to the lift.
Posted at 31 August, 12:03 PM by Keith Hampson
Minutes from Camp Meeting: 6 March 2006
Thanks to all who came last night, sorry to everyone for the last minute change of venue!
Next meeting will be after the District meeting on 6th April at Hough End (District meeting starts at 8.30). I will try and have you all home by 10!!! Hope you can all make it.
Read More...Posted at 8 March, 03:52 PM by Patrick Cherry
Ideas for Summer Camp – Decades
These are just a few ideas to get you started.
1916-1925 (306th Manchester)
- Start of Cubs
- 1920 – First radio broadcast from Chelmsford
- 1923 – Wembly Stadium (Part I officially opened!)
1926-1935 (2/241st Manchester)
- 1926 – First traffic lights in London
- 1927 – Penicilin was discovered by Alexander Flemming
- 1927 – Lady Chatterley’s lover was written!
- 1928 – First public telephone boxes
- 1930 – YHA founded
- 1930 – Amy Johnson flies off England to Australia
- 1930 – Swallows and Amazons was written
- 1935 – 30 mph in built up areas introduced
1936-1945 (Not included)
1946-1955 (2/249th Manchester)
- 1946 – NHS formed
- 1946 – Fuel crisis
- 1946 – Edinburgh Festival opened for first time
- 1948 – NHS officially opened!
- 1948 – British Rail born
- 1948 – NATO Treaty signed
- 1951 – Festival of Britain
- 1952 – Elizabeth II becomes Queen
- 1953 – Hilary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Everest
- 1954 – First 4-minute mile (Roger Bannister
- 1954 – Lord of Flies (William Golding) was written
- 1955 – Ruth Ellis executed
1956-1965 (2/88th Manchester)
- Suez Crisis
- CND campaign started
- Mini goes on sale
- First section of the M1 opens
- 1961 – Angela Pinter –English Women to win Wimbledon
- 1961 – Private Eye first published
- 1962 – Cuban Missile crisis
- 1963 – Great Train Robbery
- 1963 – First Blue Peter Annual published
- 1964 – BBC2 starts broadcasting
- 1965 – Pennine Way dedicated as National Trail
1966-1975 (123rd Manchester)
- England win the World Cup
- 1967 – Breathalysers introduced
- 1968 – Martin Luther King assassinated
- 1969 – First Concorde flights
- 1969 – First man on the moon
- 1971 – Decimalisation
1976-1985 (Northeden)
- Prince Charles and Diana got married
- Live Aid Concert
1986-1995 (Bagley Hall)
- Challenger Shuttle Disaster
- Mexico Football World Cup
- Gulf War Round 1
- Italia ‘90
1996-2006 (23rd Manchester
Physical Activity Base
Read More...Posted at 1 March, 02:20 PM by Patrick Cherry
Minutes from Camp Meeting: 18 January 2006
It was decided was there will be a District Camp 7-9th July 2006 at Linnet Clough (finishing in sufficient time to tidy up and be in the pub for the World Cup Final – in which of course England will be featuring!) The theme will be 90 years of Cub Scouts and the cost will be approximately £30.00.
Next meeting will be on 09.02.2006 (after the District Meeting).
Posted at 2 February, 02:23 PM by Patrick Cherry
Cubs90: District Cub Camp
It was agreed last night at the a district meeting of Cub leaders that a district camp is to be held in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Cub Scouts.
Posted at 19 January, 11:22 AM by Patrick Cherry
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