Centenary Cub Camp

170 very active Cub Scouts attended the Centenary Cub Camp at Parkwood over the weekend. The management team promised good weather and so it was.

After flag break on Saturday morning 170 Cubs were invited to attempt to achieve 100 activities over the two days.

All packs bar one were represented and the cubs were asked to brave the assault course, get themselves out of the rope maze, play water hockey, dance the macaranas (and the boat song - oops upside your head) and then in true cub tradition dance the time warp. They made dough twists, fired air pressured rockets, saved the site from radio activity by putting the isotopes into their protective covering, they were forced to endure the stocks, they did the original grand howl, they played golf and hit the original tin can alley, talking of alley's the played marbles to original rules to name just a few activities. Each pack were themed to a famous Brightonian these included Max Miller, Rudyard Kipling, Magnus Volk, Martha Gunn and Norman Cook. Each pack had to make a banner to depict their choice and this competition was won by Rudyard Kipling also known as the 19th.

The traditional water fight took place in the afternoon and in the evening we were joined by the 35 strong D of E contingent from Twickenham at the camp fire where each group performed stunts and sang unusual camp fire songs. Father Abraham will never be the same again.

During the day we were visited by the High Sherriff of East Sussex who was massively impressed with what he saw, also the County Commissioner brought some pupils of Chailey Heritage to enjoy the afternoon, we let them loose in the caves and a thoroughly good time was had by all.

The sunday saw the annual tug of war contest which was eagerly contested by all teams eventually won by the Martha Gunn team of the 54th Brighton with the runner up trophy going to the Norman Cook team of the 30th Brighton.

My congratulations to the organising team and to all the leaders that took part in making this a fabulous weekend. I hope you all recover quickly.