Today the Beavers enjoyed a special event — a private Bikeability session at The Bristol Cycle Centre.
It was a momentous occasion as two Beavers cycled independently for the first time, showing wonderful perseverance, courage and determination after lots of practice.
Our older Beavers worked on more advanced cycling skills, and many of the group successfully completed their Stage 1 Bikeability certification.
We finished the session with a celebratory group ride on the pump track, which was great fun for everyone.
A brilliant achievement and a very proud day for our Beavers — well done to all involved!
This week at Squirrels we celebrated Holi – the Hindu Festival of Colours! 🌈
We learned that Holi is a joyful festival celebrating colour, spring and new beginnings. The children explored bright coloured powders in a sensory activity, created their own colourful artwork (with some enthusiastic paint splats!), and enjoyed a colour-themed movement game upstairs.
Through our activities, Squirrels developed their creativity, confidence, and understanding of different cultures and celebrations around the world.
It was a slightly messy, very colourful and very joyful session – full of smiles and bright ideas! 💛
Well done, Squirrels! 🐿️
Cubs: What did you do Saturday night?
Well, the Cubs at 7th took part in the Cabot District Annual Swimming Gala held at Easton Leisure Centre.
I’m glad to say that we had a remarkable turnout from our Cubs (and their parents/carers/chauffeurs) with 13 taking part!!
All did an amazing job!!
The standard was high, so a great shout out to our Cubs in coming 9th out of 12. All did really well, with some getting good positions tooo….
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Cubs: What did you do last Thursday?
Well, the Cubs at 7th learned about Chinese New Year from our very own international Scout from Hong Kong.
Then we invested the Cubs who have recently joined….soon, we’ll be doing sewing, so parents can be saved the needle work….haha
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Scouts: What did you do last Monday?
Well, the Scouts at 7th were treated to an amazing Lion dance as part of Chinese New Year…..we learned about the Chinese Zodiac and what animal year it is (horse if you were wondering 😉)…..
Then we made fortune cookies.
Many thanks to Jonathan for organising this…
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Looks great fun! 🐉 🏮
Scouts Adventure Weekend - 20/21st Feb…..
Our amazing Scouts did an overnight at our adventure area in Bristol on a cold/rainy weekend….
That said, they took it all in their stride and camped and took part in all the adventure activities.
Thanks to Alex Mulroy and the other leaders who made this possible…..
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Cubs Pancake Day on Thursday 12th February….
So, the Cubs learned about Shrove Tuesday and the played pancake inspired games, before trying their hand at making them…..spolier alert…..they were much better at eating them….haha
Thanks to our helpers too….
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Tonight the Beavers enjoyed a creative and informative session together!
We learned more about beavers the animals, discovering lots of interesting facts! Can your beaver remember any interesting facts from last night?
The Beavers then got very creative making their own beaver paper bag puppets, using scissors, glue, colouring materials and plenty of imagination.
Each Lodge worked brilliantly at their tables, and Lodge Leaders made sure everything was left tidy at the end.
We finished by returning to Lodge lines to present badges from last term and celebrate everyone’s achievements.
A lovely mix of learning, teamwork and creativity — well done, Beavers!
Tonight’s session was full of practical skills, creativity and teamwork.
The Beavers worked in their Lodges to rotate around a range of activities. They practised tying shoelaces and folding neckers, building confidence with everyday skills.
They also designed and decorated paper aeroplanes, getting creative before taking them home to finish and test.
Alongside this, the Beavers took part in jointly decorating a card to present to one of our leaders, working thoughtfully and cooperatively.
We ended the session by saying goodbye before a well deserved half term break!
Well done, Beavers!
What did you do tonight?
Well, the Scouts at 7th learned and made pancakes….although it was noted that some were more chocolate spread than pancake….haha
20 Scouts and 20 pancakes….hey, we even ran a fire drill in the middle of it all…🔥🧯🚒
Great work everyone….all seemed satisfied and a good evening had by all….even had a few volunteers at the end to help clean up….
Thanks Finn for organising this …….
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What did you do last Thursday?
Well, the Cubs of 7th got tied up in knots (literally) as King Louis taught us about reef knots and bowlines and how to do them…..then the Cubs used these skills to drag buckets of sweets across the hall…..amazing what they can do with the right incentive 😉
Cubs did really well and we wil focus on this in the coming weeks….
Oh, then we played table football and a bit of iceberg too…..
Thanks Oli for teaching us all the knots….
What did you do last Monday?
Well, the Scouts at 7th showed off their sporting prowress with some amazing games of table football and dodgeball….then, the very excellent Lee Dartnell gave us all a lesson on how to sew buttons on….
It has to be said that Lee’s skill with a needle and thread (especially threading them) had me absolutely astounded!!
Great work Lee and team!!!
Tonight the Beavers enjoyed an exciting campfire evening at the Woodhouse Activity Centre.
We wrapped up warm to join a large number of other Beaver sections for a fun-filled event that also helped raise money for a great cause. This year, the funds raised will be donated to Cabot Explorers, who are working towards attending the World Scout Jamboree in 2027.
The Beavers sang some classic campfire songs, learned new actions and moves! We all laughed out loud at Crazy Chris's infamous Cecil story, which was performed with such enthusiasm that he fell into the water bucket!
Of course, no campfire would be complete without marshmallows, which were thoroughly enjoyed!
A brilliant evening of singing, togetherness and shared Beaver spirit — well done all!!
Cecil had a marvellous evening! So did I - well done Beavers (and adults!) 🐛⚜️🔥
Tonight the Beavers visited the Aerospace Museum for a very special, exclusive event — we had the entire place to ourselves!
We began by visiting Concorde, where the Beavers learned fascinating facts and asked some brilliant, insightful questions about the edge of space, the curvature of the Earth, wind resistance, Concorde’s speed, and how air is drawn into the engines. They also had the chance to go inside and were surprised by just how small it was!
We then enjoyed a tour of the Heritage Museum, exploring aircraft engines, the insides and outsides of planes, and many other exciting exhibits along the way.
To finish the evening, the Beavers took part in a KS1 Mission to Mars workshop. Working in groups, they programmed and coded a robot to navigate the surface of Mars, carefully plotting routes to avoid craters and boulders on the rocky terrain.
An unforgettable evening full of curiosity, learning and teamwork — well done, Beavers!
Looks a really memorable visit.
Fantastic night! My beavers would love to do this! Do you mind sharing the contact details please? Pm if it’s easier. Thanks from one fellow Beaver lead to another!
What did you do you do Thursday night?
Well, the Cubs at 7th learned all about making things fly…covering velocity, gliding, rotors and propellors….they even got to make paper aeroplanes….oh and a helium filled balloon was also involved….
Thanks to Robin for organinsing it all…..
What did you do last Monday night?
Well, the Scouts at 7th celebrated Burns Night 2026 by donning traditional Scottish clan names & taking part in our very first 7th Bristol Highland Games! 🏴 The “clans” fought it out across events such as:
* the Caber toss
* Haggis throwing
* "stone" carries
* Scottish trivia
….and then a final Tug-of-War tournament (where they even beat the leaders!)
Lots of fun was had all round and we've already been asked to make plans to celebrate Burns Night again next year.
Many thanks Holly Hughes for organising it all….what an amazing evening….
Looked great fun Mike Keefe
Tonight the Beavers worked towards their Air Activities badge.
Alongside learning about all things aviation, the Beavers welcomed a special visitor, Mike Petteford, a hot air balloon pilot. He spoke to them about what it’s like to be a pilot and answered lots of curious and thoughtful questions.
The Beavers also took home instructions to make their very own paper aeroplanes, each choosing a design of their own.
We also held the official investiture of our new Kits, who are now fully welcomed as Beavers and have joined their Lodges. To mark this, we officially appointed our new Lodge Leaders and proudly awarded them their special Lodge Leader woggles.
A memorable and informative session — well done, Beavers!
What did you do last Monday night!?!
Well, the Scouts at 7th had an amazing evening thanks to Nina Allen, who did an amazing job of setting up a whole evening of team games and events to focus on teamwork!!
As part of this, we did events that included “can you have a fruit pastel without chewing it”….spoiler, they can, a memory game and a competition to see who can eat a biscuit without using their hands….
What a busy and amazing evening….
Thanks to all the Scouts team for setting these challenges….🦊