Brighton Bell Cub Packs – March 2024 update
On a cold and frosty evening at the start of December, the Cubs met with other sections of the Group to enjoy an evening of campfire songs and sketches around a large campfire at a nearby site.
The next afternoon we met at the Willis Museum where Cubs were given question sheets to encourage them to look carefully at the exhibits.
They were particularly interested in the Iron Age and Roman artefacts as most of the Cubs had studied these eras at school. We then walked down to the sports centre for a swimming session with floats and balls.
The final activity for the afternoon was the festive trail around Festival Place but this was a challenge for most of the groups as the signs weren’t easy to find and some collaboration between the teams was necessary.
The disability awareness badge has given Cubs the chance to find out about different disabilities. As well as writing their name in braille and learning how to spell it in sign language, Cubs learnt how to approach people who are deaf or blind.
They also learnt how to push a wheelchair and what it feels like to be pushed in one. They tried making toast with only one hand, including opening and using the spread and cutting it in half. They then wrote their name while holding a pen in their mouth.
The Cubs showed a lot of empathy and awareness of disabilities, and a number shared their own personal experiences of friends and family members who live with a disability.
We also read out a statement from an ex-Cub who was concerned that the badge requirements didn’t mention ‘invisible’ disabilities. Rose is autistic and wanted everyone to be aware that some people live with conditions that can’t be seen, but they may still need adaptations or support to enable them to live their life.
The 10th February was the start of Chinese New Year, the year of the dragon. Cubs wrote ‘Happy New Year’ in Chinese and tried some maths using Chinese characters.
They also made ‘red envelopes’. Traditionally these contain money and are given to children during the festival, ours only contained a motto similar to those found in fortune cookies.
If you would like to find out more about our Packs, which both meet on a Thursday evening, or to add a name to our waiting list, then please get in touch with me at Sharon.duffy@bhsg.org.uk
