St Pauls Barnfield

Scouts Radio Show

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:30:00 GMT

St Pauls Barnfield Scouts created their own radio show called A-Z show on Goss Fm at Accrington Academy on 27th October 2009. They had the opportunity of working with the Goss FM DJ, Mark. They learnt about radio by answering questions such as 'Why Radio?', 'How do we listen?', What types of radio?' etc. This gave them an overview about Radio.

They had to work out who was going to do which roles in the show, this ranged from the shows producer down to those being interviewed. The had to decide on the content from the show:-
News, Sport, Weather, What's On, Chit Chat, Special Guests and the Songs.

The shows producer had to work out what the running order is going to be and learn all of the controls on the radio desk. He had to pick the identity tags, how long the item of the show was going to last, which songs to choose in order to make sure that the show was 25minutes long, so that we did not over run.

While the shows producer was doing this the others where preparing their parts of the show by using the national and local news papers to gather news, up to date sport details, weather and the local what's on events that where happening over the kids holidays.

Once everyone had gathered their material they had to have a practice to make sure that they did not over run the timings on their parts. Then it was ready for the real thing - the Live show.

At 1 o'clock it was the scouts turn on the radio doing their A-Z show at Accrington Academy. The show, minus the songs played can be found here.

The leaders also enjoyed the scouts enthusiasm and commitment to the show and feel that they got a lot out of the day. The pictures can be found in our gallery.

As part of their writes badge the Scouts were asked to complete a write up of the days events. Here is what Zack had to say about his day.

Scouts Sports Day

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:37:00 GMT

St Pauls Barnfield Scouts took part in their first ever district scouting event on Sunday 4th October. The event took place at Bowley Scout Camp. We entered a team of 6 scouts in various events. They took part in a variety of events, that are not necessarily your usual sports day events.

In the morning there were 4 events - archery, rifle shooting, curling and orienteering. We had mixed results in these coming 6th in the rifle shooting, 5th in curling and 1st in both orienteering and archery. The Scouts were up against some very tough opposition in some of the events and made us feel proud. It shows how well they have been progressing in some of the events they have done before but it also shows that they are willing to try even the more unusual and unfamiliar events. These results were very impressive for our small group who have not had the opportunity to try these events before - but we will be trying them in future.

After lunch we took part in the five a side football tournament. It was held in a league format. Even though we didn't win this element we had a good go and were only beaten once. We won 2 and drew 2. Maybe now we will have to give the Scouts the opportunity to play football, occasionally!

After the football came the presentation of the trophies and medals from the day. We were awarded our winners trophies from the orienteering and the archery. Even though we did not win overall it was the taking part that counted and the Scouts really seemed to enjoy taking part in these events. Let's hope that next year we can do as well!

District Cub Camp

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:22:00 GMT

The weekend of Friday 11th to Sunday 13th September saw a quiet time for some of the parents of the Cubs from St Paul's Barnfield. It was the District Cub Camp at Bibby's Farm near Chorley. There were Cubs from various areas within Hyndburn at the event which was designed to bring together the Cubs from the district. The aim of the event was to allow the Cubs to meet other Cubs while learning new skills and having fun.

There was lots to do including Friday nights Wide Game in the dark. The cubs had to find hidden leaders around the site and collect signatures. It sounds so much fun! They had to run around the site in small groups in the hunt of the leaders but it was not quite that simple - the leaders were on the move.

Saturday saw the Cubs taking part in a series of challenges covering various different Cub skills such as fire lighting and pioneering as well as trying their hands at Archery and other events. The Cubs were split into small groups and had to progress around the bases getting to try everything.

If you Cub has anything to add about the camp and the events please let us know. You can e-mail us at stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com with any pictures or information about the camp.

Beaver Litter Pick

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:35:00 GMT

On Tuesday 15th September St Paul's Beavers took part in a litter pick. They cleared rubbish from the field behind our Institute. You can view the pictures in our gallery by clicking here. If you have anything to add please send it to us via our contact us facility.

Summer Camp

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:55:00 GMT

What a week! We have just returned from the most action packed Summer Camp ever. It was an amazing 5 days of excitement and adventure!

Summer Camp was a massive event. It united the Cubs and Brownies from St Paul's. The cubs and a few Brownies slept in tents and used a night loo (they thought it was hilarious to use but weren't so impressed when it was their turn to empty it!) The weather was occasionally wet,but rain and mud all add to the fun for these intrepid gentlemen!

The cubs took part in some amazing adventurous activities, these included the crate challenge and the rock climbing (any reviews of these would be much appreciated)! There were also more sedate activites, for example space hoppers and scooters. There were lots of other activities available and they only lasted 2 days!

The first day was all about settling in. The second day we had a morning of crafts where the cubs made bugs and flowers to decorate the outside of the building. In the afternoon it was the less adventurous of the activities - the grass sledging and the lawn games to name a few! Wednesday was a busy day we walked to Edisford Bridge where we had a picnic and fun in the sun before a swim in the pool to relax! A perfect end to the day was a rather warm camp fire!

Thursday was also very busy. The Cubs and leaders took part in a Big Cook Little Cook challenge - French Bread Pizza followed by the amazing Chocolate Pizza. After lunch we took part in the more adventurous of the activities, the rock climbing, abseiling, low ropes and archery.

The day ended in a party. Not just any party though, it was themed on Britains Got Talent. Throughout the week the gents were given the opportunity to perfect an act to perform before the waiting crowd! Congratulations to R.C.C who was came second with their performance on guitar and took home a fantastic kite! Check out our gallery to see if you can recognise any of our famous visitors!

Our final day was Friday. It was eviction day from the Big Brother House and the Cubs tidied out their tents before being collected at 11am, all looking very tired! On the whole it was an amazing week thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended! If anyone would like to submit a review of the camp or any pictures we can add to our gallery please pass them to Chil or email:

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com

I apologise for the delay in posting this. I had a complete hard drive failure and was unable to make the page live!

Backwoods Camp

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:19:00 GMT

The Scout Camp for this summer took place at Ashworth Valley Scout Camp in Rochdale on the weekend of 7th to 9th August. The theme of the Camp was the Great Outdoors. It was focused on the Backwoods Survival methods of early scouting.

The Scouts arrived on the Friday afternoon and had to set up camp, they had to pitch their tents and create a cooking shelter in case of rain, a chopping area had to be set up and they had to mark out the camp boundaries. We saved them from having to set up toilet tents as the site had adequate facilities.

Friday night was the scouts first challenge. Having set up camp we went down into the woods to practice the skills we would need for Saturdays survival event. Then tea time. Time for the leaders to relax - the Scouts were making tea. Good old camp stew! The tea was shockingly edible and no-one came down with food poisoning!

Saturday morning was the beginning of the fun. We left our camp and headed to the Camp Site's specially designated Backwoods area high up in the trees. Here, having made Breakfast before we moved, the Scouts (and the leaders) had to show how much they had taken on-board in the last few months by constructing their own shelters in which they would spend Saturday night (providing we didn't suffer adverse weather, i.e snow storm or forest fire). They then had to set up their second campsite completely by building camp gadgets.

Saturday night saw our very own camp fire. The Scouts joined in and sang along to some familiar and unfamiliar camp fire songs. The Scouts then went to bed in their rustic, home-made shelters, praying it would not rain.

Sunday morning everyone got up and the Scouts shelters were still standing! The rain had not appeared and everyone was in good spirits. Breakfast was followed by the de-camp of both sites. Then after a bite to eat it was time to go home. We have been assured the Scouts were completely worn out following the camp, as were the leaders! Please check out the photo's from the camp in the gallery. If you have any further pictures or anything to add to this, please email it to:

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com

I apologise for the delay in posting this. I had a complete hard drive failure and was unable to make the page live!

Sausage Sizzle

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:47:00 GMT

On Tuesday 14th July the Cubs and Beavers held a Sausage Sizzle at Bowley Scout Camp in Great Harwood to celebrate the end of their term. The Brownies were invited to join them and out sing them at their campfire but only 5 Brownies turned and were outsung by us at our indoor campfire!

We were invited to help build the campfire while the sausages were cooking on our new Barbeque that has been bought by the leaders with the proceeds of their fundraising efforts! As the sausages were cooking the clouds came over. We were quickly hurried inside and as the last person entered the Lodge at Bowley the rain started and didn't stop for an hour. The leaders used the indoor facilities to cook the sausages and everyone was sat in a circle where we had roaring renditions of some familiar camp fire songs. Then it was food time - sausage buns with ketchup and drinks.

Before the end of the night one of the Cubs took part in his moving up ceremony, while the rain had stopped. He was celebrating his final night as a Cub and will be joining the Scouts in September.

Church Parade

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:43:00 GMT

Following the Church service we took the Brownies and Cubs for a walk and a picnic in the glorious sunshine. We walked from the institute to the park at the bottom of the Coppice where we were encourages to stop and enjoy the sun by the Brownies and Cubs. We sat and watched while the Cubs played in the park, and on the grass in the surrounding areas. They also spent a period of time rolling down a grassy slope and even managed to get Kaa and Baghera involved in the fun!

At 12pm we sat and ate our picnic, the sun still beaming on us! The Cubs then played for another hour before we decided to walk home. The decision was made that we would walk half way up the Coppice before walking past the pond and home. This seemed reasonable enough until someone turned a tap on above us. We had been walking for 5 minutes when it began to drizzle. Within 2 minutes the rain was torrential. We tried walking fasted but we still got wet! We returned to the Institute at about 20 past 2 and were greeted by lots of laughing parents. Thankfully everyone seemed to find it amusing, even the leaders who were soaked to the skin!

Beavers Sleep Over

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Beavers went to Ashworth Valley on Sat 13 June for Hyndburn District Beaver Sleepover. The theme was 'pirates'. They made various crafts, (bandana's, boats , bookmarks). Did pirate themed games. Went to a campfire, heard a pirate story from Captain Tadpole!Watched a piarate DVD and stayed up til midnight! On Sunday they did a treasure hunt and had a waterfight with the explorers who were dressed as pirates (brilliant!). A fabulous time was had by everybody

Scouts Hiking

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT

On 2nd and 3rd of May St Pauls Barnfield Scouts took part in a hiking camp that was really enjoyed by all. They hiked the 20km that were required for their badge. They had to carry all of their own equipment, food and tent. It made it easier for the scouts as the weather kept sunny and dry during the 5 and half hours, it took them to complete. They hiked from our scout hut in Accrington to Bowley campsite through the countryside. When arrived at camp the fun never stopped their as they had to collect cooking equipment, firewood, put up tents, make their own tea. Then they went on another small hike around 3km without their equipment to enjoy the views. Then it was bed time, which was enjoyed by most of the scouts at a early time of 9:30. Then morning rose at 6, with scouts having to cook their own breakfast and strike camp. They set back off to the scout hut which only took 3 and half hours to return home. All seemed to really enjoy the weekend. All those that went on the hike and completed were rewarded with their hiking badge. In order to find out what they needed to cover in order to gain their badge click here.

May Camp - Pirates

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:30:00 GMT

On Friday 1st May some of the Cubs attended their second camp of the year, in tents. We where also joined by our own brownies and URC brownies. It was the brownies very first camp under canvas alongside. The brownies became the first Brownies in Hyndburn to experience this. The camp was held at Waddow Guide Camp on the North Riding Campsite from Friday to Sunday. The weather was good, a few showers but nothing was going to dampen the spirits of any of the campers!

The theme for the weekend was pirates although we carried out very few of the planned activities due to the excitement of carrying out a weekend under canvas. We hired a variety of the on-site activities, including bouldering, the trampolines, scooters, space hoppers the putting green and grass sledging. The Cubs spent 2 hours exploring the different activities and loved every minute they spent on them. We also went to Edisford Bridge swimming pool where we spent an hour swimming!

The weekend coincided with the annual Scarecrow Festival in Waddington, which we took time to visit. The Cubs entered their boats into the competition. When we arrived they had to put the boats out in heats, 7 extras. One of our cubs won 3rd prize for his boats design. We had a huge amount of fun cheering our boats (made from junk) down the stream against the very professional entries made by the village children.

The weekend passes in a flash with lots of smiley faces and tired leaders. The food was good and the excitement even better.

St George's Day Parade

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:43:00 GMT

On Sunday 26th April we took part in the annual St George's Day parade. This year the parade took a different route and finished in a different place but with more than 350 people in attendance we packed out Accrington Town Hall.

The Parade began on Barnfield Street in Accrington and wound its way to Avenue Parade and through to the Town Hall. The Mayor was there to receive the salute as we entered the Town Hall. The staircase was also lined with the flags of the units that had passed before.

Once inside the Town Hall everyone was seated and the service began with a rousing rendition of Shine Jesus Shine as the unit flags were paraded to the stage. The service progressed to the renewal of promises by all of the members of all of the organisations. There was also a short sketch by the hosting unit. The service ended with the flags parading from the room and the assembled group being dismissed.

Harry Potter Camp

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:00:00 GMT

From Good Friday until Easter Monday Accrington St Paul's Barnfield Cubs and our 3rd Accrington St Pauls Brownies took over Ashworth Valley Scout Camp. We turned the site into the magical world of Harry Potter. We took 12 Cubs and 12 Brownies and had a thoroughly amazing time. The weather was amazing with lots of sun and laughter.

Upon arriving the cubs and brownies were sorted into houses by the sorting hat. There were 3 Cubs and (as it was a joint camp) 3 Brownies in each house.

The activities completed included making our Quidditch Sticks to use in our game of Quidditch. We also made Harry Potter style glasses and had special magic powder on our ice-cream! We also carried out some none magical activities. We spent two hours (in two groups of two houses) on the pedal go-karts, we went on hikes and had a magical campfire with blue flames which the Cubs and Brownies helped to build! The Cubs and Brownies were also allowed to use the playground outside the Pack Holiday House where we were staying, which was a very enjoyable and testing obstacle course.

Throughout the weekend the Cubs and Brownies were able to collect house points. These were awarded all of the children for anything - good behaviour, good participation, having a wash! (we had magic water as well. The children could wash without getting their flannels and towels wet!!!!) They could also lose points for being cheeky, being noisy until 4am, shouting and being overly daft. By the end of the weekend all of the houses had filled their points tubes and every child was given an Easter Egg as a prize.

All in all the weekend was amazing. The leaders became characters from the Harry Potter books I have attached some pictures to the gallery but we also took lots more. Lots of Pictures where taken over the weekend and have been made into a 15 minute DVD for parents / guardians enjoyment. This DVD can be ordered at a cost of £3 each by emailing Chil (John) at stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com with your name and the name of the cub or brownie that attended.

District Akeema

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Beavers attended District Akeema 28.02.09 at Bowley Scout Camp, they did a variety of activities such as penalty shoot out, curling, Sack race, Egg & spoon race, skipping, We had 2 teams. They had a really good day.

Founders Day service

stpaulsbarnfield@googlemail.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:53:00 GMT

22nd February every year is Founders Day for Scouting. It is a day when we, as members of Scouting remember and pay tribute to Lord Robert Baden-Powell and his wife Lady Olave Baden-Powell (Guiding) who were the founders of the movement. In order to celebrate this special occasion we held a special church parade. The service was conducted, mostly, by members of the uniformed organisations. The service involved the renewal of promises, not only by current members but by anyone who has made a promise to a member organisation. This meant that all of the leaders and some of the parents renewed their promise and re-affirmed their commitment to the organisation.

The scouts started their celebration first by attending a sleepover in the Institute on Saturday night. As this was a very special event and we decided to make the most and carry on beyond the end of the service. We planned to walk into the town centre and go bowling and have a meal at a local fast food restaurant. Unfortunately, like all the best laid plans, there was a problem. The bowling alley was broken and none of the lanes were operational. In order to avoid the disappointment it was suggested that we attend a film at the cinema within the complex. A film was due to begin and it was decided that we would watch the recently released Bolt. The film was excellent and all of the children enjoyed the chance to see the film, even though many had been to see it over the half term holiday.

We finished our outing with the planned meal and took over the McDonalds restaurant. This was very much enjoyed by the young people who attended.