Twenty four Beaver and Cub Scouts from the Caddington Scout Group collected a record 100 challenge and activity badges at their end of term meeting at Four Ends School. Around 90 parents, leaders and friends filled the school hall to see Group Scout Leader Rita Tims and her Beaver Scout Leader Janet Kay make the record breaking presentation. It was the climax of the year for these young Scouts.

During the meeting they enjoyed a range of activities that will go towards more badges. They decorated biscuits with icing, fruit and sweets for their creative badge. They made colourful spiders out of dyed pipe cleaners for an artist badge. And they showed their map reading skills for yet another badge.

For Cub Scout Sam Booth, 8 this was a family affair as Dad and Mum helped find 12 locations on a map covering a complicated course over unfamiliar territory. The map covered Newport in South Wales. One of many Beaver Scouts found biscuit making more to his taste as part of his Creative Badge. He even went back for seconds and thirds just to make sure he knew how to do it properly.

Among the many awards the most deserving was the Gordon Wellstead Memorial Trophy which went to Cub Scout Harry Richardson, 8 as the most improved Scout in the group. He said, “My best friend won it last year so I’m really proud to be chosen this year.” The award was presented by Rob and Doris Wellstead on behalf of Gordon a long time member of the group.

Four Cub Scouts, Dylan, Christian, Owen and Jamie received their Chief Scout Silver Award the top honour for Cubs. All four will now move to the Scout section in nearby Slip End.

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