SNAPP - Long Buckby Cubs

Long Buckby Cubs Scouts have been bitten by the recycling bug in a bid to minimise waste. Learning about the environmental damage caused by plastic, the Cubs have taken part in litter picks, planted bulbs in Daventry Country Park, increased their recycling and made a personal pledge to reduce their use of plastic as part of the county-wide SNAPP project: Scouts Northamptonshire Avoiding Plastic Pollution. The project already has 5,000 Cubs and Scouts from across Northamptonshire taking part.

Together the Long Buckby Cub pack has created a recycling centre in Long Buckby village with the Long Buckby Rugby Club, Football Club and many other local businesses supporting their efforts. In their first six months, they have recycled about 11,000 (20kg) crisp packets, 4kg of toothpaste packaging waste and 1kg of Pringles tubes, with plans to collect bread bags and chocolate wrappers. As well as reducing waste sent to landfill, the schemes also provide some additional funds for Cub equipment.

Long Buckby Cub leader Sally-Ann Walden said, ‘I’m so proud of our Cubs. They have taken this challenge to heart and been inspired to make a difference. Five of our Cubs were the first in the county to complete the SNAPP challenge with one even writing to Michael Gove to demand a change in the Government’s attitude to plastic pollution.’

Visit snapp.northantsscouts.org.uk to find out what other groups are doing

Kettering Gangshow - Trouble with Time 

Add the Dates to your Diary for this years shows Tuesday 29th October to Saturday 2nd November. 

Kettering Gangshow Rehearsals are in full swing with dances starting to be choreographed. With only a little over 4 months to the show will be good to see how the young people have progressed up until show week.#Gangshow #SkillsForLife
 

What we wear when we Scout

Have your say via the online questionnaire to help understand what members currently wear and explore other options of what could be worn.

Volunteers, young people and their parents or carers are encouraged to have their say, and views on variations to suit the needs of Sea Scouts, Air Scouts, faiths and nations are encouraged. 

scouts.org.uk/whatwewear

The online questionnaire, run by PopulusLive, will close on 7 July 2019. Young people will require the permission of their parents to take part in the survey.

The Scouts is committed to remaining a uniformed movement. If changes are proposed, they’ll include a substantial period of transition. No decision has been made at this stage, and there are no immediate changes to the uniform.

Northamptonshire County Training Diary