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Our Twitter account is @BmoneyScouts. We tweet all our latest news posts, and we follow several Scouting related people – @ScoutsNI, @UKScouting (the UK Scouting Association) and Bear Grylls among others. Our Twitter feed is shown on the right hand side of the website or you can click the Twitter logo to take you to our Twitter profile.
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On Saturday 10th December, Ballymoney Beavers travelled to Castlerock for a Christmas fun day, meeting up with over 80 Beavers from all over the Coleraine District including Coleraine, Portstewart, Scouting Ireland from Coleraine, and Castlerock. All the Beavers at the Fun Day
The day started with drawing a picture for Santa, with Jonathan’s picture being judged the best for Ballymoney. Fun and games, making a lot of noise!
The Beavers then went on to spend some time singing and dancing to Christmas songs, making as much noise as they could with their tambourines and maracas.
Meeting Santa
After a refreshment break the Beavers listened to traditional Christmas stories, bringing the afternoon to a close was a visit to Santa to receive a Christmas stocking.
All the Beavers had a great afternoon and thanks go to Jean the ADC Beavers & the Castlerock team for organising a great event for everyone.
The Scouts will have their Christmas trip on Friday 16th December – they plan to go to the swimming pool at Ballymena.
Meet at the Scout Hall at 6:30 pm , in full uniform. We plan to be back at the hall by about 10 pm. Cost will be £10 (including supper!).
Please confirm with Kevin by 6pm on Wednesday 14th December if you plan to attend so that arrangements can be made.
On the hike...
On Friday 25th November the Scouts and Explorers packed up and headed off in the minibus for their winter weekend away at Dunluce Guide House. Once there, after setting up the hostel and unloading all the goodies brought by the Tesco delivery van, everything was set for a great weekend ahead.
On the hike...
On Saturday many of the Scouts and Explorers hiked around a portion of the North Coast. This allowed all participants to use and improve their map reading skills, as they each took turns to lead the group on the hike. Some of the Explorers took the opportunity to do some challenging biking, led by Robin Taggart.
On Saturday evening everyone enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner cooked by the patrol leaders and assistant patrol leaders. This was followed by party games, including the Biking on Saturday
After Eight Challenge, and ‘IbbleDibble’
After a leisurely breakfast on Sunday morning the Scouts headed out to complete a number of different challenges, including first aid, building a fire off the ground and tower building out of newspaper. Christmas Meal
The weekend came to a close on Sunday afternoon when it was time to pack up and return to the scout hall. Looking forward to our next adventure!.
The Explorers will have their own Christmas trip on Friday 9th December – they plan to go karting at Race4Real on Ballybrakes Road, Ballymoney. Meet at the Scout Hall at 7pm , no uniform required. We plan to be back at the hall by about 9:30pm Cost will be £20 (including chips!).
Please confirm with Helen by 6pm on Wednesday 7th December if you plan to attend so that the booking can be made.
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Meet at the Scout Hall at 7pm , no uniform required. We plan to be back at the hall by about 9:30pm Cost will be £20 (including chips!).