Year of Adventure 2015 and Cubs 100 2016!

1. Year of Adventure 2015 and Cubs 100 2016!

2. Wolf Cubs • December 1916 - Wolf Cubs was launched at Caxton Hall • By the end of the following year there were already 30,000 • In the UK we now have over 150,000 Cub Scouts • 2016 will see us celebrate100 years of adventure

3. 2016 Cubs 100 Objectives • To involve Cubs Scout Packs across the whole of the UK. • To increase growth and participation of young people and adults. • To celebrate and have fun. • To establish a momentum throughout the country for the next decade of Cub Scouting. • To bring the history of scouting to light

4. 2015/2016 YOA objective • To raise awareness of the importance of Cub Scouts accessing adventurous activities and providing opportunities for young people within this section to experience adventure at an appropriate level for their age and ability.

5. 2015 • Year of Adventure!

6. 2015 Year of Adventure • In preparation for the centenary year • Renewed focus on including adventurous • activities to Cub Scouting • A focus on a new adventurous • activity each month

7. 2015 Year of Adventure - monthly themes • March All things ‘100’ activities • Run 100 metres • 100 metre swim • Fundraising 4 adventure • 100 picture challenge • April Land Activities • Land Yachting • Walking in the hills • Pushball • Sledging • May Team Building Activities • Archery • Orienteering • Build a den • Geo-caching

8. 2015 Year of Adventure - monthly themes • June Nature Activities • Sea life search • Tree survey • What’s under the water • Bug hunting • July Water Activities • Snorkelling • Raft Building • Canoeing • Keep that ball up • AugustAir Activities • RAF day visit • Hold a bird of prey • Make a kite • Rocket away

9. 2015 Year of Adventure - monthly themes • SeptemberUp High Activities • Crate stacking • Indoor climbing • Zip wire • Abseiling • OctoberTechnology Activities • Make your own compass • Making new friends • Radio wide game • Making energy • NovemberLight and Fire Activities • Fire paper boats • Fireworks display • S’mores • Glow stick prize challenge

10. 2015 Year of Adventure - monthly themes • DecemberUnderground Activities • Make a volcano • Vegetarian Banquet • Plastic dinosaur hunt • Explore down under

11. How can local camp sites, activity centres support the year of adventure and Cubs 100?

12. By providing cub activity days • By giving special rates for Cub Scout packs • By providing training for Cub Scout leaders • By encouraging packs to take part in activities as part of their pack programme • By supporting existing cub camps

13. 2016Cubs 100!

14. Main aspects to the centenary year 2016 • ‘Our Journey’ – a programme resource for the centenary year • Thanks party – a chance to thank those locally who have brought Cub Scouting through its first 100 years • Locally organised adventure camps • Promise parties – a chance to celebrate, reflect and renew our Promise

15. Cubs 100 birthday badge • Badge available to buy from September 2015

16. ‘Our Journey’ resource • Downloadable recourses packed full of challenging activities and fun ideas to be used throughout the year and help plan for each event. • All available for download • early 2015 to help with planning

17. Thanks party – Jan to March • An event planned to enable today’s Cub Scouts to say thank you to leaders past and present

18. A local adventure camp • Each Cub Scout to have the opportunity to attend an adventure camp • The camps to have an adventure theme • Events to be organised at County, District or Pack/Group depending on local circumstances • Sometime between April and October

19. Promise parties • Only event with a set date – 19:16 on Friday 16th December • End of year celebration event for Cub Scouts and leaders • Opportunity to renew our Promise at 19:16

20. With your help we can make it a year to remember ! www.scouts.org.uk/cubs100