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18 The Link Magazine • April 2003
Girls invited to join the Boy Scouts in West Swindon
Toothill's Scouts have welcomed the first girls into its cub pack and they hope more will join in the future.
After a period of declining num-
bers, and a change in national
policy towards recruiting girls, the
cubs and scouts were sent out on a
recruiting mission to make other
boys and girls aware of the attrac-
tions of the scouting movement.
Jasmine Telling and Sara Hou-
ston were immediately interested
when a member of the Toothill
Orion pack told their class at Salt
Way School about the weekly ac-
Haydon Wick Beaver Scouts put their tivities and camps in the summer
skills to the test on Red Nose Day by holidays.
eating corn and bake beans with tooth- The girls went along to their first
picks and pushing a marble round a meeting in January and were in-
train track course with their noses. vested into the pack on 18 Febru-
Pictured tucking in, from left,Matthew ary. "I've been camping before
Rowley, Ben Borman, t5aac Fowler with my family and it sounded Inducted into the 1st Toothill Orion cubs, Ryan Hall, centre,
like fun with the cubs," said Sara. with Sara Houston, left, and Jasmine Telling
"All the things you can learn and plenty of spaces for scouts, aged mas post to raise money to run the
the games are fun." 10'2 to 14 years. pack. It's a lot of fun for the chil-
Jasmine said being the only two "We now welcome girls to cubs dren and also for the leaders."
girls with about twenty boys was and scouts; they will make an im-
not a problem. "The first time we portant contribution to the devel- Scouts desperately need new
came was a bit embarrassing, but opment of the movement. leaders to keep packs going
not after the first week when you "Cubs and scouts is a great place Chris said there is a great need for
c. ,
get to know everybody. It can be a for young people to learn practical adults willing to train to be cub
bit noisy, but we just join in. More and personal skills, gain confi- and scout leaders, or to attend
girls should come along; you make dence, make friends and do some- meetings as helpers. Full training,
Part-time teaching assistant Pain friends and do interesting things." thing useful in their spare time," guidance and support is provided
Sloggett had her shoulder length bob Toothill Scout leader Chris said Chris. "Our programme as applicants gain experience.
shaved to a No.4 cut as part of Shaw Rawlings said the cub pack cur- throughout the year covers all For details about joining Toothill
Ridge School's Red Nose antics, whilst rently had a limited number of kinds of sports and outdoor pur- Cubs and Scouts, and to find out
Shane Gough, 11, managed to remain places for boys and girls aged 8 suits, badge work, camps, super- about leadership training, contact
silent all day to raise £42. years to 10'hyears old, but there are market bag packing and the Christ- Chris on 520387.

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