Cromwell Beavers show their Creative Side
By Simon Gates, 24th February 2007
Creative Beaver Scouts from Cromwell District gathered in St Ives today (24th February) for the annual District Handicraft Competition. The Free Church played host to the event, which was open to the public for viewing and refreshments. With 5 different crafts to choose from, 100+ beavers had used the last few weeks of their colony meetings to prepare what they had made for judging.
There were 5 categories to enter, all incorporating the 100 years of scouting theme;
- Colony Craft - Brownsea Island (Baden-Powell and the 20 boys)
- Woggle Making - A woggle fit for a Beaver Scout in 2007
- Magnet Making - A magnet with a Scouting theme
- Desk Tidy - A desk tidy incorporating the scout badge
- Picture Frame - A picture frame with Baden-Powell
As well as the competition, Cromwell Beaver leaders invited the Beavers and members of the public to spend some time on various other activities they has organised before the midday presentations. These included a tombola, refreshments, face painting and 3 other simple crafts for children of all ages.
As midday approached, the Assistant District and County Commissioner for Beavers, Sue Best, presented two beavers with their Chief Scout Bronze Award, the highest honour available in Beaver Scouting. It was left to the Mayor and Mayoress of St Ives to present the main competition prizes, which resulted in an even spread of awards amongst boys, girls and colonies.
County Commissioner, Richard Hames, was also present to lend his support to the event and make one final presentation to Sue Best for lengthy services to Scouting. Asked what he thought of the event, Richard stated;
"Cromwell have put on a tremendous event and it's great to see so many people here. The standard of the competition was very high this year which would have made it really hard to judge, especially with the different ideas the Beavers came up with. I couldn't have done it!"
It is estimated that the event attracted over 300 people throughout the morning.
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