(updated 26 September 2023)
Are your Cubs ready for our Cub Challenge Days this autumn?
Read on for more details.
When:
Saturday 30th September and Sunday 1st October 2023
Times: 9 am to 4:30 pm both days
Cubs attend either Saturday or Sunday.
Where: Copley Scout Camp Site, St Ives
Who: This year the event is only open to Cubs aged 9 and above at the date of the event.
- The aim of this event is to give the Cubs a taste of the types of activities they can expect as they move forward into Scouts, but the age restriction also allows more groups to participate in this event which gets booked up very quickly.
Activities on offer
- Climbing wall
- Archery
- Tomahawk throwing
- Aerial runway
- Escape rooms
- Pioneering
- Catapults
- Caving
- Fire lighting
- Camp fire cooking
How much: Cost is £20 per Cub (no charge for leaders)
To enquire about adding “extra cubs” to existing bookings, please email elaine.chamberlain@cambridgeshirescouts.org.uk.
- Please do not book more places than you need – we will not be able to offer refunds unless the space you have booked can be given to another Cub.
- Full payment is due within 3 working days of booking.
- A booking will NOT be finalised until full payment has been made.
- 150 Cub spaces available on each of the two days
Enquiries?
- Payments: contact: rachel.sugden@cambridgeshirescouts.org.uk
- Offers of help to run the event: contact: elaine.chamberlain@cambridgeshirescouts.org.uk
Frequently Asked Questions (check back for any extra FAQs added)
What's the adult to Cubs ratio?
A. The required ratio of adults of 1:8 plus 1 must attend.
How and by whom are payments to be made?
A. All monies due from parents are to be paid into the appropriate Group/Section/Unit etc bank account. Full payment for all tickets booked is to be made from the bank account of the Group/Section/Unit that the leader making the booking is a team member of. Payments should not be made direct to County by parents.
What does the cost of £20 include?
- Each Cub Scout space is £20.
- This includes an event badge and drink refills (there will also be drinks available for adults and young leaders)
- All attendees will need to bring snacks and lunch.
What's the policy regarding photos, videoing etc. ?
- Organisers will be taking photographs, video and sound recordings for appropriate scouting use (current and future), no names will be used.
- Adults attending with each Pack must know if this means the faces of any Cubs attending are not to be photographed / videoed by the organisers, and make this known when such images are being taken.
- We have no control over photographs taken by others.
What parental permissions are needed?
Activities:
- It is the responsibility of each Cub Scout Leader to ensure parents have given permission for their Cubs to participate in all the activities.
- A list of all activities will be sent following booking and payment being received.
- If there are any activities where specific permissions are required, this will be made clear.
- Leaders will be asked to confirm that they have all necessary parental permissions at registration on the day of attendance.
Medical:
- It is the responsibility of each Cub Scout Leader to ensure they have obtained any relevant medical information from their parents.
- You will be sent a registration form on which you will need to list all Cubs attending by name and provide emergency contact details and any medical issues pertaining to each Cub. THIS MUST BE HANDED IN AT REGISTRATION – it is not sufficient for Leaders to have it on their phones on OSM!
- There is a designated first aider on site throughout the event who needs to have access to information in case of emergency.
Do we need to bring food and drink?
- Drink refills will be available for adults and young leaders
- All attendees will need to bring snacks and lunch.
Do all leaders attending need to have up to date safeguarding and safety training?
A. Yes. Compass records need to show that every leader attending is compliant with safety and safeguarding at the event date.
