Click here to view, order and download photos We had a beautiful weekend for our medieval themed camp at Youlbury. Thirty-two Cubs from Jacala joined together with a further thirty-four Cubs from 10th and 4th Oxford for two days of knights, dragons, wizards and chivalrous deeds. We arrived at Youlbury on Friday evening and, after getting our tents set up, divided up into ten teams. Our first activity was a dragon hunt through the woods, creating ten different coloured dragons. The teams were then given their velvet pouches and awarded their first chivalry points, before working together to create a banner. After a quick supper of hot chocolate and cake it was time to settle down to sleep. The Cubs woke up with the birds on Saturday morning, and decided to join them in their chattering; however, breakfast wasn’t until 8am, so they had a long wait before they got fed! Saturday was spent working round a series of bases, at which the Cubs could earn chivalry points for their team:
After the bases finished on Saturday it was time to start preparations for the banquet: we all put on our medieval outfits and dined on delicious hog roast. This was followed up by a camp fire, then supper and bed. Sunday morning was spent finishing off the bases before lunch. We then added up the chivalry points and, after tidying the campsite, we had a closing ceremony with medals for the winner team. Every Cub received a special camp blanket badge and the weekend finished with the Cubs taking up their shields to siege the castle – they definitely won! Thank you to all of the adults who helped out over the course of the weekend. The Cubs had an amazing time and we couldn’t have done it without you! |
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