Well 2007 is nearly over after a year long party to celebrate scoutings centenary.

2008 looks like it is going to be filled with new adventures and excitment.

We have now been informed of new changes which wil affect all members.

Challenge awards will now include – COMMUNITY challenge PROMISE challenge and OUTDOOR PLUS challenge and the discontinuation of the CARING challenge. Fitness, Creative, Global and Outdor challenges stay but with added requiremnets.

Also cubs working towards the cheif scout silver award now hve to complete 6 challenge awards  from the 8 offered.

There is only one activty badge being discontinued – adventure activty badge but this has been made into the OUTDOOR PLUS challenge.

Also the old Joining in (green) badge is dicontinued instead coloured numbered stars are to replace them and they are all to remain on the uniform during the young persons stay in the section.

New cub scout handbooks have been designed with new certificates.

We look forward to recieving mor einformation about these changes, as soon as we are informed we will attempt to work towards these new badges.