Aboriginal art, bake-offs, ukuleles, mosque visits: being a Cub has changed a lot since 1916In 1916 a Cub scout keen for an armful of badges would need to show “pluck” in team sports, run a furlong in 50 seconds, know how to get to the nearest blacksmith’s forge and tell a mushroom from a toadstool.Today the requirements for full honours involve aboriginal art, bake-offs, ukulele strumming and visits to mosques. These were just some of the activities undertaken by eight Cubs at the 1st West Hoathly Cub Scout Pack in West Sussex, who have stitched a full house of badges on to their sleeves – 472 badges between them – in what is thought to be a record-breaking feat. Continue reading…
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