Whilst you could easily take the monthly themes and fit them into a UK programme, you could also modify much of it to fit into the programme you already have. With suggestions all the way to 2011, it’s well worth a look.

Cub Scout Monthly Themes

At the same time I was sorting some of the materials I received on my training, and happened to have a reproduced copy! Given that parts seem to be so widely available and it may not be available to buy (it’s not easy to find anyway!), I’ve made a rough and ready copy available to download. The pages are photographed, but are high quality and should be fine for any purpose you have for them.

Update: Paul from Shurdington Scouts has added a much better quality PDF version to his site. With his kind permission I’ve updated the link below.

The book does what it says on the tin; offering tips, advice, ideas and the proper way of doing things for a variety of Scouting skills.

Back to Basics @ Shurdington Scouts

Mandy, the creator of the Woodlands Junior School site (see Useful calendar of events), had created so much Britain centered content, that she started a ’spin-off’ site, Project Britain.

The site’s tagline is ‘All About British Life and Culture’, but it’s much more than that. In addition to all the usual stuff you’d expect (history, geography, monarchy, national holidays etc.) there are sections such as etiquette and customs, daily life, stereotypes and superstitions.

So at your next planning meeting, why not spend a week or more looking at the country we (most of us) live in.

Project Britain

The songs are sorted both alphabetically and by subject. There’s also a few links to even MORE campfire song sites.

Campfire Song Book

Whereas the first part focused on different international festivals, this part is generally more cultures and customs focused.

The files are split into multiple zips to keep each file under 100mb for uploading. The best way to sort them is one folder for part 1 (international festivals) and one folder for part two. You can download all files at once here.

International Resources – Part 1

International Resources – Part 2

International Resources – Part 3

International Resources – Part 4

International Resources – Part 5

International Resources – Part 6

Just click ‘Calendars’ on the right hand side menu.

Woodlands Junior School

Posted by MikeJ.

I was on Way Ahead 4, and as part of Module 19 (International), we were given a CD packed full of international resources. There are more general things, as well as various resources for different international festivals. And I’m making it available for download!

The CD is just over 600mb, so I’ll be posting it in two parts. The links to download the first part (international festivals) are below. Stay tuned for part two!

Update: Part 2 is available here.

International Festivals – Part 1

International Festivals – Part 2

International Festivals – Part 3

International Festivals – Part 4

International Festivals – Part 5

There are books for beavers, cubs, scouts and rovers. Books full of games and entire series runs (e.g. The Scouter). There’s also an audio section, with clips of the man himself, Baden-Powell.

The Dump

Scouting Resources

Scouting Resources is run by an ACSL from 9th Barking & Dagenham Scout Group. It’s packed full of stuff, including sections on badgework, camping, codes/signs, compass work, cooking ideas, different countries, games, jungle book, knots, mapping, pioneering, songs, skits and weather.

They also have programmes from as far back as 2001, and camp programmes from even further! Well worth a look.

Scouting Resources

Shurdington Scout Group

My groups Scout Leader swears by the stuff on the Shurdington Scouts site, most of the stuff he uses his from here.

For members of their group, it’s got plenty of information about what they’re doing, how to join etc. But it really comes into it’s own for other leaders. There are 8+ pages packed full of programme ideas and other resources. Just click the RESOURCES or DOWNLOADS links.

15th Cheltenham (Shurdington) Scout Group Website

Scoutorama

This site is aimed at Boy Scouts of America, but has loads of resources which apply to ANY Scout. The best bet (for a food lover, anyway!) is the massive list of camping recipes. Also of note are the EAGLE PROJECTS and SCOUT SONGS links.

Scoutorama

Erith and Crayford District Scouts

There are some different resources on this district site, including instructional knot videos, a scouting quiz and a few ides for Scouts Own.

Erith and Crayford District Scouts

MacScouter

Another American site, has various campfire cookbooks, stories (including how Scouting reached America), and a selection of Scouting clipart and fonts.

MacScouter

ScoutBase UK

Seemingly obvious, but a great resource nonetheless. The more ‘public’ Scouts.org.uk seems to have overshadowed this recently. But it’s still the best place to find POR, factsheets, badge requirements and programme information.

ScoutBase UK

Activities for the Cub Scout Section (at Scout.org)