The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will be holding a Second Plant Sale on Saturday 19th May 2012 from 12noon until 2pm at the Scout Hut.

We would be very grateful for any donations of plants. Any plants, house or garden, vegetable seedlings, shrubs, perennials or annuals etc. will be most appreciated.

All donations and grown seedlings should be bought to the Scout Hut on Thursday 17th May or on Saturday 19th before the sale starts.

We will also be serving the usual refreshments and cakes on the day, so any donations of cakes will also be gratefully received.

On Saturday 17th March this years District Cubs swimming Gala was held at the newley refurbised Donyngs Recreation Centre in Redhill.

The Gala is always well attended and is now formed of both the Reigate and Horley Cub Scouts. This year there were 18 Cub packs registered meaning each event was to have three heats.

Once again the event was well supported by many parents of all groups who filled all the seats (and more) well in advance of the start. Eager as always to make an impression, the 9th Reigate Vocal support was once more recruited!

The events followed the usual schedule, starting with a Float race which required a pair of cubs to start in the shallow end and swim the length with a foam rocket, pick up a third cub and push them back to the start line. We took part in heat 2 and started the competition well with a second place.

There then followed a short relay race, a diving/pickup race, a long relay and a 2 length race. We all gave our best and swam exceptionally well, picking up a number of 2nd & 3rd places, and narrowly missing a first place along the way.

We showed our neighbourly spirit again by helping out the 15th Reigate (Chipstead) in the relay races, this also allowed our boys and girls to have an extra swim for free.

The final race was an optional leader's race, a 2 length affair, with a costume change at the turn around. The leaders after swimming the first length freestyle were to put on a T-shirt, and conceal 2 well blown up balloons within it and retain them for the second length. This year the 9th competed in the race which was great fun, unfortunately the chances of keeping up with the super competative leaders was too much for us!

Afterwards the pool was quickly cleared, and while the results were being calculated all the cubs were allowed to dive in and play in the pool. The safety of an elevated position with a glazed barrier never felt so welcome! Unfortunately there was no escape from the noise....

We believe we ended the competition in a very respectable 8th place out of 18 groups, some of whom had very exceptional swimmers.

All our thanks are sent out to the supporters, organisers and of course Akela for her hard work in training the team over the last few weeks.

We have now published the Scouts Activity Programme for Term 1 of 2012.

This can be found as usual in the Events Calender to teh left of this page.

We have managed to book a 50 ft long sailing ship belonging to Adventures Offshore which is run by the Scout Association. This gives the 9th Reigate a chance to experience sailing this exciting offshore sail training vessel for the weekend of 25th to 27th May 2012. The trip will start and finish at Ipswich and probably include some East Coast rivers and the adjacent coast and rounding a North Sea fort.

The vessel comes fully equipped with safety equipment for offshore and ocean sailing to Scout Association and Royal Yachting Association standards. The scheme is designed to introduce scouts etc to sailing on the sea. A qualified and experienced Skipper and Mate are there to ensure that the trip is fun and action packed and food is included. All you will need is a sleeping bag and personal clothing.

The cost will be £105 per person for the weekend - which is a good rate for using such a well fitted boat. It is intended that the 9th Reigate group will provide the transport at no extra cost. If you have any further questions please ask Geoff - (phone 0844 4142215).

We do have to confirm this booking so please tell the scout leaders if you wish to go or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . A deposit of £25 will be required asap. There are only 10 places including two leaders, so first come, first served.