{"id":10,"date":"2013-11-04T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T19:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2014-09-09T12:48:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T12:48:55","slug":"cubs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"Cub Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cub Section represents the second stage in the Scouting journey.<\/p>\n<p>Cub Scouts range from 9 to 11 years of age.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scouts.ie\/images\/cub_scouts_title.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"36\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cub Scouting\u00a0is aimed at exploration whilst having fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In Cubs children build on the skills and knowledge they have gained during Beavers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Cub journey allows children to undertake greater challenges and also further develop their independence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-kvD6GWgc_Og\/VAntSEG3oXI\/AAAAAAAAhF8\/yUpqhR2OJuI\/w1078-h809-no\/IMG_4633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We currently have more than 30 cubs in our cub section and we meet every\u00a0Monday\u00a0evening in the Den for\u00a0an hour and a half.<\/p>\n<p>Cub Scouts enjoy new adventures while making new friends along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Their commitment is recognised by earning\u00a0activity badges.<\/p>\n<p>As well as regular weekly meetings, Cub Scouts also enjoy activity days, weekend camps and lots more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go camping<\/li>\n<li>Play games<\/li>\n<li>Explore the outdoors<\/li>\n<li>Try adventurous activities \u2013 such as hillwalking, kayaking\u00a0and archery<\/li>\n<li>Meet people from their local community<\/li>\n<li>Experience the culture of other countries<\/li>\n<li>Keep themselves and others safe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-tBVE19O_AZc\/VAmpWPvjprI\/AAAAAAAAhE4\/sN_wUMeaG80\/w1078-h809-no\/IMG_4611.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are all sorts of games and fun activities which are led by our skilled Leaders during the weekly meetings. Cub Scouts work toward developing their Scouting skills in areas such as map reading, track and trail, first aid and camping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cub Scouts are encouraged to spend more time in the outdoors and also take part in a\u00a0greater number of weekend activities then the younger Beaver Section.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-gYdIpIuYhI0\/VAmpB9QVTJI\/AAAAAAAAhHc\/HL0Lk1q63tU\/w1078-h809-no\/IMG_4402.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our cubs participate in two Annual Summer Camps each year &#8211; one with the rest of our group and another with the county cubs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The 2014 county camp took place in Castle Saunderson International Scout Camp, Co. Cavan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-abJx3g7MhTg\/VAn161kzvLI\/AAAAAAAAhGU\/xFeWrNZZFRg\/w320-h239-no\/2014-09-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the last few years, our\u00a0Cub Section have taken part in a number of hikes in the Connemara\u00a0Mountains and on Croagh Patrick.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-gsjf4rUicug\/UvtETFQeeHI\/AAAAAAAAI-g\/SaIKoDOCScA\/w1078-h805-no\/cubs_croagh_patrick_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"470\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our Cub section has also participated in various watersport activities over the past year &#8211; kayaking on camp and during the summer holidays in Galway City.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-9O6vAKrPDtU\/UvuJGhCSA1I\/AAAAAAAAMJk\/RPE9TfgDmNY\/w1078-h809-no\/11062011173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"471\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cub Section represents the second stage in the Scouting journey.<br \/>\nCub Scouts range from 9 to 11 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Cub Scouting\u00a0is aimed at exploration whilst having fun.<br \/>\nIn Cubs children build on the skills and knowledge they have gained during Beavers.<br \/>\nThe Cub journey allows children to undertake greater challenges and also further develop their independence.<\/p>\n<p>We currently have more than 30 cubs &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P44sZT-a","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/renmorescouts.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}