OVER the weekend May 13-15, the Cub Scout packs from Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, together with their friends from Goodwick, enjoyed a glorious venue and good weather at the Bishop’s Palace, Lamphey.

The Palace backdrop for this memorable weekend, part of celebration for the movement’s 100th anniversary, was by kind permission of CADW, to who the Scouts are most grateful, and in particular to Gaynor Smith who made the initial approaches to CADW.

The weekend started with the Cub Scouts hiking to the site along the Upper Lamphey Road and pushing a replica of the old Scout trek cart. On arrival and finding their tents to deposit their rucksacks, the Cub Scouts then performed the Hunger Dance of Kaa, a dance performed regularly by Wolf Cubs at pack meetings and events back in the 1950s and early 60s.

The opening ceremony and Grand Howl was led by Margaret Brown who has recently been awarded the Silver Wolf for her long and distinguished service to Scouting.

The whole weekend was run with the Wolf Cub theme and each Cub Scout pack was asked to make a Wolf Head Totem pole, to which ribbons would be hung to indicate the various tasks and events the young people took part in.

Six activity bases were placed around the Palace grounds; circus skills, an activity which proved popular not only with the youngsters, at times the leaders were spotted having a go on the unicycles; pioneering, science, rifle shooting, the greasy pole and slack line and a centenary challenge base.

The evening concluded with the traditional campfire, which included songs, skits which everyone got involved.

On Sunday morning the Cub Scouts were sent out around the grounds having to answer questions and find the relevant information, finally a Scout’s Own service of prayer and worship was held before the flag was lowered to indicate the close of an unforgettable weekend.