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    Barbados





    Scouting was introduced to Barbados in 1912 with Combermere School having the first Scout Troop. Eventually Cub Scout Packs were formed for the younger boys and today there are over 70 Cub Scout Packs in Barbados. Barbados is a truly beautiful Island divided into eleven parishes. It is 166 square miles in size. An important historical site located in its capital Bridgetown, is the Parliament Buildings. Barbados has the distinction of having the third oldest Parliament in the Commonwealth. The National Motto is "Pride and Industry" and flying fish and cou cou is our National Dish. A dolphin , a Pelican, the Pride of Barbados, the Bearded Fig Tree and two pieces of sugar cane are depicted in the Coat of Arms.The lovely Pride of Barbados is our National Flower. Barbados is indeed one of the prime tourist destinations in the Caribbean.


    The Grand Howl

    A universal howl used by Cubs all over the world
    It is a greeting to their leader
    On the Leader's signal (raising and lowering arms)
    The Cubs squat down, hands between feet

    All Cubs: Akela, we'll do our BEST (spring to feet)

    Leading Cub: Salutes Cubs and says Do your BEST

    All Cubs:Salute and say We WILL do our Best
    And the Leader takes the Salute






    Cub Scout Law

    A Cub Scout always does his best,
    Thinks of others before himself
    And does a good deed every day.

    Cub Scout Motto

    Be Prepared

    Cub Scout Promise

    I Promise that I will do my best,
    To do my duty to God,
    the Queen and my country,
    To help other people
    And to keep the Cub Scout Law.

    Cub Scout Handshake

    A Cub Scout shakes with his left hand when greeting another Cub Scout




    The Scarf

    In our Pack we wear a red
    and white checkered scarf
    with a blue trim.

    These are the colours of the school uniform
    for Charles F.Broome Memorial Primary School.



    It was Lord Baden Powell who designed
    the scarf to protect the neck from sunburn.




    The Woggle

    In the beginning, Cub Scouts used to tie a knot
    in their scarf to fasten
    the scarf around the neck.

    Bill Shankley, a young scout later
    created the woggle to fasten
    the scarf at the throat.



    The colour of your woggle
    represents the colour of your Six.
    Woggles can be made of plastic,
    bone or leather.





    Six

    Each Pack is divided into Sixes with
    each Six being the colour of a wolf.
    (Black, Grey, Red, White, Tawny and Brown)
    Today a Six can be any colour.
    The Leader of a Six is called the Sixer.
    A Sixer wears two stripes and is assisted by
    a Seconder who wears one stripe.



    Akela

    The Leader of the Cub Scout Pack.
    Named after the great grey Lone Wolf from
    the "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling.
    The word means "alone" in Hindi.



    Rama

    An Assistant Leader in the Cub Scout Pack.
    Named after the Father Wolf in the
    "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling


    Baloo

    An Assistant Leader in the Cub Scout Pack.
    Named after the Bear in the "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling.
    In the book he taught the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle.





    Cub Scout Salute

    The salute is three fingered to
    remind us of the three main
    points of the Promise –

    Duty to God and the Queen;
    Helpfulness to Others;
    and Obedience to the Cub Scout Law.

    Cub Scout Cap



    Cub Scouts wear a distinctive headdress.
    Until recently we wore in Barbados a green
    cap with yellow piping and an emblem
    at the front.

    Now we wear a
    blue cap with a green arrowhead
    hat badge at the front.


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