the 17th Kettering (St Andrews) Beaver Group have achieved the following: 1) Take part in at least one group, sectional or personal challenge: We have changed our woggles from plastic to leather We have (as a section) stopped using single use bottles and use reusable cups/bottles on all our activities indoors and outdoors. 2) Take part in the “Find out more” activity. We were lucky enough to have a lady from Kettering Borough Council come to our meeting and explain all about recycling and rubbish and what we can do, this included bringing in our own rubbish and recycling to understand it further. 3) Clear up We took part in a group litter pick at the Rockingham Road Pleasure Park 4) One Campaign We recycle ink cartridges and crisp packets 5) Tell someone about it We have told our parents all about it! And we love to update our Facebook page with everything we have achieved.

1st HIGHAM FERRERS SNAPP PROJECT REPORT 1-Take part in at least one group, sectional or personal challenge - Scouts • Personal pledges to reduce use of single use plastics • Bring water bottles for troop meetings; not disposable cups from water machine • Expedition challenge team collected and looks at types plastic waste on journey • Plastic free Camp • Set for Yr 8 Scouts Leader set personal challenge to reduce single use packaging used increase recycling for 6 weeks over Xmas period, record and promote it within Troop Cubs • Bring water bottles for pack meetings • Kept a log over 2 weeks at home and aimed to ensure everything they could was recycled • Learnt how plastic waste effects the Oceans/waterways Beavers • Bring water bottles for colony meetings • Saved crisp packets from packed lunches and brought into meetings for recycling. • Completed re-cycling diary at home for a week 2 - Take part in the "Find out More" activities from the colony/pack/troop/unit night resources also includes information about visits and trips you could take. Scouts • Plastics & recycling knowledge quiz • Identifying different type of plastic and how to recycle them • Impact of Plastic waste on the Oceans and how plastic waste is a global issue (Quiz and discussion) • Talk to Scouts be guest speaker from Greenpeace • Make Beeswax food-wrap Cubs • Cubs made easily recyclable paper Christmas gift bags and tags to avoid using plastic • Identified what items are recyclable from household waste and how to recycle them • Made chord woggles to avoid using plastic ones Beavers • Beavers did an activity pack centred on plastic pollution, recycling and keeping a diary on reducing use of plastic 3 -Take part in a clear up/environmental activity - Scouts • Our Expedition Challenge team collected & looks at types of plastic waste they found on their journey along the Nene • Clean of the Greenway between Higham Ferrers and Rushden • Cleaned up Overstone after Xmas Camp – collecting all rubbish including plastics Cubs • Cleaned up site at JLC after our Group Camp and ensured all things recyclable were placed in to the correct bins • Collected any rubbish on our Hike and disposed off correctly Beavers • Litter pick at Stanwick Lakes 4 -Take part in at least one Campaign about the issues Scouts • Scouts wrote to local Headteacher with suggestions on who they could promote it in their schools. Disappointingly we had no response. • Supported Beavers with Crisp packet recycling Cubs • Supported Beavers with Crisp packet recycling • Contacted local town council to see if recycling bins could be installed and offered fundraising to support, this was a whole Group request that was sadly declined by local council Beavers • Operated a Crisp packet recycling scheme 5 - Tell someone all about it – (Get your story out and tell your local community what you are doing about the issue. This could be part of the Explorer/Scout Media Badge – Prizes for the most media hits through the campaign and report back to us at country all your hard work over the year.) All sections • Promote on Group Facebook pages numerous times • Exhibition at Higham Xmas Sparkle event – “The Victorians didn’t need plastic and nor do we” • Exhibition at Higham Farmer Market Coffee Morning

We have been very busy with lots of different things associated with the project. We have had a visit from a local recycling authority who explained all about different recycling and played a couple of games. We have we have made two plant pots - one just from newspaper and the other from newspaper and papier-mâché with homemade glue from flour and water. We have talked about and tried some fair trade products. We have made water filters from plastic bottles and sand/stones. Also we have made a zoo out of recyclables without any tape or glue so that they can be recycled again.

During the autumn term made turtles from pop bottles and looked at how pollution is affecting the creatures in the oceans, they created their own mind map and 2 collages of endangered animals identifying those that are affected by pollution and those from hunting climate change etc. They have collected crisp packets which can be recycled and and our pledge is changing from plastic to leather woggles! They did a challenge over October half term where they were given a sheet and had to identify as much plastic as possible which they use every day. One came up with toilet seat in the caravan must have been on holiday at the time!!! We still have on going activities to keep them aware, continuing to collect crisp packets this is for charity and are going to make ecobricks!!! We also have a visit to our local pocket park to collect rubbish and do some weeding though this is a biannual event. Another 24 complete

Cubs all took part in personal pledges, learnt about plastic pollution in evening sessions. They have been doing litter picks along the embankment. They also wrote to the local MP about the importance of keeping the water ways clean. They told the world through the medium Of Facebook.. Well done another 25.

We have done a litter pick had someone in to talk about recycling to Beaver s and cubs made windmills talked about how to recycle batteries small broken electrics and printer ink cartridges and cubs have also talked about renewable energy. Made the Beaver s laugh at the fact when we went away we had to bring back all our tin cans as there was no where to recycle them . Also played various games involving recycling. we have also collected bread bags and have a box in the hall to collect them. 15 more completed.

we have done a weed clearing and planting in the village, We have written to our local MP on single use plastic and got a reply. The scouts have pledged to you reusable bottles for school and camps, The scouts joined the cubs, villages, and beaver doing tree and bulb planting . Pitsford scouts

1. All sections commented to reducing the amount of single use plastic. Several members converting to using reusable metal straws. On camps last year we used re-fillable water bottles for juice and drinks and did not use disposable drinks bottles. We also did not use plastic sandwich bags for the lunches. 2. All sections have taken part in at least 1 litter pick with 12 different litter picks having been carried out during the year collecting in excess of 50 bags of rubbish. 3. The cubs and scout groups have all created eco bricks making approximately 40 2 Litre eco brick bottles at approx. 600g per bottle this is approx. 24kg of non recyclable plastic that has not entered the environment. 4. All sections have been encouraged to collect crisp packets which are to be donated to Long Buckby Scout group as part of there Teracycle recycling program. 5. The beavers have made eco friendly bird feeders and also taken part in several junk modelling projects. 6. Posters have been made an put up in the scout halls that we hire to encourage environmental projects and during some of the litter picks we have tweeted our local MP. 7. We have had talks from both Kettering and Corby Council ref the benefits of recycling and using renewable energy. 150 badges completed

The events we have done, and put onto Facebook 1) All sections did litter picks around our hut and local area. 2) We have stopped single use plastics at the Scout Hut . 3) At all camps Non-Single use bottles must be used, we have no plastic cups . This had the added advantage that there was less washing up of cups and the children tended to drink water not juice. 4) We swapped all our woggles from plastic to leather. The old woggles and the last plastic straws were used to make hanging decorations for the sensory garden at Wren Spinney SEND school. These were loved by the children and were a good way to recycle the woggles. 5) The group have collected empty pump action soap bottles. these are being washed and have been sent to Bansang Hospital in the Gambia. I will be going out in January and the bottles will be filled for use as hand wash dispensers on every ward as part of their Infection Control Strategy. 6) we have introduced recycling bags at the Scout Hut to encourage recycling. 90 completitions

The Cubs identified what plastics are used at home, school and at Cubs. They discussed how they could use less: At home: - Persuade Dad to use an electric razor not plastic disposable - Instead of cotton wool could use flannels - Instead of liquid soap could use bars of soap - Think about what they could put sandwiches in to reuse that item and not use cling film At School: - To maybe use pencils or crayons instead of pens with plastic - Instead of pencil cases made of plastic they decided they want to try and sew one with material. * - They already use their own drinks bottle At Cubs: - To bring their own refillable water bottles - Have leather woggles instead of plastic - Plastic sweet wrappers of bright colours they can use for Christmas decorations 3 - Take part in a clear up / environmental activity - The Cubs decided it was not good to have litter in the field beside the Scout Hut. Over a period of 4 months they have been out litter picking, then identified what litter could go to be recycled in what way, ie kerb collection by council or via TerraCycle. (The Leaders did a "safety sweep” / risk assessment before each litter picking session) They also identified there was no bin in the field for the public to use. The request via their leaders was agreed by the owners of the field but sadly denied by our Scout Group Exec Committee due to the risk of dog poo bags being put in same bin and possibility of items from occasional drug usage. Another thing the Cubs identified was that there was no blue recycling bin at the Scout Hut, so asked their leader for one and are now using it. 4 - Take part in at least one Campaign about the issues - Recycling at the Scout Hut - Litter picking - Bringing in Crisp packets, coffee pods, plastic bags and wrappers for Terracycle to recycle as these cannot be taken by the kerbside council service To recycle old pens by collecting and taking them to a Terracycle collection point. Posters have been made and bags placed for collection of this for Terracycle * We will be making pencil cases out of material at the start of next term. 5 - Tell someone all about it: The Cubs have made posters / signs for other sections using the hut and also parents to see about recycling and have put bags out to collect things to go to TerraCycle.. They told the town Mayor about their litter picking and the town council now provide grippers, bags and bag hoops. Before International Earth Hour they will be writing / sending pictures about what they have been doing to the local paper and town council magazine so other people can see and learn what they can do. . 30 completed

7th Corby lion cubs SNAPP adventure. Over the past few months 7th Corby Lion Cubs have been very busy working on their SNAPP challenge. They have done loads if activities including 1. Making eco bricks, 2. Collecting empty crisp packets, 3. Local litter picks x 3, 4. Talk by Kettering council, 5. Talk by Corby council, 6. Make poster to promote using less plastic, 7. Tweet our local MP and pledge to reduce our plastic waste in the meeting hall. Phew let's see what we can do this year. Very proud Akela of our cubs and leaders. Thanks.

For our pledge, the 1st Rothwell Cubs made a pledge to reduce the use of single use plastic bottles or at least reuse them. Almost every parent got on board and since we started this all of the Cubs have been refilling bottles with juice or just water from the tap. We looked in to the issues with plastic and heard stories about whales and dolphins being found dead with plastic in their stomachs and we also looked at ocean currents and where plastic washes up on beaches. We performed a community litter pick and contacted Rothwell Town Council, who then informed us that they have a yearly community litter pick that we can join in with. Finally to tell the world, we made a facebook post on our group that we made public and asked parents to share it, asking people to do one thing to reduce their use of single use plastics.