What we cleaned up: Sick from the main door.
Maddest thing: The police visited because somebody said there was an “intimidating gathering”
Best excuse: From a mum “Oh I thought we just sent them on their own like school…”
Best moment: A lot of very happy kids from the estate. This is going to be amazing!
I’m a little emotional writing this about our first meeting. To say it was a success is an understatement. We have a Council Estate Cub Pack!
I’m Akela, the leader of the Pack. I have another leader who is shall we say, a little more posh than me. She is a larger than life and amazing black woman who runs a couple of hair shops. I don’t know how else to describe them.
We got the keys, got the guy from HQ who is helping us kick off, went to the hall and started by cleaning the vomit up from the front door. It was a little fresh, and smelly. The door now has a vommy-bleachy smell.
An hour later and we have 24 kids and 12 parents. Now, this was not the plan. The plan was that kids AND parents attend. Sammy said that he cant go and get his mum because he doesn’t have one and Thinusha said that mum doesn’t come home until after work.
This is going to be an adventure.
By 6:30PM we had 24 messy kids, full of s’mores and giggles. And then the police arrived to investigate an “intimidating gathering” by the new hall, after a s’more each they cheered up and invited themselves back next week.
7PM and it’s time to go home. Of the parents we have met, three would like to help, I think that’s pretty good.
Council Estate Cub Pack 