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Astronomy Evenings

Andrew Green is willing to run Astronomy evenings for Cambridge Scout Troops.

"I do a presentation either for one evening about an hour in length or for more if they want their astronomers badge and I can also organise to bring along a computerised telescope if they want an observing type evening."

Andrew has so far run evenings for 12th Cambridge, 1st Cambourn and Milton Scouts. The cost for an evening is £25. Contact him at astronomer1@ntlworld.com

Foil Parcels

For cooking on a good ember fire
Ingredients: (per scout)

• 2 Sheets of tin foil approx 50cm
• 1 onion
• 1 potato
• 1 carrot
• 2 sausages
• half a stock cube
• Mixed herbs

Place one sheet of foil on top of other
Thinly slice all veggies.
In a rectangular area approx 20 cm by 10 cm start layering:
Onions first (these will burn on the bottom and are not for eating, but will add flavour and protect the rest).
Then potatos, and carrots.
Finally place sausages on top.
Sprinkle stock cube and some herbs
Wrap up parcel preferably with 1 or 2 handles made out of foil for handling.
Cook in embers for approx 30 mins
Eat straight from foil... Yum Yum

From Gary Abel 11th/9th

Wandlebury Ring

The trading game

Cambridge Museum of Technology

Many people will have frequently seen the Museum - the octagonal Victorian chimney rising up from the riverbank is its most obvious sign - or even passed by regularly without going in. It has somewhat limited opening hours (Sunday afternoons, Easter to October and the first Sunday in the month October to Easter). Few people know, however, that the Museum is willing to open specially for visits from Scouts and Cubs in the evenings.
The museum asks for a donation of £2.00 per head with a minimum of £50.00 - that all goes to keep the steam and gas engines in working order. Groups are taken around by a guide who will talk about the operation of the pumping station in victorian times, what it was used for, how it pioneered recycling before the word even existed, and demonstrate a gas powered engine the size of a small bus.
Allow an hour and a half - there are some 'hands on' pumps outside which might be made available in the summer evenings. For further details please contact Dr Adam Upjohn (01223 365805).

From Frank Lee 11th/9th