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Winter activities from the Eden Project

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Beaver Scout Team: Karen Jameson (UK Adviser for Beaver Scouts) Jenny Winn (Programme and Development Adviser for Beaver Scouts)

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Autumn adventures

Contact them at: programme@scout.org.uk Tel: 0845 300 1818 Published by: The Scout Association, Gilwell House, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW Contributions to: scouting.magazine@scout.org.uk This issue’s contributors: Mel Brammer Andrew Harrold Ruth Hubbard Sam Kendall

ADVERTISING Richard Ellacott richard.ellacott@thinkpublishing.co.uk Tel: 020 8962 1258

What you’ve been up to over the last few months: lin Falkland Islands Beaver Scout Cait e. badg er Beav lable avai y ever achieved pet She gained them by looking after chickens, learning to climb, taking t a trip in a helicopter, learning abou g in healthy eating and even appearin a pantomime.

Karen Jameson takes a look at what’s in store this issue Welcome back to the autumn term. This issue is dedicated to the Young Leaders’ Scheme and how it benefits the Beaver Scout section. Young Leaders are a great asset – they have some good ideas about activities for the programme and should be encouraged to help with the regular planning of your Colony’s programme. Young Leaders also have a great rapport with the youngest members, and are able to connect with Beaver Scouts in a way that sometimes adults are unable. Also in this issue we have teamed up with the Eden Project to produce a fabulous article called ‘Time for Gifts’. Turn to page 12 to discover some activity ideas that can be used to deliver the Beliefs and Attitudes Zone, the zone leaders find most difficult.

Changes to POR There have been some minor changes in Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) to rules 12.6 and 12.7. Beaver Scouts are now allowed to salute as well make the Scout Sign. They can also take part in parades without restrictions.

A record of achievements Now that you’ve settled back in to the weekly adventures, do all your Beaver Scouts have their copy of the Beaver Scout Logbook? It’s the perfect way for them to record their Scouting achievements and adventures. It’s available from www.scouts.org.uk/shop and costs only £2.50.

Contents 4 The generation game Why Young Leaders are a great addition to any Colony

8 Inflated fun Breathe some life into your meeting

10 POP Young Leader Richard recreates his perfect meeting

16 Signs of the times Animal tracking tips for any habitat

18 Ration packed A frugal fruit pudding

12 Winter wonderlands The Eden Project delivers some winter festival activities

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Young Leader in your Colony can be a huge bonus – with a little support they can make your life as a leader much easier. Once they reach 18, if they wish to take an appointment as a leader in the Colony, you will have an adult who already understands the section and is a part of the leadership team.

How the Young Leaders’ Scheme works The basics: • Some Explorer Scouts may wish to help out with one of the younger sections. These are called Young Leaders and are part of the District Explorer Scout provision. As well as being a Young Leader, they may also (and should be encouraged to) take part in other Explorer Scouting, which will allow them to work towards awards and activity badges while participating in their own Balanced Programme.

• The Young Leaders’ Unit may meet less frequently. The Unit will give each Young Leader the support and training to help them work more effectively with you.

• Young Leaders can complete eleven modules to support their work with the section. They must complete Module A within the first three months of being a Young Leader, and will then be able to wear a Young Leader’s badge. They will also have missions to complete, which will encourage them to make use of what they have learned.

What you can do After each batch of training the Young Leader is likely to be keen to use what

they have learned within the section. It is important that this enthusiasm is harnessed – it is frustrating to a young person who has just given up an evening to learn all about Programme Planning (Module G) if they then find that they are not invited to your planning meeting and the most responsibility they are given is ticking the register and pouring the drinks.

Remember that while the Young Leader is to be treated as part of your team, and while you can delegate appropriately to them, they are still young people. They should not be abandoned to ‘get on with it’ and will need supervision and appropriate support as they increase the responsibility they take. Also, child protection rules still apply and you should still follow guidelines on the Young People First yellow card. If you are on a night away, the Young Leaders should have separate sleeping accommodation to both the Beaver Scouts and the adult leaders. It is worth noting that Young Leaders are not included in the ratios as either an adult or young person.

Young Leaders are a superb investment. For a small amount of support (as you would expect to offer any new member of your team), you will end up with a young person who is a confident member of your section leadership team. They understand the section, can plan and run the programme, both inside and outdoors, run games, deal with challenging behaviour, teach the Beaver Scouts new skills and do everything a leader can do, freeing up your time, injecting fresh ideas, allowing you to run a more creative and exciting Balanced Programme for the Colony. scouts.org.uk/pol

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‘Young Leaders are invaluable and can help you run a more creative and exciting Balanced Programme for the Beaver Scouts.’

Some do’s and don’ts Do: Find out which modules and missions they are doing and when. Once you know, ask them if they would like any information beforehand.

Ask how it went and support them in trying out new ideas and skills.

Do: Find out who is expected to pay the training costs. In some Districts the Groups are expected to contribute. If this is the case, be forthcoming with the money to save the Young Leader the awkwardness of chasing money.

Do: Ensure that your Young Leader is treated as a member of your team. This means they should be invited to programme planning and leadership meetings (which should be at an appropriate venue – if you hold it at a pub, make sure that the Young Leader is not going to feel out of place and that you sit in the family area and offer soft drinks).

Do: Keep in communication with the Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader). Their job is to support the Young Leader and to support you, and they will want to know if there are any issues that need resolving, and equally if the Young Leader has any strengths that they can celebrate.

Do: Be understanding at exam and coursework times of year. The Young Leaders may need to take time out to give to revision, or may be more tired than usual (but still want to come).

Exams should take priority (even over the District swimming gala!)

The young ones Last year, over 1,000 14-18 year olds joined the scheme. There are now over 8,500 Young Leaders helping out every week.

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Do: Find out whether they are counting being a Young Leader towards the service element of their Chief Scout’s Platinum or Diamond Award, Queen’s Scout Award or for the volunteering aspect of the DofE Awards. Regularly sign their books to show that they are spending the hours doing it. Many Young Leaders start off planning to do a three-month stint for their award, but enjoy it so much they stay.

Do: Show some appreciation for what they do.

They appreciate a thank you just as much as you do, and are freely giving their time too.

Do: Encourage them to join the Scout Network as they approach 18, to continue their own progress through the awards and participation in their own programme, but also talk to them about whether they would like to continue as a leader.

Don’t: Have too many Young Leaders. If you are going to get the best from them they need to be supported, and to gradually take on more responsibility. If there are too many, you won’t be able to provide them with the support they deserve, plus they won’t be able to take on much responsibility, so will soon become bored and start losing interest. Three Young Leaders within a section seems to work well, as they build up confidence together.

Don’t: Treat Young Leaders as children who can’t be given responsibility for anything or talk as though they aren’t there. They are young people, but they have chosen to come and give their time to help in your section and are undertaking training to support them in this.

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YOUNG LEADERS’ SCHEME

Hilary Galloway caught up with Richard, a Young Leader who has been helping out at a Beaver Colony for one year.

‘I’m definitely more confident and more patient than I ever was before. I used to get annoyed quickly but you learn that when dealing with children of six or seven you have to be patient.’

He credits the experience but also the training for helping him gain more confidence.

‘The training modules are pretty easy, but I have found them useful. Especially Module D – ‘Understanding and solving or dealing with challenging behaviour’. We don’t get taught anything like that at school so I’ve found it really useful.

Richard also uses this confidence and existing Scouting knowledge to run bases on his own, whether it’s knot tying or climbing. ‘I had been in Scouting from Beaver Scout age but stopped during Explorers as the evening clashed with swimming. It’s really good to pass on the skills I’ve learned. I did firelighting and first aid badge work with them recently.’

Kids behaving better Richard’s sister, Nicola is the Beaver Scout Leader there. ‘It’s been fantastic having him around. It’s quite unusual in that none of the adult leaders have any Scouting background, so Richard is the most experienced in that respect. This comes in extremely useful. And I think it helps that he is closer in age to the Beavers than we are. He’s very popular. Everyone always asks for him if he isn’t at a meeting.

‘We have one boy in the Colony who plays up sometimes, but he never does with Richard.

He sits down and chats to him about what he’s doing. He also looks after one of our Beaver Scouts, Lydia who has cerebral palsy. When she is tired she sits in her wheelchair and he pushes her around. We went to the Fundays in the summer and she had a fantastic time.’ more info Speak to your District Commissioner, Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader).

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n u f d e t a l f n I is by A great way to start the term off every having a race! With this activity Beaver can participate in a balloon powered car race. nd

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eavers is often the first contact children and many parents have with Scouting, so it is important for them to have an experience to remember and one that is worthwhile. With this activity, cars can be personalised and there is no need to pay for expensive and environmentally damaging petrol.

Once the race is over the Beaver Scouts can take their car home to play with and race time and time again. They could even run time trials to see whose car is the fastest.

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you will need (per car) • colour pencils • glue • 2 paper sticks • 1 standard balloon • 4 cardboard discs.

Step 1: Go onto www.scouts.org.uk/pol and download the balloon car template (ID: 48635).

Produce a copy of this sheet for each Beaver Scout.

The wheels won’t work on paper. If possible, produce the sheets on thin card, otherwise you will need cardboard discs for the wheels.

Step 2: Design and colour the car. Cut out the pieces.

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MAKE AND DO

Step 4: Fold along the crease lines and join the tabs.

Step 6: Place a balloon through the hole at the back of the car.

Step 5: Place paper sticks through the side holes and push a wheel onto each end.

Step 7: Blow up the balloon, place the car on the floor and let go of the balloon to see the car move.

Questions to ask – Why do the wheels need to be round?

– What would happen if the wheels were square?

– What makes the car move?

Fun facts to tell – The Ford Model T is the best selling car.

– The first cars didn’t have a steering wheel, drivers would steer them with a leaver.

– The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902.

– The first car radio was invented in 1929.

– The first rubber balloons were made in 1824.

For more ideas and activity packs that come complete with all the required accessories, go to www.clever-craft.com Clever Craft was set up

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Top 5 programmes on Programmes Online (August)

Activity/Game

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Activity name

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Wildlife identification

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Spaghetti wigs

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Human dominoes

Circle Dodgeball

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Blast off!

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Promise hands

‘It’s great to do at the start of the meeting as it gets rid of a lot of energy.’

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Young Leader Richard creates his perfect meeting

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Marshmallow Polar Bear (Programmes Online ID: 21520) ‘I love making and tasting these and so do the Beaver Scouts!’

Programmes on a plate

Mine field (Programmes Online ID: 641) ‘This is good fun but also good for working in teams’

Closing ceremony

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Zone

Fitness

Method

Games

Instructions

You will need: Large soft ball, chairs or cones.

– Mark out an area in the middle of the hall / outside – chalk, chairs or similar can be used. There should be enough room so that the Beavers can run around the outside of this area.

– Beavers run in one direction around the circle.

– Balls are thrown by catchers inside the area.

– Beavers hit below the knee are out.

– Beavers entering the middle area are also out.

– Beavers left in after a certain length of time, are declared the winners.

Creative Global

Make things Explore their world

You will need: Cocktail sticks, white marshmallows.

– Take three cocktail sticks and break two in half.

– Take the cocktail stick that has not been snapped in half and put three marshmallows on it.

– The broken halves of cocktail sticks are put in as legs, two in the middle marshmallow and two in the last marshmallow. Put them in at an angle of 40 degrees.

– Put a marshmallow on each of the half sticks.

– You can then decorate the polar bear to make it more realistic.

Community

Help others

You will need: Small cones or chairs, blindfolds, printed paper mines (download the template from Programmes Online).

– Before the meeting photocopy the mine several times and cut them out.

– Divide the Beaver Scouts into even teams and line them at one end of the playing area.

– Lay out the mines in a random pattern on the floor of the playing area.

– Each team member is blindfolded in turn and is guided through the mine field by the rest of the team, round a chair at the other end of the playing area and back to the team.

– The rest of the team can only guide the blindfolded team member by shouting out directions from the end of the hall.

For more great ideas visit www.scouts.org.uk/pol

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t the Eden Project in Cornwall our winter celebration, A Time of Gifts, celebrates the importance of Christmas and winter festivals from other traditions in giving us the opportunity to reflect on the importance of community and tradition in our lives.

The word community comes from the Latin ‘communio’ – which means ‘together in gift’ and illustrates the importance of gift giving and sharing in binding families and communities together.

Many mid-winter celebrations share the common theme of light and all kinds of celebrations from different traditions have common elements: special food, exchanging gifts, spending time with family and friends and decorating homes. At Eden we explore the relationship between plants and people and we’ve found that plants and the products they provide play an important part in our celebrations too.

Foods for thought Grapes have been used to make wine for thousands of years, and wine features in many celebrations past and present. During Sacaea, celebrated in winter by the Ancient Persians and Babylonians, masters and servants changed places. So for five days the servants would eat, drink and be merry and the masters would have to obey orders!

Olive oil provided light in ancient times. During Hanukkah, Jewish people celebrate the miracle of the oil.

The lamp in the temple stayed lit for eight days while the temple was re-dedicated, even though there was only enough oil for one night’s light. Lots of Hanukkah foods are cooked in oil to remember the miracle.

Oranges are traditional Christmas stocking fillers. The story goes that the original Saint Nicholas (better known now as Father Christmas) left his very first gifts of gold coins in the stockings of three poor girls who

needed the money so they could get married. The girls had hung their stockings by the fire to dry.

What’s your Christmas or winter tradition?

Start from a family level, ask Beavers to talk in small groups about Christmas (or another celebration) in their family. Give your own as an example and remind the Beavers of the sorts of special things that make up a celebration; special food, exchanging gifts, spending time with family and friends, decorations etc. You’ll find huge variety even among those who do share a faith tradition, and can spend time identifying similarities and differences with those who don’t.

Do some research about Christmas or other celebrations in the past in your area. Invite a couple of grandparents or other local guests to your meeting to interview them about past celebrations. It’s worth generating a few questions in advance to ask the guests, and maybe ask them to bring in something to show – perhaps a treasured gift or photograph. Your conversations about special food, gifts and decorations should help.

This is an opportunity for your Beavers to think about hosting others and considering their needs. How will they greet their visitor and who will greet them? Where will they and their visitor sit? Might they offer their visitor something to eat or drink?

In Eden’s projects on Christmas past, it’s always discovered that these occasions were much more ‘homemade’ than today, and this can inspire lots of activities to make decorations or gifts for any kind of event with a retro theme… the involvement of the guests makes this much more meaningful. Wool pom-poms or peg dollies are traditional favourites but why not experiment with salt dough to make longlasting (and non-edible) festive decorations?

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programme ideas

Diwali diyas you will need • clay • flower petals • beads • cocktail sticks • tea lights.

Diwali is a festival of light and is one of the most important Indian festivals celebrated on the darkest night of the year. Diyas are little clay lamps used to decorate every house and banish the darkness. You can make simple clay thumb pots and then shape and decorate them beautifully. Use the cocktail sticks to make patterns or press leaves or flower petals into the clay.

They are usually lit by a cotton wick in some ghee, but tea lights are easier and safer for children.

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Beliefs and Attitudes All these activity ideas can be used to help cover the Beliefs and Attitudes Programme Zone.

Presents that aren’t things If you don’t want to get caught up in the frenzy of consumption that can happen around Christmas, spend a bit of time thinking about presents that aren’t things.

Three wishes Beavers get three winter wishes – one for someone they know, one for their whole Beaver Colony and one for themselves. Give them some examples of your own, such as someone you know who’s ill to get better, a sunny day for your next Beaver event or day out. You can incorporate these into some decorations which the whole Colony contributes to. You could cut out some bunting triangles from paper and Beavers write or draw one of their winter wishes and decorate appropriately.

Put all the triangles onto a piece of string and use to decorate your meeting place. You can do the same thing with paper chains.

Alternatively, they can spend some time thinking of a present that isn’t a thing that they’d like to give someone they know such as helping mum carry the shopping or going to bed the first time they’re asked and mime it to see if the rest of the group can guess what they’re going to do.

Special offer Discounts available for group visits for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts booked in advance. Call 01726 811913 or visit www.edenproject.com POL All these activities can be found at www.scouts.org.uk/pol. Search ‘time for gifts’.

About the Eden Project The Eden Project in Cornwall is a living theatre of plants and people and a botanical garden too. You can discover the world in a day; find out about the plants that connect us to people and places across the globe and explore the possibilities for a sustainable future for all. www.edenproject.com

Salt dough decorations you will need

• flour • water • salt • cookie cutters in Christmas shapes • glitter and sparkles • poster paint.

There are heaps of recipes for salt dough available on the web. Use cookie cutters to make appropriately festive shapes. You can add food colouring to the dough or paint them when they’re dry. You can bake them on a low heat in the oven, microwave them or leave somewhere warm to air dry. Remember to make a small hole in them before drying to hang them from and use paint, glitter, sparkles and scrap to decorate.

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An ideal way to highlight a Beaver’s achievements over a monthly period.

To be awarded at the discretion of the Beaver Scout Leader and their team.

All profits go back into Scouting. The Scout Association Registered Charity Numbers 306101 (England and Wales) and SCO38437 (Scotland).

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Signs of the times inner city, animal Whether you live in the sticks or e in Beaver Scouts. tracking can bring out the detectiv ground Ruth Hubbard puts her nose to the

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nimal tracking is an addictive hobby with two basic aspects: tracks and signs. Tracks are usually footprints, but in snow the marks of dragging tails and bellies can also be seen. Tracks can reveal not merely which animal made them but also how fast it was moving and what it was doing. Best of all, tracking is something for when the weather is ‘bad’ – soft mud is good, while a light dusting of snow will show the tracks of the tiniest weasel.

Signs are other evidence of animal activity – chewed pine cones, gnawed nuts, stripped bark, half-eaten prey, owl pellets and best of all, to a Beaver anyway, poo.

have access to is a cricket pitch or your Group Scout Leader’s lawn, turfing will make you very unpopular.

Identifying your habitat You don’t need much expertise to convey something of the joy of tracking to a Beaver. And nor do you have to be based in a rural idyll – even the biggest towns and cities will have foxes, hedgehogs, squirrels and even badgers. Urban animals are so used to the presence of man that, unlike their wary rural counterparts, they can sometimes be watched through a window.

Set the scene A brush-out is an area of soft ground, ideally on a track frequented by animals, which you sweep clear of marks – leave it overnight and you’ll see what’s walked that way. A temporary muddy patch can be created by removing the turf from an area of grass, raking the soil until it is fine, then watering it until it becomes fine mud; so long as the turf is stored in the shade, grass side down, and kept watered it can be replaced easily.

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SKILLS

Creating an artificial brush-out You can create an artificial ‘brush-out’ almost anywhere – a fall of snow shows the car park to be one of the most interesting tracking areas at our meeting place.

you will need Thinking differently We made an artificial brush-out, deliberately placing it on a patch of open grass, rather than on a known animal track, to see how it fared in a less-than-ideal spot. After one night we had pheasant prints; after two, before we had begun baiting, we had a mini-drama: the sand showed the tracks of a hedgehog, a partridge, a pigeon and a cat – the cat tracks lead to those of the pigeon and the signs of a scuffle! Baiting with meat produced stoat tracks and scrapes made by the talons of a bird of prey as it swooped down on the bait. more info Animal Tracks and Signs by Bang and Dahlstrøm, available from all good online and high street bookshops.

• 50kg builders’ sand • an old bed-sheet or curtain • some tent pegs or stones.

1. Spread the sheet over porous ground, so any rain can drain through, securing it with tent pegs or stones. You must keep the brush-out damp, or the sand will show no prints and may blow away. If the ground is dry, water the sheet well.

2. Spread damp sand thinly and smoothly over the sheet (50kg is enough for a 1.5-2m square), then leave the brush-out for a couple of days, so it becomes part of the local habitat.

Builders’ sand produces lovely clear tracks, whereas soil-based compost shows almost nothing; however anything more than light drizzle will all but obliterate any tracks.

3. Bait the brush-out with nuts, seed or perhaps chicken giblets. If you want to bait for both herbivores and carnivores, create two brush-outs well away from each other!

Casting the tracks You can make a collection of chewed cones, owl pellets and plaster of paris casts of prints either for demonstration purposes or as an activity for the Beavers during a nature walk.

you will need

Ideal for sleepovers Tracking is the perfect activity to run during a sleepover, as you can create your brush-out the first night to return to the next morning.

• plaster of paris • rings made from slices of plastic bottles of paris 1. Remove any loose stones, leaves or grass from around the print.

2. Push a plastic ring into the ground around the print.

3. Mix up the plaster of paris, following the directions on the packet.

5. Gently pour the plaster into the print, leaving it for about an hour before removing the cast.

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HEALTHY EATING BADGE

Ration packed On behalf of the Eat in Colour to Campaign, Granny Doris would like you h wit share a little of her wisdom – a quick, easy and tasty dish using plenty of fruit but not much money

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ranny Doris learnt this war time recipe from her mother when everything was strictly rationed. However, since everybody is trying to save money these days, Eat in Colour think it would be great if we could all stop throwing so much food out and start making the best of what we’ve got.

Granny Doris explains, ‘Today I’m preparing my favourite part of a meal – pudding! I’m making Brown Betty. It is a delicious dish, especially with a little warm custard if rations allow!’

Brown Betty Ingredients 225g stale breadcrumbs 900g apples 2 tbsp golden syrup 50g margarine 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg 1 teacup water 1 lemon

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Method 1. Preheat oven to 180ºC/ 350ºF / Gas mark 4.

2. Brush pie dish with margarine.

3. Put layer of stale breadcrumbs at the bottom.

4. Cover with a layer of grated apples – no need to peel the apples.

5. Pour half the golden syrup over the apples.

6. Dot with margarine.

7. Sprinkle with spices and the grated rind of half the lemon mixed together.

8. Repeat layers and put a final layer of breadcrumbs on the top dotted with margarine.

9. Mix the juice of the lemon with a teacupful of water and pour over the pudding.

10. Bake for 45 mins in the oven.

For more frugal recipes that will help you waste less and save more, plus lots more information on healthy eating visit www.eatincolour.com Order your Healthy Eating Activity Badge pack www.scouts.org.uk/healthyeating

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