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Opening a Cub meeting
How do you start your meeting? Some groups do the Grand Howl or a flag ceremony.

Additional information courtesy The Scout Association
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/opening-a-cub-meeting/


This is used for Grand Howl and opening the evening for cubs.

- Grand Howl
- Notices
- Explanation of the evening so cubs are aware of what they are going to be doing.

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Having an opening is an important part of a meeting’s structure. There’s no right way to do an opening ceremony – whatever you do, an opening should welcome everyone and help them focus. Opening ceremonies should help everyone in the Cub Pack bond.

Lots of groups choose to do the Grand Howl and Flag Break to begin their meeting. You can find out how to do these below – but they’re not the only option. It’s up to you what you say and what else you do – why not ask the Cubs what they think?

Uniform for all.
Flag.

There is a short summary to print out that is easier to read in the middle of a meeting.

Instructions

Used to help at the beginning of an evening to let cubs know what they will be doing.

Additional information:
Grand Howl
- The Grand Howl is a ceremony inspired by The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. In the book, a wolf pack’s meetings begin with everyone circling their leader Akela (pronounces ahh-kay-lah) and howling – this is their Grand Howl.
- In Cubs, the Grand Howl gathers everyone together and helps them focus. By talking about ‘doing your best’, it also helps everyone remember their Promise. Not all groups do the Grand Howl, and those that do have lots of different variations, and that’s OK.
- Before you begin the Grand Howl, choose a Sixer to lead the call in step 10.

1. Akela calls out ‘Pack! Pack! Pack!’
2. Everyone makes a circle, standing in their Sixes (some people stand around the flag). Everyone stands ‘at ease’ with their feet shoulder width apart and their hands behind their back.
3. Akela calls ‘Pack! Pack alert!’
4. Everyone stands ‘alert’ with their feet together and their hands by their sides.
5. Akela moves to the centre of the circle, and raises and lowers their arms.
6. Everyone squats low on the ground with their hands between their feet.
7. Everyone calls out ‘Akela, we’ll do our best!’
8. Everyone stands up and makes the Scout sign.
9. The chosen Sixer calls out ‘Cubs, do your best’.
10. Everyone replies ‘We will do our best!’


Flag Break
- Flag Break reminds everyone that they made a Promise to do their duty to the Queen or the country in which they are now living. Before you begin Flag Break, choose a Sixer to unfurl the flag.

1. Everyone stands around the flag in their Sixes.
2. The person leading Flag Break calls ‘Pack! Pack alert’
3. Everyone stands ‘alert’ with their feet together and their hands by their sides.
4. The chosen Sixer comes forward and gently pulls the cord to unfurl the flag.
5. The Sixer takes a step backwards and leads everyone in saluting the flag, before returning to their Six.
6. The person leading calls ‘Pack! Pack at ease!’
7, The person leading the meeting may want to introduce the evening and give the first instructions, while everyone’s together and focused.

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