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Nothing Left Behind Martha by Stephen Nyberg © 2021

By Ian Scott © 2021
Standing amazed - * * *
Hardly believing what they saw. He said he was sad,
Was an orang-utan. But he was resigned.
Beating on an iron jaw; “We’ll be out of here soon.
That roared and tore Put it out of your mind.
At the forest floor. Not even the ghost of a tree,
But the ganging boss, Can we leave behind.
He just cursed and swore. Maybe he’ll find
“Keep it moving, keep it moving. Somewhere else to climb.
If you want to keep the wolf Just keep it moving, keep it
From your door. moving.
* * * You’ll soon forget what we’ve
There’s always someone ready Left behind”.
To take your place. * * *
They’ll put food on the table, I came across the video of an
They’ll say grace. orang-utan
And be willing hands, on YouTube, trying to protect his
For a hidden face. home.
We’re not the ones It was a terrifically sad scene as
who holds the ace. it tried
So, keep it moving, keep it mov- to fend off the iron jaw of need,
ing. greed and
Or I’ll be right there progress to oblivion.
On your case”. Will Martha ever get to taste her chocolatey nut candies? More next month

he 21st Ilkeston (Kirk Four Kirk Hallam Cubs earn Silver Chief Scout Awards
THallam) Cub Pack had a
special Open Night and Awards During the evening Akela, Diane Thirty-one Challenge badges which went Amy Caulton, An- A huge well done to all the cubs
Evening. Harris invested 3 new Cubs – Lily, were awarded which have many drew Barratt, Hetty Bosworth and who gained a badge. Thanks must
It gave parents the opportunity to Bailey and Toby. elements to them:- Adventure, Griffin Henderson. Well done to also go to the Leader Team. With-
see what the Cubs do on a Mon- Many badges were then awarded Outdoor, Personal, Skills, Team you all, this is a fantastic achieve- out their dedication and hard work,
day night! Four older cubs were from annual participation 5th year Leader and Teamwork. ment, wear your badges with especially through the pandemic
running the evening in order to to Hetty. 22 activity badges – rang- Cub of the summer was a three pride. These awards are the top the with zoom meetings prior coming
complete their Silver Chief Scout ing from Personal Safety, Road way tie, going to Andrew, Harry young members can achieve in the back face to face, these events
Awards. They did some compass Safety, Nights away and Time on and Bailey. Cub section, they are well de- would not happen.
work, mapping symbols and coor- Water to name but a few. The icing on the cake were the served awards and we are thrilled Diane Harris.
dinates as well as rope making. Cub of the Week went to Jasmine. four Silver Chief Scout Awards, to be able to award them. Pictures on P7 and P23.