28/8/06

A lot's been happening since the last update. The flagheads we found in the ashes of the old HQ have now been cleaned and will fit onto new flagpoles (with new flags of course!). Aside from the sentimental value, to replace these two would have been £90 alone!

Fundraising has started to take off. The ladies of Park Court in Dormanstown (all pensioners) raised over £120 in a Bring and Buy evening, and nearly £60 was raised at the Danby Antique and Collector's Fair from the sale of items donated. We've also had two donations totalling£300. People's generosity still astounds me. We can now obtain Gift Aid on all donations. If you are a tax payer, then your donation can generate an additional 28 pence in the pound, at no cost to you! More details from me or Joyce Charlesworth.

We've had a great offer of equipment from a redundant Group in Solihull. We are now looking for somewhere to store it before going to pick it up. It's great how the Scouting community helps those in need, even outside the immediate county.

If anyone has contact with a fencing company please let me know. Whilst we're still waiting for the insurance company to sort things out, our first task after clearing the site is to fence the boundary with 2 metre high steel pallisade fencing - the same as the rest of the site and Rugby Club field. We need 60 metres (its £40 per metre!), and the insurance doesn't cover it. So we need to raise £2400 to cover that. We are talking to the Rugby Club to see if they will help to fence our mutual boundary.

Don't forget the Ceilidh on December 1st at the Coatham Bowl. Tickets are available now from Joyce on 01642 485753 or Jackie on 01642 478518. They're starting to sell so get yours soon!

The Beaver, Cub and Scout sections will soon be starting again after their summer breaks. A letter to parents with the arrangements for temporary meeting places will be sent out this week. If anyone has a source of pens, paper, pencils, craft materials, etc., to help the Leaders with the weekly activities then let me, Alan or any of the Section leaders know.

Anyone got any photos of activities around the old HQ? Send me them and I'll publish them here. This site should be more than 'I want your money'! Nothing wrong with a good old reminisce!