26 January - Beavers NY Party

9/10 March - Scouts Walking Weekend

17 March - Church Parade - Teas and Coffees

23 March  – Quiz Night

27/28 April - Family Camp

11 May - Richmond May Fair

Date:               Friday 15^th June 2018

Venue:             The Scout Hut

Time:               7.00 PM

The evening will start with a short AGM, and then, whilst you are entertained by the Beavers and Cubs, the Scouts will be busy cooking the food.

Please remember that all our wonderful leaders volunteer their evenings, weekends and holidays free of charge to provide fun and exciting activities for your children.  As good as they are, they cannot do everything by themselves and they need your help. This help can take many forms and includes encouraging your son or daughter to attend meetings and take part in the activities provided for them and especially helping if asked.

However, we also need your help on our Executive Committee. This committee should be predominantly made up of parents of the Group members and typically meets with the leaders once every two months for approximately two hours to oversee the administration of the Group. It should consist of a Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary, Two Scout Reps, Two Cub Reps, Two Beaver Reps and ideally, three more members to help maintain our minibus, co-ordinate Hall Bookings and keep our Website updated. This year ideally we need at least one more Rep for the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts and two people to deal with hall bookings and to look after the minibus.  If you are interested in any of the above, or would just like more information, please feel free to contact one of the leaders or committee members.

We all live busy lives and have commitments but we are only asking for a few hours of your time. Please think about what you can do to help – who knows you might actually enjoy it!

So that we can ensure that there is enough food we would appreciate it if you could please complete return the slip on the letters sent out recently to your child’s section leader by Tuesday 12^th June? 

We will not be charging for the food and drinks but will have some collection bowls if anybody would like to make a donation towards the cost of the food.

Hello everyone

This year we're having a race night on Saturday 19 November to raise funds to go towards the upkeep of the scout hall including essential maintenance and internal redecoration, as well as tidying up the garden.  Please see the attached flyer for details.  It would be great to see you there having fun and raising money for our group while doing it.

We also thought we'd have a silent auction to help towards our fundraising efforts with donations and efforts from our parents/families and the local businesses. 

Can you help?

Can you provide a donation however big or small, this could be anything from a bottle of wine to making a family meal for four or perhaps something from a friendly business that you know.  If you can, please contact either Fiona Cain at fiona.cain@yahoo.co.uk, Maggie Vivian at maggie.vivian@hotmail.co.uk, Sarah Hancock-Raphael  sarah.hancock-raphael@gartner.com or Sue Newton suevat49newton@blueyonder.co.uk by 9 November so we can get the list ready for the week before race night.

Your help and contribution would be hugely appreciated to make sure the scout hall is fit for our children to play in.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Week commencing 8th December

Please bring prize donations for the Christingle raffle to your section meeting this week.

Friday 12^th December – Last meeting of term (Scouts)

Saturday 13^th December – Bag packing at Waitrose (Scouts)

The scouts shall be bag packing in Waitrose, Twickenham to raise money for the group. We shall be operating in two shifts, one from 09:30 – 13:00 and the other from 12:30 – 16:00.  Please be sure to let Sam know whether you would prefer a "morning" or "afternoon" shift.

Sunday 14th December - Christingle Service, Christmas Market and Raffle

As usual we will be attending the Christingle Service at St Marys Church and will be providing refreshments for the congregation afterwards. Please can your Scouts meet us at the church at 3.45 pm wearing their full uniforms. Obviously as this is a family service you and your family are also welcome to attend.

After the service the Executive Committee will be serving Mulled Wine, Teas & Coffee and Mince Pies in the Church Hall. We will also be holding a raffle in aid of Scout funds and we would appreciate donations of prizes which can be dropped off at our Scout Hall after Beavers or Cubs. There will also be a stall selling glow sticks and cards in aid of the Scouts and Explorers from our District that are attending the World Scout Jamboree next year in Japan.

Tuesday 16th December - Carol Singing at Twickenham Railway Station

Once again our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will be Carol Singing at Twickenham Station to raise more funds for our Scout Group. Please meet us at the station at 6.15 pm for a 6.30 start. Scouts should wear their uniform and can also wear Christmas hats if they wish. They can wear coats but please try to ensure that their scarves are visible. We will be singing for about an hour and will then walk back to the Scout Hut wear our Explorers will be providing hot chocolate for the children and Mulled Wine and teas and coffees for the adults. Please try to attend as it is good fun and we want to try to beat the £288 that we raised last year.

Thank you for your support.