1st Weston Green: News

Vote for us!

posted 6 Jul 2010 05:16 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 6 Jul 2010 05:33 ]

We are very please to announce that we have been shortlisted for a community grant sponsored by Proctor & Gamble through the Surrey Advertiser.

Our request for the grant was for the funds to be able to buy the group it's own Archery equipment so that our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts could take part regularly in this sport.

There are regular competitions for Cubs, Scouts and adults to take part in and by having our own equipment we will be able to give our members the best possible opportunity to get involved.

We need you to place your vote for 1st Weston Green 'All Saints' Scout Group by voting for us on the special voting form to be found in the Elmbridge Edition of The Surrey Advertiser on the 9th July 2010.

1st Prize £3,000
2nd Prize £1,000
3rd Prize £750

Results to be announced at an event at P&G

on the 18th August 2010

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Thames Boat Cruise

posted 11 Jun 2010 01:45 by Alan Nolan-Davies

http://www.parrboats.co.uk/

This summer we are running an evening boat trip on the Thames on Thursday 1^st July for all members of 1st Weston Green Scout Group and their families.

The boat trip will be on one of Parr’s tripping boats.

We will leave from the landing place by Hampton Court Station at 6 pm and enjoy a leisurely cruise down to Kingston Bridge and back, returning about an hour later.

There is a pay and display car park at Hampton Court Station which will cost £2 at that time of day.

We hope that parents and siblings will join us for this pleasant evening cruise to celebrate the end of another successful year of Scouting in Weston Green

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Annual Awards Meeting

posted 10 May 2010 16:24 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 14 Jul 2010 06:10 ]

Monday 24th May 2010 at All Saints Church Hall

It's time for us to celebrate another successful year of Scouting in Weston Green, our 67th in fact.

We are planning to celebrate the year with an evening of awards and recognition of the young people in the group.

Many will receive Challenge Awards and a few maybe a Chief Scouts Award.

We are hoping that the Mayor of Elmbridge will be able to join us at this event and see just how much fun we have scouting in Weston Green.

At this meeting we will also hold our AGM and elect the members of the Scout Group Executive Committee.

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Fundraising with Tesco

posted 2 Apr 2010 01:13 by Alan Nolan-Davies

(We're Collecting Vouchers, Mobile Phones & Ink Jet Cartridges)

Collecting vouchers

One voucher is given for every £10 spent in Tesco stores and petrol filling stations in a single transaction (excluding purchases from Concessions, Tobacco Kiosk, prescription medicines, infant formulae or the sale of National Lottery tickets and scratch cards).
One voucher is given for every £5 spent in Tesco Express stores (subject to the above exclusions).
For every working phone your school/club sends in, they will be given 20 vouchers, and 5 for a non-working phone.
For every empty inkjet cartridge you send in that can be recycled, you will be given 10 Tesco for Schools & Clubs vouchers.
Customers then donate their vouchers to schools or clubs, who exchange the vouchers for free equipment.

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Sainsburys Active Kids

posted 20 Mar 2010 00:34 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 23 Mar 2010 17:14 ]

We are collecting Active Kids tokens from Sainsburys to get the Group a new First Aid Kit

We're participating in Sainsbury's Active Kids 2010. This presents a fantastic opportunity to collect vouchers for a range of additional equipment and experiences that gives our children the opportunity to learn new skills.

This is our first year collecting, and we want to take full advantage of Active Kids and hope we can count on your support!

You can collect Active Kids vouchers from Sainsbury's between 17 February and 8 June. You'll receive one voucher for every £10 spent at any main Sainsbury's store or £5 spent in Sainsbury's Locals. Vouchers can be collected at petrol stations too and when you shop for groceries online. Nectar points can also be converted into vouchers – visit nectar.com for details.

This year, we're aiming to collect 750 vouchers to get a new First Aid Kit.

So please remember to collect your vouchers and donate them to us and help spread the word to friends, colleagues and neighbours that we're collecting! Every voucher is greatly appreciated, and with your help we're looking forward to a great year.

Multi-purpose sports first aid kit

750 vouchers

Suitable for all sports venues including indoor and outdoor swimming pools and gymnasiums. Supplied in a water resistant sack for portability and ease of use. Contains a variety of dressings, tapes, bandages and eyewash for managing any incident.

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Book now for Group Camp 2010

posted 21 Feb 2010 08:13 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 26 Apr 2010 06:41 ]

Cubs and Scouts are encouraged to attend this years Group Camp at Broadstone Warren on the 30th April to 3rd May 2010 (first Bank Holiday in May)

The Scout Association is encouraging everyone to get together and come along to camp this year!

Scouts and Cubs will camp in traditional patrol tents.

The Beavers are invited to join the group on Sunday.

We have a varied programme planned with many activities including.

Cube Course (High Ropes)
Day Hike
Gladiator Duel
Human Table Football
Pot Holes
Air Rifles
Archery

We will be staying at Broadstone Warren Scout Campsite in Sussex.

To be sure of a great camp we will need the assistance of as many willing and able volunteers as possible.

We had some great help on our Group Camp last year. With people doing jobs from putting up tents to cooking for 67 people.

If you can help then please note that the minimum requirement is completeing the Scouts Occasional Helper form (attached below) and submitting to a Criminal Records check.

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Esher District Cross Country

posted 7 Feb 2010 03:40 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 21 Feb 2010 08:11 ]

Weston Green Beavers, Cubs & Scouts took part in the Esher District Cross Country

Congratulations to Lucas Phelps who was the first Scout in the District, also to Calvin Hooper who came in as the 3rd fastest Scout.

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Help for Haiti

posted 15 Jan 2010 02:14 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 15 Jan 2010 02:40 ]

Shelterbox respond instantly to natural and manmade disasters by delivering boxes of aid to those who are most in need.

Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and essential equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless.

They have a partnership with the Scout Association and have developed a programme of activities for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers to find out about their work and earn their Global Challenge Awards.

Find out what they are doing to help Haiti on their website at http://www.shelterbox.org

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Group Camp 2010

posted 22 Sep 2009 02:13 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 22 Sep 2009 02:28 ]

Friday 30-Apr-2010 to Monday 3-May-2010

Broadstone Warren Scout Site and Activity Centre

http://www.broadstonewarren.org.uk

Broadstone Warren Scout Camp & Activity Centre

All sections are invited to attend the Group Camp at Broadstone Warren in Sussex.

Cubs and Scouts will camp in Patrol Tents whilst Beavers can visit for the Day.

We will aim to choose the activities which most of the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts that are coming along would like to participate.

Parents and Guardians who wish to come along and assist with cooking, activities and fun will need valid CRB clearance to work with young people. See Alan for the paperwork!

Activities at Broadstone Warren include

Air Rifles
Archery
Climbing
Absieling
Crate Stacking
Obstacle Courses
Swimming
Aeroball
Gladiator Duel
Grass Sledging
Human Table Football
Low Ropes
Orienteering
Pedal Karts
Pioneering
Caving
Rafting
Sumo
Traverse Wall
Hiking

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Beavers & Cubs Clean Up The World

posted 21 Sep 2009 06:25 by Alan Nolan-Davies [ updated 21 Sep 2009 13:00 ]

http://www.scout.org/cleanuptheworld

International Cleanup weekend 18-20 September 2009.

Cubs and Beavers from 1st Weston Green Scout Group will do their duty to the world by collecting litter from the common this evening.

http://activities.cleanuptheworld.org/?4225//en

Clean Up the World is a community based environmental campaign that inspires and empowers individuals and communities from every corner of the globe to make their environment a cleaner, healthier place to live.

Now in its 17th year, Clean Up the World, held in conjunction with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), mobilises an estimated 35 million volunteers from 120 countries annually making it one of the largest community based environmental campaigns in the world. Scouts have been involved with Clean Up the World every year since its inception.

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