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Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers attended the annual District Christingle Carol Service at the Baptist Church in Hockliffe Street on Thursday 7th December. There was a good turn out from all sections. Leaders Tracey Chisnall and Trevor Burns received 10 year service awards from the District Commissioner. Well done!
Happy Christmas!

Another successful Winter Camp for the Scout Troop

1st LINSLADE SCOUT GROUP NEWS – DECEMBER 2016

**** Key dates: Christingle 8^th December, Tesco Bag-packing 17^th December ****

Refurbishments
If you have visited Nyamba this term you will have seen the newly refurbished toilets which have cost over £12,000 and a lot of volunteer time. Thank you to everyone for doing a great job.

Subs Increase
We have been lucky with fundraising and grants for major projects but because we have to make sure that monthly subs cover our regular expenses, subs are increasing from £10 to £12 per month from January 2017 which is still incredible value. We could not maintain subs as low as this without the generosity of our leaders who give their time for free.

Standing Orders
Please adjust your standing order to £12 per month for January subscriptions onwards. You can set your current standing order to end with the December payment and start a new one for January onwards, or following the December payment adjust your standing order to the new amount for January onwards. Any standing orders not increased will be subject to back payments. We only accept subs by standing order or an annual cheque (in advance).

Participation Fund
If the increase in subs is likely to be a problem, we do have a small participation fund to support families who are experiencing financial challenges. You can contact our Executive Committee in confidence via the “Contact Us” page from the menu on the left.

Gift Aid
Thank you to everyone who has completed a gift aid form. We have just received £2,800 from HMRC for very little work just because most parents have done this already. Please ask for a form.

DBS Forms
Occasional helpers need a DBS check. It only takes a few minutes to complete a form (and can be done by email) and to provide some ID. Please ask your Section Leader for a form now so it’s in place for the next camp.

Hiring Nyamba
We are interested in long-term, regular lettings so if you know of anyone looking for a venue, please pass on our details. We are sorry that due to planning conditions, we cannot hire out Nyamba for private parties.

Volunteers Wanted

Thank you to everyone who helped at the last maintenance day. Our young people are fortunate to belong to a thriving Scout Group which offers so many varied opportunities across all the sections but the Leaders and Committee do need more help. If can spare an hour a week to help with some paperwork or fundraising or at an event, we want to hear from you. Our main fundraising event is back-packing on 17th December 10am to 4pm – please sign up when your Section Leader contacts you

The grand launch of the “Don’t Bottle It” Constructed in the Nyamba boatyard (or troop room) over many weeks by Admiral Thomas and his team of marine engineers. First set sail on this day 2015, expertly piloted by Captain Josh and his brave crew.  Check out the Parkers Pioneers Facebook pages for more photos & video.

Thanks to all that came along last Saturday for the Maintenance Day! It’s amazing what can be achieved in a day with a gang of helpers!! The brambles round the back have gone! The drive and car park is tidy and we have retrieved a car parking space back from the clutches of advancing vegetation! The kitchen and loos have had a great going over, and the roof gullies and downpipes cleared. A large chunk of the ivy has been removed from the back of the building – we can see light through the kitchen window now!

And our altar fire project was finally realised……

Thanks to all that turned up and gave up their time – you know who you are!

Special thanks to Sue and Tracey for bacon butties and sausage rolls!!

Dear parents

1st Linslade Scouts is hosting a Cheese and Wine evening on Monday the 16th of June at Nyamba Scout Hut from 7:30pm. During part of the evening the Annual General Meeting will be held. All parents of Scouts, Cubs and Beavers are invited to attend.

We desperately need your help! As you all know we are really fortunate to have an active and committed team of Scout Leaders, providing excellent opportunities for the benefit of our children. To make the Scouting programme so successful, a great deal of time and hard work goes on behind the scenes.

Due to the increasing numbers in the Scouting sections, more help is desperately needed from parents. At the AGM a range of committees are going to be discussed in order to support this fantastic work. We are looking for a range of skills including gardening, DIY, construction, catering etc. An adult member from every family, whose child attends a 1st Linslade Scouting group, will automatically be allocated a role within one the committees for a short period of time.

Please let us know if you can attend, in order that we can make arrangements for the refreshments.

We look forward to seeing you and sharing a glass of wine on the 16th of June.

1st Linslade Scout Group Executive Committee