AGM - Thursday 25th September 7:30pm

You are cordially invited to Crofton Scout Group's Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 25th September at 7:30 p.m. - Venue: Shay Lane school.

A full account of the financial year's income and expenditure will be presented, along with reports of the activities of each of the Sections.

Leeds Half Marathon feedback

We have received a letter from Sean Kachmarski, Event Coordinator for the 2008 Gaz de France Leeds Half Marathon, thanking us for our support at this event. He says he has received a number of positive letters and emails from runners commenting on the quality of marshalls and drinks stations as well as the support and encouragement they received from the volunteers.

Crofton provided a team of 21 willing volunteers, including young people, parents and leaders, for which the Group will be rewarded with a payment of £150 for Group Funds.

Many thanks to all those who gave up their Sunday morning to help at this event.

Play Area Association

We are sorry to learn that Crofton Children's Play Area Association has dissolved through lack of support. However we are grateful for their kind donations of £75 to Crofton Beavers and an equal amount for our Cubs section. A condition of these donations is that they be used to directly benefit these two sections of our Group.

The Beaver Leaders are planning to use their money to provide a trip for our Beaver colony during the half-term break in October.

The Cub Leaders have yet to decide how best to use their donation.

Help wanted this Sunday morning

Message from Chris, our Group Scout Leader (GSL):

I have volunteered the group to run 2 feed stations and a few marshall points on the Leeds marathon this Sunday the 7th September, the group will be paid between £110 and £150 for doing this so it is a good fund raiser.

I have done this for many years and have had a lot of fun as well as raising money.

The feed stations are near Lawnswood school and in Horsforth they need to be manned from 8 45 am until midday so I think we will meet at the Weavers Green pub car park between 8am and 8.10am

If you could send a reply if you are able to help to gsl AT croftonscouts.org.uk (e-mail address on Contact page) that would be great.

We need about 20 people for this and it is a good opportunity to help the group fundraise as well as have some fun

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easyfundraising Quarter 2 2008

We have recently banked a cheque for £22.65 from easyfundraising for Quarter 2 2008. This total has been built up from commission on webshop purchases including £12.50 from mobile phones bought from e2save, £4.22 from P&O ferries [Holland camp], £2.00 from Purple Parking at Leeds Bradford airport, and web searches made via easysearch.

Holland Update

HOLLAND UPDATE - DAY 7

What are the three most popular scouting activities ?????????????














1) Exploring the local area

2) Cooking & Eating with friends.

3) How many Scouts you can fit in a Smart Car.

Crofton Scouts Land in Holland

This message just in from Skip:

Our scouts have arrived safely in Holland. Thought I would share this first picture from Holland with you all. The report back so far is it rained heavily yesterday, although the sun has started to shine this afternoon (in preparation for me joining them!).

Even more camps, even more photos!

New photos are now available in our gallery from the Nostell District Camp and also from the Cubs Narrowboat experience.

Camps and photos update

 

New pictures are available to view in our Photo Gallery from the Drum Hill Camp which took place over the Spring bank holiday weekend. Also Crofton Cubs recently spent an evening pond dipping.

 

Active Kids. This Sainsbury's promotion has now finished for this year. Thank you for all your vouchers. We have enough for two three-man tents and will be placing our order this week.

 

Many of our youngsters are on camp at Nostell this weekend which means that unfortunately we cannot attend the Crofton Carnival.

Active Kids 08 - get 'em in!

Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers have now finished, as of Wednedsay 4th June. May I on behalf of the Group thank all those people who have donated their vouchers, the current total stands at over 2700 vouchers. Last year's goodies can be seen here and this year we are hoping to have enough vouchers for a 5-man tent, so if you have any vouchers hiding in your wallets/purses that you wish to donate please get them in via the Leaders as soon as you can.