Grand Jumble Sale – 31st March

Our Jumble Sale regularly attracts over 300 customers. It has been a great success and given us plenty of happy times. It’s a perfect day out for Jumblers and raises much needed money for the group.

The sale features clothes, books, comics, jewellery, bric-a-brac, toys, electrical items and much much more. We welcome contributions but no video tapes or old televisions please. Upholstered furniture must have a fire safety label. A BBQ will be serving food throughout to provide much needed refreshments.

Volunteers are needed to help with the collection of Jumble, sorting and manning the stalls on the day of the sale. We will also need help with clearing up after the event.

• Leaflet Distribution – 17th March
• Emptying the Boat House – 22nd March
• Organising Tables in the main hall – 23rd March
• Jumble Collection – 24th March
• Sorting – 26th, 28th, 30th March
• Jumble Sale Day – 31st March

If you are able to help or need additional information please contact the Jumble Sale organizer, Deirdre Edwards on 01923 77162 or 07957 788402. For the collection of larger items please telephone before Friday 23rd March.

Valentine's Day Treat for the Scouts.

On the 14th February 2012, 15 brave Scouts took to the water to gain their Water Sports activity badge by completing the skills required for PADI Discover SCUBA Diving, at the London School of Diving’s purpose built facility in Chiswick.

Following an initial briefing, by qualified instructors, on how all the equipment worked and safe diving procedures they were split into 3 groups and took it in turns to kit up and experience breathing under water. A number of them were able to swim down to 3.2m and practice handstands and somersaults, experiencing weightlessness similar to that felt by astronauts in space, all under the watchful eye of an instructor and a Dive Master.

All of the Scouts involved enjoyed the experience and we hope to be able to offer it as an activity again in the future.

Jubilee Big Lunch

St Mary’s Church will be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on Tuesday 5th June with a Big Lunch on the meadow behind The Bury.

There will be entertainment and activities for all the family. Batchworth Sea Scouts are pleased to support this external event. Anyone who would like to become more personally involved should contact Roger Willett (roger.willett@ntlworld.com).

Scouts Go Cycling in Whippendell Woods

Not only does the ancient woodland in Whippendell feature in Star Wars Episode One, but its also a site of special scientific interest and more recently it played host to the annual Scouts cycling event.

On Saturday 25th February the Scouts took to their bikes and went on an orienteering challenge in the woods. The afternoon consisted to having to find several bases in the woodland using maps. They finished off by enjoying some of the other facilities the woods have to offer.

Group Subscriptions Overdue

The 2012 subscriptions are now overdue. If you have not received your subscription notice or have any queries regarding subscriptions please telephone Deirdre Edwards on 01923 771626.

From the subscriptions we pay a 'capitation fee' to our District for each Beaver, Cub, Scout, Leader, Assistant Leader, Skills Instructor, Helper and Committee member to cover insurances etc and our membership of the Scout Association. The balance of the subscription pays for all maintenance and bills of our building, equipment and boats and many of the activities for our members.

If you are a UK taxpayer please Gift Aid your subscription if you have not already done so.

Cubs go Origami

The Cub pack celebrated leap year on Wednesday 29th February by practicing the art of Origami and making paper frogs that could actually leap when petted. A compliment of 24 cubs spend the evening making the frogs and then seeing who’s frog could leap the furthest.

The Cubs also took part in a leap the river competition over a simulated river using two rope lines in the main hall at HQ. The Cubs had to leap over the imaginary river from a standing start with both feet together. The width of the river was gradually increased until a winner was found!

Dymo Labeller Missing

We haven’t been able to find our Dymo Labeller, similar to the one pictured, at HQ for some time now.

It is being dearly missed by its loving family as there is work for it to do. If anyone has seen it or put it safe somewhere please let Quentin (07712 193849) know where it is.

Feedback

Whether you've got a question, complaint, suggestion, criticism or idea, we'd love to hear about it! The leadership team thrive on your feedback, and take it very seriously.

Group Scout Leader	Simon Theobald	SimonTheobald@compuserve.com	07850 337903
Chairman	Keith Wall	batchworth.chairman@ntlworld.com	01923 777340
Assistant Group Scout Leader - Programmes	Michael Read	seascoutleader@hotmail.com	07811 159632
Assistant Group Scout Leader - Communications	Narinder Sian	batchworth@narinder.org	07595 617598
Explorer Scout Leader – Bograts	Jon Wall	bograts.explorers@googlemail.com
Scout Leader	Ben Taunt	BMTaunt@hotmail.com	07736 936305
Beaver Scout Leader	Claire Ramsay	clairejaneramsay@yahoo.co.uk
Cub Scout Leader	Brian Hansford	brian.hansford@ntlworld.com
Scouts Parent Representative	Sally Marriott	marriott140@btinternet.com
Cubs Parent Representative	Helen Webb	hwebbhome@gmail.com
Beavers Parent Representative	Claire Perera	clperera@aol.com

All the above are very approachable and will treat any comments in confidence.