Leaders and Parents New & Old put their brains and taste buds to the test for an evening of fun at the annual 5th Dartford Scout Group’s quiz night. They decyphered codes, had to recognize famous faces, test their spelling ability, taste the flavours in various fruit juices and remember music from the past. A profit of £143 went to Group funds and the triumphant team were presented with bottles of Bucks Fizz & Boxes of Chocolates.
Watch this space for the date of the next one.
Today was a proud day for the 5th Dartford Scout Group, as the Burne Troop’s own Ashley Hurd was presented with his 10 year service award and certificate by District Commissioner Angela Rainey, in recognition of his continued service to scouting. Contratulations from everyone at the group.
It’s that time again already folks – The 2011 Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers are now being offered in your local stores and the 5th Dartford Scout Group have a collection box just inside the door at the Scouts hall. In each of the last two years we collected @ 15,000 tokens, which we were able to exchange for valuable equipment for use within every section. With your help, we’d like to reach and hopefully beat that number in 2011. Thanks in advance for your help.
The 5th Dartford Scout Group will be holding their annual quiz night on Saturday 19th February. This evening has proven exceedingly popular in past years so early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. 19:30 for 20:00 start. Strictly 8 per table @ just £2.50 per head and no children under 10yrs please. To book, please call Wendy on 01322 221 384 or by email to hurdwoad@aol.com
The 5th Dartford Scout Group will be 95 years old in December 2011 and we would like to produce a new neckerchief badge for every member to wear to celebrate. Any member of the Group may take part in the competition.
All entries must be in by 1st March – Please hand them to your Section Leader any time before that date.
The following details must be on the badge in some form but the rest of the design is up to you:-
1) 5th Dartford Scout Group
2) 95 Years
3) 1916-2011
4) Fleur-de-Lys (centre part of the purple world badge)
No more than six different colours including edging stitching and please quote background colour.
Attached is the template…..
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I would like to say a very big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who placed an order. We made a profit this year of £266.30, which will be invested in to the 5th Dartford Scout Group.
The winners of the ‘Biggest order’ prizes for each section were: Philpott Beavers – Bailey N, Peacock Beavers – Joshua L, Collins Pack – James B, Leigh Pack – Nathaniel H, Burne Troop – Sean A and Johnston Explorers – Tom F.
After 15 years I am sad to say this will be the last year of fund raising in this way. I would like to Congratulate several parents who year after year send in big orders and thank them enormously for their support, which has kept it going this long. They are Mrs Pay, Mrs Fenning, Mrs Seymour and Mrs Zimmerman.
Auntie Beaver (Wendy Hurd)
The 5th Dartford Scout Group proudly present an evening with MoonMoth Crafts for a craft workshop at our hall on Tuesday 8th Feb 2011. Please complete and return the attached application form as soon as possible as places are limited. Go on, be a bit “Crafty” and join us for a couple of hours to save a fortune on those expensive shop bought greetings cards whilst supporting your son/daughter’s Scout Group to boot…..
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The 5th Dartford Scout Group’s fledgling Cub pack, the Phillips-Pack is growing fast, and in more ways than one!
Here six of the packs’ young people, lead by sixer Angus, proudly display the terrariums they have created for plant week.
Thank you to all parents who helped collect 15,000 vouchers for us this year. All the items requested have now been received and are in the hall being used, by all sections.
We ordered: An Equipment Storage Trolley, A Large ‘Connect 4’ Game, 10 Compasses, Multi-Coloured Skipping Ropes, 28 Tennis Racquets, Tennis Balls, Bean Bags and stilts. The scheme starts again for 2011 in February so please help us again this year by sending the tokens in.
As another year of busy scouting at the 5th Dartford Scout Group winds up, we have time to reflect upon what we have achieved and recharge over the holidays for what we hope will be an exciting year ahead in 2011. On behalf of all the young people, assistants, instructors, leaders, executive committee and trustees, we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and productive New Year too.
