Youlberry Camp 2008

 

Youlberry Camp 2008

 

Some pictures of our recent camp at Youlberry, Oxfordshire.

Enjoy!

Adam
Assistant Scout Leader

Well done to our football team for scoring 2 goals!

 

District Football Competition 2008

Well, we managed to field the minimum team requirement of 6 (no subs!) and take part in the district football competition.

The other teams appeared to have many more players to choose from and some individuals were of questionable age in our opinion!

Needless to say we lost, but at least we took part and managed to score 2 cracking goals against older and much taller opposition.

Thanks to Luke, Jacob, Edward, Callum, Ryan and Zack for taking part.

We'll definitely do much better next time!

All the best,

Adam
Assistant Scout Leader

Latest pics from UK Games Expo 2008!

UK Games Expo 2008

Thanks to all those who came to the UK Games Expo 2008 on Saturday 31st May, we had a great day!

Click on the above picture to see the whole photo album, it's funny!

All the best,

Adam
Assistant Scout Leader

Summer Fair

The Summer Fair was a great success. We had some fantastic weather. On top of this we managed to raise £1450. Below is a link to some photos.

Summer Fair 2008

Opening Ceremony Pictures

Whilst we are waiting for the official photographs, here are some unofficial ones

HQ Opening Ceremony

New Web Gallery

There is now a gallery of pictures from recent group events. If you have any pictures you would like to contribute, please send them to theredborder@googlemail.com

For starters, here's some pictures from the St Georges Day parade.

St Georges Day Parade 2008

Bogus Caller

The Group Chairman has asked me to e-mail you all as a matter of urgency.

There has been an Irish man cold calling to houses in the Wylde Green area.
He is apparently selling raffle tickets on behalf of two scout groups one in
Station Road and the other on Douay Road.

If you hear of any persons being approached by this man can you please make
it known to me at your earliest convenience.  There have already been some
persons caught out by this person last weekend.

David Phillips

Group Scout Leader

Letter from Jill Storey

Below is the text from a letter we received from Jill Storey (nee Bird) remembering Philip Baker, whom the Hall is named after.

"My father recently posted an article from the Sutton News to me saying you were after funds. I am sending a small donation towards your roof fund appeal.

The reason for this is I was born in Sutton Coldfield and still return regularly to visit family. The scout hut plays a big part in my childhood memories and has been the venue for many of my families gatherings, so I have an interest in seeing it looked after.

Both my parents Brian and Christine Bird were assistant cub masters before their marriage and their wedding reception was held at the hall. My grandmother was Kay Baker and step grandfather was Philip Baker. So as their granddaughter I attended lots of "at homes" and fundraising events in the hall. My grandparent's dedicated their lives to scouting and their determination and drive has always been an inspiration to me. They both came from humble beginnings and my grandfather never let his disability hold back his aspirations.

It was a very fitting tribute to him when the hall was named after him and lovely to hear that the scouts, cubs and beavers are all thriving."

Summer Fair Programme

Here is a copy of the Summer Fair Programme. All are welcome to come and join in the fun. For some of you, it will also be the first opportunity to see the refurbishments. All the money raised goes to help the boys and girls in the Group to enjoy everything that Scouting has to offer.