Dear Scouters, Parents & Supporters
 
Firstly thank you for the contribution and support you give to the Scout Group which allows us to continue to flourish.
 
I would also like to invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Group which this year is being held at the Scout HQ at 2.30pm on Saturday 28th September. Aside from the necessary formalities of an AGM, which I promise will be kept to a minimum, this is a great opportunity to recognise and thank all our volunteers, catch up with people involved in the Group and make new connections over light refreshments.
 
This year as we move into new ways of working we have a wide range of opportunities for people to support the Group including:

• New Charity Trustees,
• Within the operational Teams ie Beavers/Cubs/Scouts & Explorers
• Fund raising team members
• HQ maintenance team members

If you would like to volunteer for these or any other role to support the 23rd Bromley Scout Group please get in touch with myself or any of the Leaders for a no obligation discussion.

In any event I hope to see you at 2.30pm on Saturday 28th September.

Many thanks

Colin Goodwin

Chair – 23rd Bromley (St Augustine’s) Scout Group
07977 918685
chair@23rdbromleyscouts.org

Please find below dates of a number of group events we have planned for the remainder of the calendar year:

• Sunday 15th September – Harvest Church Parade
• Saturday 28th September – Group AGM
• Sunday 10th November – Remembrance Day Parade
• Saturday 23rd November – Christmas Fair
• Saturday 7th December – Stage Building
• Friday 20th December – Christmas Carol Concert

Over 50 people of all ages took part in a 24-Hour Sponsored Hopscotch event at the Scout HQ on 13th/14th April. The challenge was to collectively complete as many hopscotches as possible, ensuring there was always at least one person hopscotching at any one time!

The Beavers kicked off the event at 10am on Saturday morning – throughout the first 12 hours Brownies, Cubs, Scouts and some Leaders / Parents all took turns in completing as many hopscotches as they could. As day turned into night, it was the turn of the Explorers to take up the challenge. Fueled by plenty of snacks, the Explorers had the challenge of continuing through the night. A special mention must go to the 5 Explorers, 1 Scout and 4 Leaders who stayed up all night and ensured there was always at least one person hopscotching at all times. As morning broke, people from all Sections came along to complete the last two hours of Hopscotching. In the 24 hour period we completed 39,215 hopscotches – which is an epic achievement!

It was fantastic to see so many different people from different sections all take part in this event – in total 8 different sections were represented (including one of the Brownies colonies).

The event was to raise money for the HQ Improvement Fund and the group are delighted that it raised over £4,250! We really appreciate every donation and were blown away by everyone’s generosity. The money raised means we are well on the way to achieving our fundraising goal to provide improved toilets and an accessible entrance to the Scout HQ.

Thank you to everyone who supported the event – including the leaders who organised the event, all who did some hopscotching and all those who donated so generously.

Joining instructions for this weekend have been emailed out to all who have signed up – don’t worry if you haven’t received them, they can be found below:

The Scout Group have very kindly agreed to MATCH FUND every pound that is raised from the Hopscotch Event later this month – this includes all money raised from paper sponsor forms and the JustGiving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/23rd-bromley-scouts-hopscotch

This means that whatever amount is raised will be DOUBLED by the Scout Group. All funds raised from the event will go towards the fundraising for the HQ Improvement Project – which is aiming to improve the toilet facilities at the Scout HQ and also provide a more accessible entrance.

Thank you everyone who attended the Quiz Night on Friday – we raised £473 towards Group Funds. 

A very enjoyable evening and a big thank you to Paul for being Quiz Master and Mark for scoring.

Look out for our next Quiz night in October, details will be on our website early September.

We were informed today that we have been awarded £1,000 as part of the Movement for Good initiative. This money will be going towards our ongoing fundraising efforts for our HQ Improvement Works.

Thanks to all those who nominated us, and keep out for similar nominations in future.

We are planning a 24 hour hopscotch challenge, from 10am on Saturday 13th April until 10am on Sunday 14th April at the Scout HQ. Collectively we will be sponsored to complete as many hopscotches as possible in 24 hours, and ensuring that we always have at least one person hopscotching at all times.

For more details please visit our dedicated Hopscotch page.

To sign up to take part simply fill in the form at: https://forms.gle/oxknHwRkxvdtRbAD6

You can donate via our JustGiving page at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/23rd-bromley-scouts-hopscotch.

The Group were delighted to be presented with a cheque for £550 from Bromley Rotary Club. This was as a result of the successful Santa Sleigh Collection that we supported before Christmas. We are really thankful for the support from the public and Bromley Rotary Club – the generosity helps us to continue to provide affordable Scouting for our members.

From 10am on Saturday 13th April until 10am on Sunday 14th April the group will be organising a 24 hour sponsored event to raise funds for the building works we are hoping to do at the Scout HQ.

It will primarily be based at the Scout HQ, but the Scout Troop will also be taking part whilst at camp that weekend.

More details will follow in due course.