Welcome Back

Welcome back I hope you have all enjoyed the summer break? I am sure you will agree that the last twelve months have been highly successful and the children have had lots of adventures and learnt many new skills. As we look forward to a new school year I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of a few things and to let you know what the future holds. Attached is a list of dates for this term, a more detailed programme will be issued later?


 Uniform We are a uniformed organisation and as such we expect the children to attend in a uniform relevant to the section they are in. On more formal occasions the uniform needs to be supplemented with the bottom half of the school uniform.
 Attendance Whilst we appreciate that it may not be possible to attend on every Saturday due to other commitments or illness we do expect a certain level of commitment. Prolonged absence or sporadic attendance makes it very difficult to ensure that all the children have the opportunity to take part in any of the activities. If your child is unable to attend or no longer wishes to be in our group please contact me.
 Subs Fees are due on the first Saturday of each calendar month and are payable for the number of sessions in the month in advance. Currently it is taking the whole of the month to collect the fees in. Therefore starting from the first Saturday in October none payment will incur a surcharge of 25 pence per session. Planned absence or absence followed with a phone call will not incur this surcharge. Please note that we may at sometime in the future consider payment by standing order or direct debit if this situation doesn’t improve.
 Badges Badge work is an integral part the scouting programme and is a way of rewarding the children for their endeavours. If your child is presented with a badge please ensure that this is sewn onto their uniform in the correct place.
 Membership Fee Each year the Scout association request a census from its members and an annual fee is requested. This is currently around £25 per adult and child. Over the last two years we have paid this on your behalf. As you can imagine this is a substantial amount of money. Currently we are not in a position to do this for a third year and may have to pass some of this cost onto you. This cost can be negated by parents taking an active interest in the group and helping us fundraise.
 Adult helpers Starting in January 2011 we aim to start a parental rota. We would ask that a parent would give up a couple of hours once or twice a year to be an extra pair of hands for the adult leaders. We have used this scheme successfully at other groups. As uniformed leaders we also have occasions when we cannot make a particular Saturday. An extra adult can make all the difference and can allow us to make sure an event takes place.
 New Members To ensure the group continues we need to recruit more children. Please do everything you can to be ambassadors for our group and tell your friends and neighbours about us. Each child has been given a number of Flyers to distribute to their friends.
 Older Children Some of the children have now passed the age when they must join Scouts (10 years and six months) As you are aware we currently only have a beaver colony and a Cub Pack. We would like to open a meeting for scouts, that immediately follows on from our morning meeting. The scout association will not allow us to run all three age ranges concurrently in the same room. Therefore from January 2011 we propose that the older children will meet on the Saturday afternoon. This will be subject to us having the correct qualified leaders available. Alternatively we can put you in touch with a nearby scout group. If neither of these options are possible then sadly we will have to say goodbye to these children.
 Trips and outings We have a number of trips already booked for the coming year. These letters will be issued next week. It would be much appreciated if you could return the slips and remittance on or before the published cut off date and I am told of any changes to individuals wishing to go asap. As you can imagine trying to organise these events and dealing with all the health safety issues can be a huge task. Your help in this matter would be much appreciated and make my life a little easier. Coming soon a trip thru Blackpool illuminations and next year another visit to pgl


Finally we are busy planning for the coming year and have lots of exciting ideas in the pipeline. Details will be issued shortly. Traditionally scout groups become an integral and important part of the local community. For us to succeed we need you the parents and volunteers from the local community to help us in what ever capacity or level of commitment you can? Please help us to invest in your children’s future.



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OUTDOOR COOKING WENSLEY FOLD SCOUTS

SUMMER TRIP 2010 WENSLEY FOLD SCOUTS

DISTRICT SLEEPOVER 2010

Summer Trip

Our summer trip to Liverpool this Saturday is our final meeting of this term. We will return again in the autumn on September the 4th. I‘m sure you will agree that the children have had lots of exciting adventures over the last twelve months. For the group to have continued success we need to have more children, particularly the younger ones joining us. Please tell your friends and family about us and encourage the children to tell their friends and bring them along when we return. For those of you going on the trip this Saturday please ensure you are at school for 9am as the coach will leave promptly. The children need to be in uniform if they have one and they require a packed lunch. We should be back at Wensley Fold for around 6pm traffic permitting

CUB CAMP 2010 WENSLEY FOLD SCOUTS

Scouts Return This Saturday

Scouts return this Saturday. We are hoping to have a selection of Beaver and Cub sweatshirts on sale. These are usually priced between £8 and £10. A number of letters will be handed out as we are taking all the children to Bowley Scout camp on Saturday the 13th of March. Due to the tight timescales these need to be returned no later than the following Saturday. The planning for our Beaver sleepover is well under way. Following the success of last years sleepover we are hoping this year will be even better. Again we have been allocated a limited number of places. These will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. We now have a new cub leader in place John Greenwood and hopefully Safia Patel will be rejoining us. As the better weather approaches we have many exciting things to look forward to. We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.

Wensley Fold Scouts Spring Term 2010

Jan 9th Cancelled Due to Weather
Jan 16th Scouts Return (Fees Due)
Jan 23rd Trip To the Octagon Bolton (no Scouts)
Jan 30th Learn How to Tie Knots
Feb 6th First Aid Badge (Fees Due)
Feb 13th Space The Final Frontier and (pgl parents Meeting)
Feb 20th Half Term No Scouts
Feb 27th Date Left open ( uniform sale)
March 6th Mothers day Cards (Michelle) (Fees Due)
March 13th Akeema Shield Beavers @ Bowley Cubs in Hall
March 20th Investitures
March 27th Eggs decorate (Michelle)
April 3rd Communications Badge Semaphore (Fees Due)
April 10th Fri 9th to Sun 11th Activity Weekend (No Scouts)
April 17th School Holidays Closed
April 24th Practice For St Georges Day Scouts Return
April 25th St Georges Day Parade and show

Coming Events in the Summer Term


• 8th May possible sailing day
• 11th-13th June Beaver Sleepover Harry Potter theme @ Bowley
• 2nd-4th July Family/Cub Camp @ Bowley
• 17th July Summer trip to Liverpool and Space Port and u Boat exhibition
• County Fun Day Learn Circus Skills Beavers @ Bowley
• September possible Trip to Blackpool illuminations

Space the Final Frontier

On Saturday the 13th of February our intrepid young astronauts will be given a short flight briefing before departing for a flight around the planets. They will then return to earth at the Wensley Fold Space Centre. Intrigued? Make sure you don’t miss our flight and join us for a “close encounter of the third kind”

Oliver Twist

22 Cubs and Beavers and 11 Adults went to see the Octagon Theatres production of Oliver Twist. The Octagons festive season productions never fail to disappoint. And a visit here is now a regular on our calendar. We can’t wait to find out what the Octagon plans for next year

Trip to the Octagon Theatre

Our visit to the Octagon to see "Oliver Twist" The Coach will leave school at 12:30pm prompt. Please ensure that you are at school no later than 12:15pm. You may leave your car at school if you are travelling with us.

In light of the tragic events that have recently taken place in Haiti. We have dontaed the £30 we raised prior to Christmas to the charity Shelterbox. Details of the work can be found at

Welcome Back

Welcome back and a happy and prosperous 2010 to you all. Last year despite having several setbacks it proved to be highly successful one. The group is slowly growing and we currently have around 30 children attending the group on a regular basis. This year we hope to have an equally successful and exciting twelve months.
Saturday the 23rd we are paying our now annual visit to the Octagon theatre. A letter giving details of the travel arrangements will be issued this Saturday the 16th. Our activity weekend for the Cubs is fast approaching and as a consequence I will be holding an information meeting for the parents of the children involved. Details of this will be issued shortly. As you are aware we managed to attract a fair amount of media coverage for the group during the latter half of the year. The more we can make the community aware of our group and dispel any misconceptions about the scouts the better. We are currently planning our programme for the next term and beyond and as soon as we have a firm idea of what we are doing we will let you know. In the meantime a list of dates for autumn term will be issued this coming Saturday.