Residents will be delighted to hear that despite everything else that’s going on, Santa has confirmed that he and his band of helpers will be touring Burley once again this year.  This is a charitable giving activity with donations going towards several local charities, plus the Scouts and Guides in the village

For the second year, as part of fund-raising for the new HQ, a bag pack was organised at Booths on Sat 9^th & Sun 10^th February 2019.    Last year we raised almost £1000 over the two days – this year the figure was a fantastic £1,295!

We had a great turnout and it was a very successful Group fundraiser.  It was superb that we had youngsters from every unit  – Rainbows, Beavers, Brownies, Cubs, Guides, Rangers, Scouts, Explorers (& parents !) for this event.

Many thanks to Sue Vint and Helen Haskins for organising the event

On Sunday 11th November, members of all units represented the Scout and Guide group at a combined church remembrance service and wreath laying ceremony in the village. The event marked  the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, and attracted many more residents than have been seen in recent years. The numbers of youngsters across the age range of our units was impressive, their turnout immaculate and their conduct commendable both in church and at the war memorial.

Many people commented that it was good to see the younger generation of our village participating in this act of community remembrance.

The church was packed, with standing room only, and many of the children had to sit on the floor at the front of the church and in the chancel area.  Some of the young people from the Scout and Guides groups lead the readings, while other younger members planted crosses for the fallen at the war memorial.

The Scouting and Guiding units worked together to create this effective hand crafted display of flowing poppies, with help from other children in the village and the support of the There, Not There project and Youth United Foundation, who donated the Tommy silhouettes.

We now have 12 new opportunities to secure £1,000 through the Ecclesiastical Insurance 12 days of giving campaign

You can nominate Burley Scouts and Guides through this link:

http://www.ecclesiastical.com/12days

Each weekday from 6 to 21 December, 10 charities will win £1,000. That’s £120,000 to 120 charities in 12 days

Operating a bit like a raffle, the more nominations Burley Scouts and Guides get, the greater our chances of winning. Nominations are open until midnight the day before each draw, with those charities not drawn carried over to the next day

So make sure you tell your family, friends, work colleagues and anyone else you can think of, and lets promote this through social media too

You’ll need our charity number for this which is 1025482

Voting is now open for this year’s Aviva Community Fund.

The Aviva Community Fund will finance 500 projects throughout the UK, and if this project gets enough votes it will be in with a chance of receiving funding.

All voters have to do is to create an account and register their 10 votes. The system prompts you to enter your e-mail address and then sends you a link (to make sure you’re not a robot!)

For those that took part last year, your log in details should still be the same, so it’s just a case of logging your 10 votes for the only project in Burley-in-Wharfedale

Attached is the link for our project, but if this doesn’t work, once you’ve registered, simply use the link “Find projects nearest to (location)” and that will bring you straight to our page

https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/4-1942

We have until 20th Nov to spread the word as far and as wide as we can, so please feel free to share this e-mail with family, friends, work colleagues, and on social media

We have asked for a £1,000 contribution, so with your help we have a genuine opportunity to secure this, with only a few clicks of a mouse!

Our Scout & Guide Group have been chosen again to be part of the Co-op local community project in Burley-in-Wharfedale, and it will run until October 2019.    All you have to do is register your Co-op card to support Burley Scout and Guide Group.

The Co-op Local Community Fund helps pay for local projects that Co-op members care about. Every time Co-op members shop at the Co-op, 1% of what they spend on selected own-branded products and services goes to help fund community projects in our area.  The Co-op also give all money raised from shopping bag sales to our causes, to help even more

Two years ago we were lucky to have this opportunity & after a year we were presented with £1850!    So please register your card to back Burley Scouts & Guides