Chloe & her mum Jackie swam 120 lengths of Chippendale Pool in 65 minutes to raise money for the Burley Scout & Guide Headquarters. 7 year old Chloe swam an amazing 40 of the lengths! Many thanks to those of you who have sponsored them. Well done Jackie & Chloe, awesome effort!
Here’s Chloe presenting Rainbows Leader Helen Haskins with a whopping £324 in sponsorship. Thank you!
On the evening of 21st April, Burley Scout & Guide Group celebrated HM The Queen’s 90th birthday in Grange Park. Over 200 Rainbows, Beavers, Brownies, Cubs, Guides, Rangers & Explorers & their leaders paraded from their HQ in Peel Place to the park with all their flags. A fantastic & colourful sight that many villagers came to watch.
We entertained them all by singing a range of campfire style songs, many of the villagers joining in. The younger girls and boys also learned to dance round a maypole. At around 7pm the Colour Party of an Explorer & two Rangers unfurled the Union Jack & everyone sang the National Anthem. At the same time as the Queen lit a beacon in Windsor, Betty Fisher – a 90 year old resident of Burley, lit our beacon in the park. It was a lovely sunny evening & a very happy event
THE Easter bunnies hopped into Burley-in-Wharfedale early this year to help raise funds for a new Scout and Guide hut.
They joined scores of families making the most of the good weather on Saturday morning to take part in an Easter Egg Hunt around the village
The local Scout and Guide group also arranged an egg-decorating competition, coffee and cake morning in their drive to raise £400,000 to build a new headquarters on Peel Place
A FANCY dress party was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the 1st Burley Rainbows and the 1st anniversary of 3rd Burley Rainbows.
Rainbows is the section of the Girlguiding movement for five to seven-year-olds. More than 30 Rainbows attended the party, many dressed as little Anas and Elsas, from the Disney film, Frozen, at the Scout and Guide Hut on Peel Place. They enjoyed games and activities organised by the young leaders and a party tea. There were also two birthday cakes, one lit by 25 candles and the other by a single candle.