Members of the Scout & Guide Group entered the 2021 village Scarecrow trail. The theme this year was nursery rhymes so we decided our scarecrow would be the rhyme “The old Lady who lived in a Shoe”.
A few Sunday’s ago leader Lisa White organised an afternoon for us to make our entry at the HQ. Guides & Scouts, Brownies, Cubs & Rainbows arrived with their families to make the old woman & the children. There were some superb scarecrow builders & it was a lovely way to spend an afternoon. Imagine our delight when we found out that our entry had won the Organisations category! Well done to everyone who took part, it was a great effort & lots of fun!
The Burley Educational Trust and Burley Community Trust have stepping with a huge offer of support for the Scout and Guide Group.
Earlier this year the Scouts and Guide Group took the decision not request payment of subscriptions from parents. This was an acknowledgement the reduced activities that the Group would be unable to undertake during lockdown, and also the challenging economics that all families were facing. Like all charities our Group relies on our members for an income to cover our operating costs.
Regardless of Covid and the inability of our units to meet, the annual membership fees to the national Scout and Guide organisations still need to be paid (circa £12,000) and there are still fixed costs of around £500 / month that need to be paid. Parents have approached to contribute towards covering these costs, and in addition the Community Trust was approached with a request to defer the outstanding new HQ loan repayment of £5,000.
To our great delight, The Burley Educational Trust and Burley Community Trust have agreed to cover the cost of the outstanding loan requirement. Both charities have agreed to donate £2,500 each towards the Burley Scouts and Guides. Financially this lifts a huge burden from the monthly cash flow forecast and enables to the Group to keep operating with a positive bank balance for several more months
Although the Community Trust have quite a few fundraising events throughout the year and receive income from donations and other sources, membership is an important part of their income and helps involve people in the work of the Trust, which is essentially to help provide facilities and services for the benefit of all Burley residents. The Burley in Wharfedale Community Trust is a registered charity operating as a not-for-profit organisation. Membership details can be found here https://www.burleycommunitytrust.org/
We say cheers Burley Educational Trust and Burley Community Trust!
1st & 3rd Rainbows enjoyed a socially distanced picnic in the sun last week in the grounds of Burley Scout & Guide HQ. The girls made pirate hats & enjoyed the picnics they brought from home.
This is the first face to face guiding meeting in Burley since lockdown in March. It was lovely to see the girls getting together after so many months at home.
Welcome to the Autumn newsletter from your local fund raising group. Phase 3 is almost complete and we are nearly there but still desperately need your help to raise the last £25,000
Thank you all for your contributions and continued support in the recent events:
Welcome to the Summer 2019 update from your Local Fundraisers
Phase 2 of the new HQ build is complete, and we are well advanced with phase 3 – the outside. In fact we are nearly there but still desperately need your help to raise the last £30,000. Not bad considering the target is close to £500,000!
Thank you all for your contributions and continued support in the recent events. Our recent local fundraising successes have included:
This is the Spring news letter from your Local Fundraisers. Phase 2 is almost complete and but we still need to raise £30,000 to complete the project. Learn more about a whole host of events and activities planned for the Spring
Thanks as ever for all your contributions and support in our recent events:
Let’s celebrate the opening of the new Scout & Guide Headquarters!
Closing date for entries – 20th October. Please give your finished design to your leader with your name, age and unit details on the back. Badge can be any shape, but to help you could fill in an example below.
Your badge must include the following:
Burley Scouts & Guides (optional New HQ 2019)
No more than 7 colours
Letters must be clear & simple to read – minimum 5mm high
Make it bright & eye-catching
Make your design colourful, clear, simple. You can outline in colour or black.
