Scout hut update Feb 2010
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 22:01 Written by Administrator Thursday, 04 February 2010 15:22
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The NEW Clanfield Scout Hut, February 2010
Nearly there! How many times have we said that!
Well it’s a fact, take a walk or drive down Little Hyden Lane in Clanfield and you will be in for a surprise! 4 years to the month, when it was burned down in an arson attack, the building itself is now finished. It was handed over from Wilding and Butler in early January. They have done a fantastic job and have been really helpful. Local volunteers have been brilliant, decorator Trevor Richards and his Son Andrew have painted all the interior for us at no charge, John Edwards and his brother Nigel have tiled the kitchen and the boys toilets and are in the process of tiling the girls toilets. Richard Barker has volunteered to do the plumbing. Richard Sweeting of Viscount Kitchens has offered to supply and fit the wall cupboards in the kitchen.
So far so good. Unfortunately we still need the flooring, all the fittings for the boys and girls toilets, (sinks, toilets, cubicles etc), the car park and paddock need levelling and we would still like to fit solar panels to complete our lovely “green building”. On top of that, we just failed to get a grant for the tables and chairs. Any help, financial, skilled (in particular a carpenter), or contacts, or time, would be gratefully appreciated.
The ground source heating is already working and really efficient, the rain water recycling is waiting to be connected to the toilets (which we are still awaiting!)
Which leads me on to; we still need help and funds. To this end we are repeating the successful clothing and shoe collection.
WE NEED any unwanted Adults or Children’s lightweight clothing and shoes (in pairs and in bin liners), for which we receive 40p per kilo. The clothing and shoes are sent to Africa, hence no coats or heavy clothing.
Drop off point is 6 Farm View Ave, Clanfield, between 10am and 6pm on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th March.
The 100 Club. Do you like a flutter in a good cause?
The 1st Clanfield Scout Group 100 Club is looking for additional members now. Basically for a membership of £12 a year, you are entered into 12 draws (1 a month) with £6 going to scout funds and £6 going to the prize fund. There are 3 prizes for each draw and the amount for each prize is dependant on the number of members in the draw. (The more members the bigger the prizes)
If you would like to join the 100 Club or can help in any way, please contact Alan Burton on 07703 516816 or Doris and Brian Barden on 07899 911568
Alan Burton – Executive Committee
1st Clanfield Scout Group
