Latest News (December 2011)

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Christmas Fayre
The 8th Wakefield would like to thank all the people and local Buisnesses who donated prizes for the Groups Christmas Fayre.
We would also like to thank all those people who supported the raffle by buying a ticket or two. We hope you were one of the lucky winners
The whole event raised a grand total of £655.00.

We will be putting the money raised in our Building fund for our new Scout Hut.
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New Beaver Colony Opens
For over 10 years the group has had large numbers of younsters on our waiting list. On Tuesday 9th Novemberr we opened our new Beaver Colony (Hebble Colony). The Group has been Fortunate enough to have two parents who have volunteered to become leaders, which has enabled us to open this second colony and release some the high numbers held on our waiting list.
We hope the colony will now grow from strength to strength and wish the leaders all the best over these next few weeks and months.
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Beavers Sponsored Dribble
Recentley the Beavers and their parents held a sponsore dribble. Parents were pitched against their  sibblings, driibbling a football around a set of cones. With the help of the Beavers and the Parents they have managed to raise a fantastic total of £374.50 towards the building fund for our new Scout Hut.
A big thankyou to all the Beavers parents and Leaders who helped make this fantastic total. _______________________________________________

Coffee Morning (24th July)
THANK YOU goes out to all the Parents, friends and neighbours who supported us during our recent coffee morning. A special THANK YOU to Alison Richardson for organsing it all and Alison's parents, for hosting the coffee morning at their home.
The 8th Wakefield would would also like to thank all those who donated cakes etc including local buisness's Boulby's, Charlesworths and Horbury Co-op.
The whole event raised a grand total of £87.00.
We will be putting the money raised in to our Building fuilding fund for our new Hut.
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Street Fayre
Another THANK YOU goes out to all the Parents, friends and neighbours who supported us during the Horbury Street Fayre. A special THANK YOU to the parents, Cubs, Scouts and Leaders who helped man our activities, without them it wouldn't have been possible.
Although we didn't raise as much as we expected the total fund raised was a little over £130.00.
We will be putting the money raised in to our Building fund for the new Scout Hut.
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Spring Fayre
A huge THANK YOU goes out to all the Parents, friends and neighbours who supported us during the joint Group Spring Fair on Saturaday 8th May and also to all those who placed orders for plants prior to the event. The total fund raised has been split btween the three Scout Groups and our group has receieved £150.00.
Thank you again and we hope you will support us again on future fundraising events.
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Our New Cub Pack Opens
Following many years of high waiting list numbers in cubs Friday 30th April saw the opening of our new Cub pack. We have been fortunate that Adults have volunteered to give up there time to enable to release some the high numbers held on our waiting list.
We hope the pack will now grow from strength to strength and wish the leaders all the best over these next few weeks and months.
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A Message from Bear Grylls
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Scouting sees biggest membership surge in 40 years
Scouting has experienced its biggest growth spurt since 1972. Read More...
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Community minded Cubs
Extract From Wakefield Express
Kind-hearted cubs donated boxes crammed with clothes, food and other essential items to help homeless and vulnerable people. Read more......