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Beaver Scouts Planting at Weybridge Day Centre 4 May 2012

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:15:20 +0000

On Thursday 4th May 2012 1st Weybridge Beaver Scouts donned gloves and picked up trowels and helped to plant flowers to brighten the Weybridge Day Centre. They had a great time planting and did a wonderful job, which both the Day Centre Manager and users appreciated.

We Need Your Vote – Deadline 11 May 2012

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:26:43 +0000

Your VOTE is needed TODAY!!!! Please visit HERE to help us win a grant then follow the instructions on screen or below there is a suggestion of answers that you can make your own.

***SELECT*** Please Scroll to the bottom of the click down and select 1st WEYBRIDGE SCOUTS

**Q1** You then need to say why our renovation project would make a valuable difference to you. SUGGESTIONS ARE:
– Provide a safe, warm and inviting venue for Scouts where they can further their learning and development through gaining badges and learning new skills
– Provide a great long term permanent venue for local residents for use by Toddler Groups, Tea Dances, Social Nights, Club Venue, Exercise Classes, Fundraising Events

**Q2** Then answer another question as to what you think would happen if our project didn’t get any funding? SUGGESTIONS ARE:
– Unable to complete renovations as quickly
– Would require a lot more fundraising activities
– Less Classes / Social Events able in community

Please either base your answers on the suggestions above or feel free to come up with your own answers.

If you could find time TODAY to complete this little form that would be great. Deadline is Friday 11 May but don’t put it off, please do it now over lunch - thank you x

1st Weybridge Scout have set a Record!

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:28:40 +0000

Exciting News! – Release date Friday 9 March 2012

We’ve just had confirmation from Phil the Bag Recycling Scheme that 1st Weybridge Scouts (the oldest Scout Group in Surrey), of just 43 children and parents, have collected an astounding 4 tonnes (1000 bags) of textiles from local Elmbridge residents! This is the largest amount of textiles ever to be collected by one group and should raise £2000 for our HQ Renovation Project.

A juggernaut is collecting our huge collection at 10am on Saturday 24 March 2012 at The Storage Pod, Avro Way, Brooklands, KT13 0XQ, so residents have got until the 22 March to get any remaining clothing / shoes / bedding / towels / curtains to us. With the help of 1st Weybridge Parents, local residents and volunteers we will be working as a team to move the bags from storage into the juggernaut.

Supported by The Storage Pod in Brooklands who have generously donated space for us to store the textiles during the campaign.

Local Press will be attending to capture this record breaking moment.

If you would like to attend or cover this amazing recycling story please contact Debbie on 07931 945 282 or email debbie@1stweybridgescouts.org.uk. Thank you.

You can read about last years success story on the Phil the Bag website here http://www.philthebag.co.uk/success.html

Community Spirit – join us 10am Sat 24 March 2012

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:11:56 +0000

Unloading Bags from the 1st Storage Pod in Brooklands, Weybridge @ 27 May

Can you spare 1hr at 10am on Saturday 24 March – please?

People of Weybridge and Elmbridge are amazing, you have helped us gather over 4 tonnes of textiles, but this huge pile has left us in need of a few more people to help move them – can you help?

4 tonnes of textiles is the MOST any club has every collected – you’ve helped us set a record!!

We are asking Weybridge Residents / Clubs if you can help us for 1 or 2 hours on Saturday 24 March to move a whooping 4 tonnes of textiles from The Storage Pod in Brooklands to the Phil the Bag Juggernaut.

10am Saturday 24 March 2012
The Storage Pod, Avro Way, Brooklands, KT13 0XQ

* Refreshments provided *

If you think you or your club / team / or a friend can pop down and help move some of the bags then we’d be very grateful.

You can help? Call Debbie on 07931 945 282 – thank you

The money raised from this campaign is going towards the renovations work at our HQ – our goal is to open our building up for public use.

How Many Bags?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:32:05 +0000

Can you guess how many bags of textiles have been squashed into Arkela’s car?

Why are we collecting Bags of Textiles? Try our FREE Textile Recycling Service

Walton Sea Cadets Stolen Tools

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:13 +0000

Our Neighbours Need a Little Help
The Walton Sea Cadets kids are restoring a boat, but all of their tools were stolen last year… Desperately needed are the following…

socket set spanner set
screwdrivers wire brushes for rubbing down
orbital sander(s)
jigsaw bolt cutters
also someone to do fibre glassing
marine ply and paint – bilge paint, anti foul and navy blue boat paint

Any items, greatly appreciated from the above list, and guaranteed, these are for the kids, not the staff !

Call Debbie on 7931 945 282 if you can help Walton Sea Cadets, thank you

Textile Recycling Poster PDF & JPG

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:10:38 +0000

PDF – Download a free copy of our Textile Recycling Service Poster as a PDF Textile Recycling Service Poster 2

JPG – Download a free copy of our Textile Recycling Service Poster as a JPG Here

Textile Collecting to boost funds for 1st Weybridge Scout Group – February 2012

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:29:03 +0000

We are ALMOST at 1000 Bags of Textiles thank you Weybridge / Elmbridge Residents - call before 22 March for a FREE COLLECTION on 07931 945 282

HELP US FUNDRAISE, REDUCE LANDFILL and HELP PEOPLE IN 3rd WORLD COUNTRIES
Without spending a Penny!
Recycling textiles for the good of the community and those those in 3rd world countries – Supported by The Storage Pod, Brooklands

The Cubs at 1st Weybridge have a message for YOU! Listen Here! – courtesy of RadioWey

In January 2012 1st Weybridge Scout Group are offering local residents a very easy and efficient way to recycle their unwanted clothing, thus ensuring it doesn’t end up as landfill plus helping to clothe those in 3rd world countries and raise funds towards their ongoing renovations works. Last year in May 2011 1st Weybridge Scout Group stopped over 500 bin bags size of textiles weighing just over 2 tonnes ending up as landfill and earned themselves £1123.50 for their efforts! This project was made possible due to huge support from the local public and businesses especially from Lionel Smith at The Storage Pod in Brooklands who arranged for the safe storage of the textiles.

Our target is to collect over 1000 bags of textiles, so please let us have your old tea-towels, holey socks, worn jeans, wrong sized clothes, grown out of shoes / coats / hats / gloves, old bedding, handbags, curtains, bathroom mats, towels, blankets, sleeping bag etc – anything that is a textile from the list below we can take.

WE ARE COLLECTING (in ANY Condition) from Now until Thursday 22 March 2012
Clothing (Adults & Childrens including all underwear)
Curtains
Towels
Bedding
Handbags
Belts
Hats
Shoes

WHY?
To provide the community with an alternative solution to throwing away their unwanted clothing in a bin which ends up as landfill by offering a collection point or collecting direct from their home/place of work. And also to help raise funds for 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group who are still raising funds for “Renovations Works at the HQ”. All donations gratefully received, the more we collect the more we can raise and the more you can help clothe those in 3rd world countries. Did you know that 12% of landfill is made up of textiles!

WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE TEXTILES?
Every single item collected will be recycled. The wearable clothing, shoes, belts, hats and handbags will be reused by those in 3rd world countries, as will the bedding, towels, curtains. Any items that can’t be worn or used will be remade into clothes or other items – not a scrap is wasted. We use a company called “Phil the Bag” and you can read about our success story on their website.

DROP or COLLECT
Bags of textiles can left at 1st Weybridge Scout HQ on a Wednesday or Thursday or please call Debbie on 07931 945 282 to arrange a collection. Deadline for collections/drops is 23 March 2012.

WE AIM TO COLLECT AT LEAST 800 BAGS! Every Sock Counts!
So far we have collected over 947 Bags full of textiles – keep them coming in please. 1st Weybridge would not have been able to run this appeal without the help of The Storage Pod in Brooklands who are big on supporting community projects like our scout troops by kindly letting us store the bags free of charge. So if you find you need to extra space to store your items for home or business then please consider a The Storage Pod who are committed to helping projects like ours. They can provide competitively priced storage units for any length of time from 1 week or more. Accessible 7 days a week, fully alarmed with CCTV and easy to find on the Brooklands Trading Estate. For more details visit their website www.thestoragepod.com or call Lionel on 01932 353 700.

Our Appeal is kindly being Supported by The Storage Pod, Brooklands

THANK YOU
On behalf of 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group we would like to thank The Storage Pod for supporting our appeal and also the public and local businesses for helping us to raise much needed monies for repairs to our HQ and for also helping those in 3rd world countries.

CONTACT
Debbie on 07931 945 282 for more details or to arrange a collection.

Below are some highlights of last years May 2011 successful collection:

Full to Bursting! Bags floor to ceiling at The Storage Pod. 12 May 2011

2nd Storage Pod almost full with bags at 23 May 2011

This is our amazing picture story of moving those 500 bags from the two Storage Pods to the two awaiting Lorries – the end of a very good campaign.

Unloading Bags from the 1st Storage Pod in Brooklands, Weybridge @ 27 May

Tiz lining up bags to send down in the lift @ 27 May 2011

Phil & Jeanette helping load the Textile lorry @ 27 May 2011

Phil the Bag Lorry Drivers helping with the shifting of the 500 Bags @ 27 May 2011

The two Phil the Bag Lorries at The Storage Pod who supported our Campaign @ 27 May 2011

Over 500 Bags loaded onto the two lorries ready to be Recycled @ 27 May 2011

3 Early Christmas Presents for 1st Weybridge Scouts!

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:47:17 +0000

What a wonderful month December 2011 has been for 1st Weybridge Scout Group who have received 3 generous early Christmas Presents!

Our first early Christmas present was from Tiny Toddlers, a local childcare company recommended by the Good Nanny Agency Guild, who has sourced offers of free labour to help us move forwards with our renovations work. Emma the owner of www.tinytoddlerschildcare.co.uk, saw our plea for help on Twitter and arranged help from a local building company with whom she has connections.

Our second early Christmas present was from Leigh Lush of www.premierheating.net who initially contacted 1st Weybridge Scouts offering his help with our Lego Fundraising Project. He met with the fundraising co-ordinator, Debbie Conibere, and offered to see if he could help source some toilet equipment. We are thrilled to report that Leigh has sourced 1st Weybridge Scout Group all the equipment we need to fit the two new toilet blocks at the HQ for free.

Our third early Christmas present has come from the Community Foundation for Surrey who have awarded 1st Weybridge Scout Group £1000 towards our renovations works.

Debbie Conibere, Fundraising Co-ordinator, excitedly reported, “1st Weybridge has been totally overwhelmed by the generosity of support for our renovations works and are thrilled that earlier in the month Emma from Tiny Toddlers Childcare sourced free labour, Leigh of Premier Heating has been able to kit out the new toilet blocks in the form of free toilets, sinks and more. The final icing on the cake was when a letter arrived with the Christmas Post informing us that we had been awarded a £1000 towards new windows from the Community Foundation for Surrey!”

“This means that over the Christmas period, when people still tucking into their Turkey Sandwiches, work will commence on our new toilet block, plus one of our huge windows will be replaced. When the Beavers, Cubs and their parents return in the New Year they will be greeted with sparkling new working toilets which is one of the best presents of all.”

These are three truly wonderful gifts which will really help our group with the renovation of our HQ, our aim is to have a beautifully renewed building that we can open for public use.

In early 2012 work will commence on the rest of the windows at 1st Weybridge Scout Groups HQ which will ensure our building holds in the heat instead of it escaping out of the broken windows. There is still a long way to go as the HQ needs rewiring, a new catering style kitchen, building of a disabled access ramp, redecoration and more, so there are lots more fundraising events planned for 2012.

If you can offer help of labour or materials then please contact Debbie Conibere on 07931 945 282, email debbie@1stweybridgescouts.org.uk or @1stWeybridge on Twitter

A message from some of the children at 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group

Easy, Free Stunning Ice Centrepiece for Christmas Table

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:04:17 +0000

Beautiful and simple to make - an Ice Centrepiece for your Christmas Table

This is a very simple Ice Centrepiece that you can make with the children, its free, gets the children outside in the fresh air and is lots of fun to make. Don’t forget to remind children not to eat the berries and to take care with the holly and scissors!

You will need:
Secateurs or Scissors
Bag
Plastic freezer owl
Plastic Cup
Sellotape
Tea lighter or Short Candle

1) Wander to your local open space or garden and gather together holly, fir and any other festive plants you wish to use

2) At home empty all your cuttings onto a tray or table

3) Using sellotape suspend the plastic cup in the centre of a plastic bowl

4) Place the holly, fir and other plants bits into the gap between the bowl and cup.

5) Fill the gap between the cup and bowl with cold tap water

6) Place bowl carefully in the freezer and leave for 48hrs to set

7) Remove from freezer on the day you wish to use your Ice Centrepiece

8 ) Pour warm water into the cup and wait until it loosens, then remove

9) Place a plate on top of the bowl, turn upside down to remove ice sculpture from bowl

10) Turn your ice centrepiece the right way up, place a tea lighter inside to finish

Ice Centrepiece when removed from Freezer

Ice Centrepiece with cup removed using warm water in cup

Finished Ice Centrepiece