Major insurer Legal and General have kindly donated over £1500 to our Scout Group over the past two years with their corporate “Pound for Pound” matching available to staff. Please take a few moments to read about the social responsibilty which, given the bad press some of our financial companies, is good reading for a major [...]
We are pleased to be able to offer T Shirts in a range of sizes that are branded with the group logo and name. In a royal blue colour with sky blue motif, the T shirts are made of good quality cotton and can be used on camp and meeting nights when uniform in not [...]
It was great to hear that Rachel Maiden and Julie Cooper have been awarded their Chief Scouts commendation recently. That’s a reward for exceptional Scouting and the whole group is proud of both Rachel and Julie. Nicki Hitchcock also has her warrant now as assistant scout leader and her first aid certificate. Nicki has completed [...]
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts took part in the annual District 5 a side tournament in May. Whilst we didn’t win any of the Groups, we all had a good day at Habberley Playing fields. We scored goals and won some games against some good sides. Here are some pictures of the Cubs (in white) and [...]
18 Beavers from KD9 joined over 90 others from Kidderminster District on 9th and 10th July in a District sleepover held at the West Midlands Safari Park and nearby Rhydd Covert campsite. Meeting on Saturday morning, the Beavers had great fun setting up camp in a giant tent at the safari park before enjoying the [...]
12 beavers spent a great 24 hours at Kinver campsite sleeping in their log cabin and making totam pole, teepees and feather headresses. Beavers had so much fun they had a lay in (unheard off) leaving their leaders waiting for them to get up the next day!
KD9 Scout Group have been in business for 27 years this month. It has gone from strength to strength over those years and we are now seeing second and third generation youngsters joining the Group as we enter our 28th year. Indeed, the grand daughter of the original GSL is now well established as a [...]
Scouts, Cubs and Beavers from KD9 took advantage of Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers this summer and received sports goods valued up to £100. Thanks to everybody who helped us. As part of the deal, Sainsbury’s have also donated 30 tree saplings for us to plant. This is supported by the Wildlife Trust. Cubs will be [...]
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/appendix_b1.pdf Subscriptions paid by parents during 2007 / 2008 were set against gift aid where appropriate. This excellent way of helping the group bought in just over £1,000 of much needed funds. We are now compiling our records and contributions for the next return and we need to ensure all parents have completed one of [...]
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