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Gift aid for tax year 2008 /2009 – New form

06 February 2009

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 the new [...]

Thanks to the 10 Scouts who helped bag packing

20 December 2008

10 Scouts from KD9 helped pack the bags of customers at Sainsbury’s superstore in Kidderminster on Thursday 18th of December.
Proceeds will go toward the activities the Scouts wish to take part in during 2009 and this will include camping, map reading, hiking and sailing during the summer.
All the Scouts and leaders say thanks for the [...]

Bag Packing Details for December

27 November 2008

We know it is so very busy at Christmas, but it is one of our busiest times for fundraising. The money the public give us during our bag packing activities goes a long way to subsidise costs at camp, one off activities and meetings. Without the extra cash, we would see subs go up by [...]

Kinver Camp

01 October 2008

17 Scouts and 23 cubs recently spent a busy weekend at Kinver Scout camp site. they took part in lots of adventurous activities including crate stacking, archery and zip wiring, Scouts managed to detect bats using the specialised equipment whilst cubs inspected the pond life by pond dipping. They were joined on Saturday by 17 [...]