Dates for your diary

🥳Here are a few dates for your diary. March 10th is Mothering Sunday parade. Spring Fair 16th March. Sat 23rd/Sun 24th March is for Chessington day out and Camp at Frylands. The Frylands District Camp fire is on May 12th. Promise Renewal, St Georges day activities at Frylands is on 21st April. Family camp is June 28-30th. Hopefully this will help you with planning life around your Beaver’s forthcoming events. Further details on all will be provided closer to the time.

Beavers District Camp Fire

Just a quick reminder for timings for the above.

Meet at the Scout Hall at 10.45 prompt on Saturday, IN UNIFORM.

Waterproofs and comfortable footwear are advisable.

Waterbottles if you wish, but remember that we will have refreshments at the camp fire, and that the Beavers will have to carry (and look after) anything that they bring!

Thanks Eddie

map of site is here

ELECTIONS 6th May

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO BEAVERS MEETING NEXT THURSDAY
(6TH MAY)

THE HALL IS BEING USED FOR THE ELECTIONS!

Utility Trousers

Scouting is a uniformed organisation.

To bring us in-line with all the other Units we will now all be required (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Leaders) to wear the CORRECT uniform trousers/shorts or skirt with our uniform top.

For a number of years, we at 5th Sutton have only concentrated on the upper half of the uniform, but there has now been a request for us to “toe-the line”



Scout Activity Trousers

The cargo style activity trousers are made from brushed poly cotton and are navy in colour. The trousers have double knees and a weather resistant finish. The trousers are fitted with 2 front pockets, 2 stud fastening rear pockets and a thigh pocket. They have a zip fly, belt loops and a metal D ring.


These can be purchased from any scout shop, on-line or from a number of other “outdoor retail shops” such as Cladishes in Wallington.

Vanessa (Raksha) from the cubs is kindly going to try and borrow some trousers from the scout shop, for size fittings in the next few weeks, to try and make the transition period easier for us all.

Vanessa will be able to take orders, and we will hopefully be able to then get a group discount for the bulk orders.

If you would prefer to get your own, then please feel free to arrange this at the earliest opportunity.

St George’s Day Parade – Sunday 25th April 2010

Information for all sections.
Further details from your section leaders
All members are requested to wear full and correct uniform.
The Parade will form up from 2.30pm on the grass area on the east side of Manor Park, Sutton (below the children’s playground) ready to march off promptly at 3.00 p.m.
We will parade through Sutton, and return to the park for a brief service after the march.A collection in aid of Royal Marsden Hospital Wolfson Children’s and adolescent Unit, Sutton will be taken before the service whilst Groups are taking their places and buckets will be made available for groups.


In 'Scouting for Boys', Baden-Powell referred to the
Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian Legend
and to St. George who was their Patron Saint. He
then went on:

"He is also the Patron Saint of Scouts everywhere.
Therefore all Scouts should know his story. St.
George was typical of what a Scout should be.
"When he was faced by a difficulty or danger,
however great it appeared, even in the shape of a
dragon - he did not avoid it or fear it but went at it
with all the power he could ... That is exactly the
way a Scout should face a difficulty or danger no
matter how great or how terrifying it may appear.
He should go at it boldly and confidently, using
every power that he can to try and overcome it, and
the probability is that he will succeed.
"St. George's Day is April 23, and on that day,
Scouts remind themselves of their Promise and
Scout Law. Not that a Scout ever forgets either but,
on St. George's Day, he makes a special point of
thinking about them. Remember this when April 23
comes round again".


So, the Sunday nearest to St. George's Day has
become an annual occasion for United Kingdom
Scouts to hold ceremonies when they reaffirm their
Promise and acknowledge the Scout Law in a
national act of dedication.

Useful knots

Mother's Day Parade

Reminder for all sections that the Church Parade is at 10.45 this Sunday, meeting in the hall to the rear of St Barnabus Church, St Barnabus Rd.
Friends, family, parents, siblings all welcome.
Smart uniform, (school trousers and shoes, or similar) and some change for the collection please.

Beavers' District Experiment Badge Day

Beavers' District Experiment Badge Day

Sat 27th March

District HQ, 72b Woodcote Road, Wallington (the main shopping street)

Please remember to walk in to District HQ, parking in Shotfield or other suitable place & of course walk back in to collect them.

If you come out of Shotfield car park, on foot to Woodcote Rd, turn left, pass Tesco Express and then go up the alleyway at the corner of Cafe Nero.

Beavers must be there by 9.30am in uniform with trainers.

Remember they can pay their £1 on the door, so don't bring on Thursday.

Miscellaneous

Sainsburys Active Kids 2010 has been launched, please save vouchers for 5th Sutton.

REMINDER: Family Camp forms to be returned by 1st March....1st come first served....limited numbers

IT BADGE REMINDER

Details are posted on Oct 8th 2009

Beavers DISTRICT Film Show

Following the success of the Hallowe'en cinema production:-
Here follows information about the Ruskin Cinema presentation of the film 'Space Chimps'.
Date. Friday 19th February 2010 [ I realise it's half term but not everyone is away].
Place. Ruskin Cinema - Carshalton Methodist Church/Hall Ruskin Rd Carshalton.
Time. 4.30 - 7pm. [ doors open at 4pm].
Cost £2.each Beaver/sibling [includes interval drink & sweets] do not bring own with you.
Leaders/adults no charge except the cinema staff will run their usual refreshment cafe for you at reasonable prices. Tea/coffee/soft drinks/ biscuits/ sweets etc.
Wear Beaver uniform.
As it is half term siblings could be included providing they attend with a parent/ carer. Siblings will pay same as beavers and parents/carers as above.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR £2 per child payment to Sharon/Eddie by Thursday Feb 4th if you would like to attend.
We will meet outside the venue at 3.50pm to ensure we can get good seats.

Beavers District Panto...Mother Goose Sun 17th Jan 2010

Due to congestion outside the Scout Hall and respect to the local residents, we will be meeting just round the corner( from where the leaders will walk the Beavers down to the venue and afterwards walk them back) at:

Cheam Common JUNIOR School,

Kingsmead Avenue,

Worcester Park,

KT4 8UT,

NOT the INFANT school in Balmoral Road

NOTE THIS IS THE SAME VENUE AS LAST YEAR FOR THE PANTOMIME AND THE SPORTS DAY

Timings.....please have your child(ren) there by 11.45pm (allow15-20 mins for the journey)and be back to pick them up at 1.45pm

Thanks Eddie 07814 041432

Please help with car sharing if at all possible.

Please wear Beaver unioform. Bring raincoat if weather doubtful.
DIRECTIONS: Go to multimap and type in the postcode ......the primary school is marked just above the red circle