October 2002
Family Quiz Night
Unfortunately, we had to cancel because we didn't manage
to sell enough tickets. Our date clashed with the
England vs Slovakia football match. However, we were
pleased that England won this important game!
August 2002
Summer
playscheme at Woodlands Park
An afternoon full of fun for our Scouts to organise.
June 2002
Summer Fair on the Green
A full year has passed since our fund raising
began. We were given a stall at the annual Pinkneys Green
Summer Fair! T-Towels sold a bargain price and we ran a soft
toy tombola and a gorilla name game. Hope you were able to
join us, lots of fun and the weather was lovely!
May 2002
Walking Treasure Hunt and Balloon Race
Clean your hike boots and polish your compass. An afternoon stroll around the local area seeking out treasure ! Finishing with a family picnic in a beautiful garden to release the balloons.
April 2002
London Marathon 2002
Cheer our runner on from the comfort of your armchair -
Sponsors needed for -
Anushka Howell click
here
60s and 70s Disco
Come along and boogie on the dance floor .... fish supper too!
February 2002
Under 18s - Live Band / Disco 2
Click
here for poster We said "Our lives will
never be the same again" after the 1st one back in
October but we went and did it again...
January 2002
Quiz Evening
The quiz evening was well attended with over 60 people there. Half way through a Thai curry was served by the Jamboree Scouts. Prizes were given at the end for the highest and lowest score. We raised £261.
December 2001
Christmas Trees Our thanks to
our PG Venture Unit who have sold and delivered Christmas
Trees this year and offered some of their collection money
to us.
PG Christmas Fair With
sparkling lights covering all the stands, we were put in the
Christmas mood.
Wargrave Piggott Christmas Fair Christmas
carols and mulled wine really pulled in the crowds. We had a
stall with our hand-made Christmas Decorations, quiz sheets
and toys. Many people already new about the Jamboree but
those that didn't certainly do now! We received a lot of
interest about our projects.
Sunday Morning Furze Platt Boot
Fair (yes, it was very cold) Cups of steaming hot
chocolate were very welcome.
November 2001
Table Top Sale at the Scout Hall - 18th November 2001
We rented out all the available tables and the sale was
quite well attended by local bargain hunters. More details
October 2001
Boundary Walk
Six cubs with Jon Corbitt and Akela walked the 7.2 miles of
the Boundary walk More details
Under 18s - Live
Band / Disco
Our lives will never be the same again. What an experience!
Many thanks to DJ Jon Corbitt, The Bands - Mydriasis and
SnapDragon. Thanks also to Simon, Rebecca, Pete Bristow,
Niki Sealey for their time and energy and to Boyne
Hill Altwood Scout Group who allowed us to use
their hall. EVERYONE had a brilliant time. More
details
Car Wash at the Robin Hood
Thanks to Scouts Robert
Gledhill and Craig Mitchell who helped us during
our October Car Wash. More
details
JOTI & JOTA at PG Scout Hall
During this weekend, thousands of Scouts from all over
the world meet and communicate with each other. More details
September 2001
Car Wash at the Robin Hood
1st & 2nd September. A lovely sunny weekend spent relaxing in the attractive pub
garden with a long cold drink - whilst watching the boys
working ! Many thanks to Scouts -
Tom and Richard Bennett, Tom and Josh Byrne, Alex Jones, James Kirk, Paul
McCormack, Jon Sayer and Venture Jon Corbitt who joined us. Also thanks to the Landlord & his wife for inviting us to
run this monthly event, & for supplying the wax shampoo
& water jets.
August 2001
Car Wash at the Robin Hood
The Scouts certainly did work hard - the endless
stream of cars (& rather large dirty vans) kept them
busy! Many thanks to Akela, Adam Baker
and Scouts - Robert Gledhill, David King, Jon Tagg, Grant
& Miles Willett who joined us & rubbed &
scrubbed tirelessly - their hands were very wrinkly at the
end. Also thanks to the Landlord & his wife for inviting us to
run this monthly event, & for supplying the wax shampoo
& water jets.
Summer
playscheme at Woodlands Park
The Scouts entertained the children on the last day of the
playscheme. All the children (including the Scouts)
had a fun time in the party atmosphere !
Sarah & her
friends at Courthouse School
The girls held a stall each breaktime for a week, selling
cakes & biscuits, raffling prizes & running
competitions like ‘guess the number of sweets in the
jar’. Under school guidelines, stalls must be run to
benefit a named charity, & the girls chose the PG Scouts
Thailand Jamboree fund.
July 2001
Summer Fair
The annual Pinkneys Green Scout Group event. We set up a
Soft Toys Tombola stall with a Name the Teddy to Win the
Teddy competition. Many thanks to Mattel for donating 3
large boxes of toys. A glorious sunny day and we were lucky
enough to be placed near the Band. Along with a glass (or
two) of Pimms, we had a very enjoyable day. We also raised
£461.00
June 2001
We raised £102.76 from the scalextric
event. Many thanks
to all those who supported and helped.
Congratulations goes to Oliver Styles on gaining a place as part of the Berkshire Contingent to the World Jamboree in Thailand
Oliver joins Lee Baker, Phillip Page, Luke Hoggarth and Chris Wilson who are representing PG
Maidenhead now has 14 places out of the 36 in the Berkshire unit.
May 2001
Berkshire is sending a Unit of 36 young people on the next world jamboree who will be aged between the ages of 14 and 17 on the 28th December 2002 and who are members of Scout Groups in Berkshire.
Out of the 36 places Pinkneys Green Scout Group has had 4 Scouts selected.
The 20th World Scout Jamboree will be held in Sattahip, Chanburi province, about 180 kms east of Bangkok. The camp site is located on a beautiful beach on the gulf of Thailand.
Those young people, who have been chosen to represent the county, will join thousands of other Scouts from across the world on this amazing International experience.
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