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Helmdon + Turweston = Whistley 2000

On September 8th 2000, the lst Helmdon and 1st Turweston Scout Groups merged to create the mighty Whistley Group (after the wood which sits at the centre between our two villages).

This creates a strong group to provide scouting to a large area with members ranging from Abthorpe in the north, Moreton Pinkney, Culworth and Greatworth to the west, Westbury in the east and Brackley in the south, in addition to our base villages of Helmdon and Turweston. We now have an excellent base on which to build a strong leadership team and successful Scout Group in its very own headquarters. Strong links with both base villages will be maintained. We simply had insufficient leaders to maintain two separate groups on a viable basis.

New Sections Offered

The new group now offers sections for Cub Scouts (8-10.5yrs), Scouts (10.5 yrs – 15 yrs) and Venture Scouts (15.5 – 20yrs) all meeting in the Whistley 2000 headquarters, Chapel Lane, Turweston. Beaver Scouts (6-8) recently re-opened and are based in the school at Greatworth (and we have plans to open a second colony in the Turweston headquarters this year). The Venture Scout Unit is a pilot project with limited membership until a full leadership team has been recruited. They meet on alternate Tuesdays at Turweston. We will keep everyone informed of developments. All existing Beaver Scouts from the two groups have been given priority in the new Cub Scout pack and the Beaver Scout Colony. However both of these are FULL at the moment (we are limited by the number of leaders available) so please apply via the respective section leaders for a place on the waiting list. Scouts have a few places available at present.

Meeting Times: Fridays (6.15 to 7.45 pm for Cub Scouts and 8 to 9.30 pm for Scouts) and Wednesdays 4 – 5.30 for Beaver Scouts.

I am also very pleased to announce that in November I appointed a new Group Scout Leader, Mr Ian Lowe, who will take overall responsibility for the Group. I will continue as acting Scout Leader but can now give a little more time to my main scouting role as District Commissioner to the South Northamptonshire Scout District know as Hazelborough, of which Whistley 2000 is a very important part.

This new group offers lots of new opportunities to our young people (both boys and girls). We do, however, need more leaders to carry this great initiative forward so if you can spare even a small amount of time to run a session or offer some specialist interest training, please contact me at the address below.

We appreciate that this decision will involve some people in additional travelling and it is with some regret that we leave our old home in the Helmdon Reading room. We are though, very excited by the opportunities that this brings and we hope that you will recognise the advantages and give us your full support in this new venture.

Tony

Dr A.J. Holden
District Commissioner,
Hazelborough District
[phone number removed]
e-mail [email address removed]

Visit this link to go to the Scout’s own site….

Cub Scout Leader: Mrs Myra Barton, [phone number removed]
Scout Leader, (contact DC above)
Beaver Scout Leader: Mrs Rosie Vellacott [phone number removed]
Group Scout Leader: Mr Ian Lowe [phone number removed]

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