Events

Plans are well underway for our Family Camp on 18^th & 19^th June just outside Exeter.  This event is open to all 2^nd Exeter Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts and their family.  This years’ camp has a Medieval theme, We have loads of activities planned with activities including:

• Making Shields and Lances
• Branding your own Woggles
• Treasure Hunt
• Water Battle
• Making Pennant Flags
• The highlight for the children will be our “Wheelbarrow Jousting Competition!

All food, camping and activities is included.  We will have a Hog roast, and Campfire on Saturday night as well as our AGM which as always will include a video to show what the children have been up to over the last twelve months.

This is always really popular and we expect well over 100 participants so hope you and your family are able to join us.

This special family event will not appear on OSM but can only be booked and paid for by Clicking Here!

We hope you can make it!

After a lot of thought, we have made the hard decision not to run our Scout Christmas post again this year.  This is the second year in a row that we have had to cancel the event.  It is really important to us all, however, to deliver on a project that helps our whole community on the run-up to Christmas so this year we hope you will help us to support those in the community that is in crisis by helping us to support Exeter Foodbank.

The last eighteen months have been tough for everyone and Exeter Foodbank has been busier than ever.  We plan to organise a mass collection from all 1,000 members of Exeter District Scouts to support families in crisis this Christmas.

To help us, we hope that you will be able to donate two (or more) staple food items from your cupboard to ours!  Next time you are in the Scout Hut you will notice that the Shed at the side of the Scout Hut will have its door open and the light on.  We hope to fill the shelves with the items that the Foodbank says that they are most desperate for, (they can’t accept fresh produce).  We would love to accept your donation as soon as you can but the last date for the food drop-off will be Friday 10th December.

Last year the Exeter Foodbank gave emergency food to 8,537 local people, this, in turn, supported 2,679 children so we will be really grateful for your support!

We hope you will agree that this is a worthy cause.  We all want to have a great Christmas with our own families this year and your support on this will make sure that local families who are struggling financially will also be able to enjoy their Christmas.

Suggested items:

• UHT milk semi skimmed 1L
• Fruit juice long life 1L
• Pasta sauce
• Instant coffee
• Tea bags, (smaller packs)
• Tinned meat
• Tinned fish (tuna)
• Tinned vegetable
• Tinned potatoes
• Tinned fruit
• Noodle/pasta snacks
• Rice 500g
• Sugar
• Sponge puddings
• Custard cartons/tins
• Jams & Spreads
• Rice pudding
• Fruit squash
• Biscuits
• Toiletries ( e.g. loo roll, sanitary itmes, shower gel, shampoo, deodorant & toothpaste)