e-BatchWord

Batchworth Sea Scouts Newsletter

Rediscover the Adventure

May 2010 Issue 1


contact

Click here for the online version of this newsletter. To join or general enquiries contact Simon on 07850 337903 or simontheobald@compuserve.com. Send this on to anyone you think might be interested in joining the group.

 

To prevent BatchWord newsletters from getting swept up by overzealous spam filters, please add batchword@yahoo.co.uk to your address book.

 

MAY FAIR

Keith Wall, Chairman

Thanks to all who helped, if I didn’t say thanks individually. It was a good team day and I look forward to the sailing day coming up in July. These events don’t work without the efforts of a lot of people.

Click here to view pictures of Batchworth Sea Scouts at the May Fair.

Click here to view pictures of Batchworth Sea Scouts at the Canal Festival.

SHIPSHAPE DAY

 

Thank you to everyone that came to the recent shipshape day. We really appreciate everyone giving up their time to help. For those that could not make it, we will be holding another Shipshape Day at 9am on Saturday 4th September 2010.

 

HMS CumberlandHMS CUMBERLAND PAY TRIBUTE IN BARROW

 

HMS Cumberland, a Royal Navy type 22 Frigate affiliated with Batchworth Sea Scouts, paid a flying visit to her affiliated county of Cumbria and was alongside in Barrow in April.

 

The 5900-tonne warship has been taking part in exercises off the west coast of Scotland and will then return to her base port of Portsmouth.

 

Click here to read more.

 

 

DATES FOR THE DIARY

6-8 years Beavers Thursdays 6:00 to 7:15
8-10½ years Cubs Wednesday 6:30 to 8:00
10½ -14 years Scouts Saturday 2:00 to 5:30
14-18 years Bograts Explorers Thursday 7:30 to 10:00
   
Sat 29 May - Fri 04 Jun 10 Scout Camp in Essex with RYA Sailing Courses for all levels
Sat 26 Jun - Sun 27 Jun 10 Scout 'Nimrod' Competition
Fri 02 Jul 10 - Sun 04 Jul 10 District Cub Scout Camp at Chalfont Heights.
Sat 18 Jul 10 Family Sailing Day
Sat 04 Sep 10 Shipshape Day
Wed 15 Sep 10 Royal Navy Inspection
Sun 12 Dec 10 District Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth

© Ian West, image used by permission


[]To subscribe or unsubscribe email batchword@yahoo.co.uk

 

Batchworth Sea Scouts (2nd Rickmansworth & Chorleywood Sea Scout Group No. 2007)

Headquarters at Riverside Drive, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1JE  Charity Number 302621

P Consider the environment before printing