Dear parents/carers Happy Easter! I hope you enjoyed the Easter Weekend (as far as possible) and that with a bit of luck the Easter bunny wasn’t restricted by social distancing measures! It certainly was a differently paced Easter Weekend for us in the Ward household and a chance to properly reflect. Congratulations to Williamson Racing – our first ever winner of The Answer is…ONLINE…Quiz. Well done to them and to everyone who took part. Thank you for joining us – it was quite a bit of fun, even if I do say so myself, despite the 30 second or so lag as we were ‘broadcasting’ from two locations and using a third for marking! Thanks to Peter and Karen for […]

Dear parents/carers I hope this message finds you well. What an interesting week it has been. Last night, watching Her Majesty the Queen addressing the nation reminded me of our Scout promise – I promise that I will do my best to do my duty…to The Queen. So, continuing to stay at home I am. Simple! Staying at home doesn’t have to be that terrible as we can all carry on Scouting and again, I’m so impressed with the Scouting that has been going on remotely. This week, I’ve seen aeroplanes of all shapes, sizes, designs and air worthiness! There’s been junk modelling (a beautiful NHS staff member caring for a patient – check out our Facebook page for that […]

Weekly update #3 Dear parents/carers Another week passes and I continue to be amazed at the efforts and attitude of our members as we progress through these challenging times. Firstly, I was so humbled with the response from last week’s email. I know financially times are tough for many, so a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who contacted me to offer their support and encouragement surrounding subs and keeping the Group running. Rest assured, we (the trustees!) will continue to review the situation regularly and will update you accordingly. I have made the adjustment to the subs direct debits as detailed last week. As always, please contact us if you have any issues with subs. Next, have you […]