As Christmas approaches, you might be interested in a lovely new book called “Beaver Scout Oddie” that The Scout Association is offering on the Amazon site – as well as a series of ever popular favourites for Scouters both young and old! 
Please Note that the Richmond Upon Thames Scout District Carol Concert and Sing Song at Marble Hill Park on Sat 8 Dec has been cancelled.
December issue of Focus -the Greater London South West County newsletter.
Messages from the County Commissioner and a summing up of a successful year.
Focus can also be read online at:
http://www.glswscouts.org.uk/newsletters/focus-2007-12
or printed from the PDF version (344KBytes) at:
http://www.glswscouts.org.uk/newsletters/pdf/focus-2007-12.pdf
Hello All
As we draw closer to Christmas and the end of 2007 it is time to reflect on a very busy, enjoyable and successful year. A glance back at previous posts will show that the Group has had a fantastic year celebrating the Centenary of Scouting.
I would like to take this chance to say a Very BIG Thank-You to all those involved in making Scouting a real success and such an enjoyable experience at 3rd Hampton Hill. It has been a truly memorable year.
I would like to wish all members of 3rd Hampton Hill a wonderful Christmas. Celebrate, have fun and enjoy the Festive Season. Wishing you all a prosperous, happy and peaceful New Year.
If you are still looking for inspiration for Christmas Presents why not use the LINK and Search Page to AMAZON and earn some money for The Group in the process!
I look forward to seeing you all when we return in the New Year.
And, don’t forget that in 2008 The Group will be Celebrating it’s 60th Year!
Kindest regards and very best wishes
Rich M
Group Scout Leader
We have all been invited to the Richmond Upon Thames Scout District Carol Service. Every Group and all Sections are invited.
** UPDATE 8 DEC 2007 – The carol service has unfortunately had to be been cancelled **
This is a district organised event where we’ll be joining with all other Richmond Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, so please can we encourage everyone to come along to witness the switching on of the tree lights, have a jolly good sing song and partake of some seasonal refreshments.
Gates open at 6:30pm and we will congregate in front of the White house for a 7:00pm start. The communal singing will finish around 8:00pm, at which point refreshments will be available.
As coats will need to be worn there is no need to wear full uniform, however, uniformed members should wear their Scarves. Everyone is welcome, parents especially so but need to stand back and let the youngsters and Leaders stand together.
When… Saturday 8th December
Where… Marble Hill Park, outside the White House
Times… Assemble from 6.30pm for a 7pm start and a 8pm finish
Who… All beavers, cubs, scouts, explorers and their parents and friends
Uniform… Not necessary, but group scarf should be visible.
Please do all try and meet up.
This last Sunday saw 3HH join the congregation at St James’s Church in Hampton Hill for the annual Christingle celebration. It was a wonderful service taken by the newly appointed vicar.
Everyone had a great time and it certainly helped us reflect upon the real meaning of Chiristmas before we all get overtaken by events.
Hi Everybody
Apologies but this letter has just arrived from the Richmond District regarding surplus funds from the summer Centenary Camp. It outlines the options to either have these returned or to use them as a donation to support the purchase of Walton Firs Campsite. Full details are in the attached letter. Responses are required by 8 December 2007.
It is entirely up to yourselves to decide on a refund, it’s £16 per eligible cub / scout. But as a Group we would strongly encourage you to consider supporting Walton Firs in this way to protect the site from developers and to ensure it remains available as a Scouting resource for your own children and for the many thousands of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts to come.
To make things easy, the District have elected to use a “no response required” system. If they don’t hear from you then they will assume you are happy to donate your surplus. Please note as well that by making the donation we can claim Gift Aid for the Group, so this will directly benefit our our Cubs too.
So options are:
1) Do nothing, the District will donate your surplus to the Walton Firs Foundation.
2) Complete the tear off slip and return it as required and the District will issue a refund to you directly.
Thanks all.
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For every £10 customers spend in Sainsbury’s stores, online grocery site or petrol stations, customers will receive one Active Kids voucher.
We would be really grateful if you could please donate to 3rd Hampton Hill Scout group. Just bring them in and give to a Leader; we’ll do the rest!
2008 is the 60th Anniversary of 3rd Hampton Hill Scout Group.
To celebrate this wonderful milestone we are running a competition to design a new badge for all 3HH Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, ex 3HH Explorers and Leaders to wear on their uniform during 2008. Others will be able to use it for camp blankets or as a highly valued and exciting souvenir.
To recognise 60 years, the badges will be diamond shaped as shown on the right. What we need you to do is come up with a simple design that we could use that could represent “60”, 3HH, 1948 – 2008, Moving On Moving Up, Diamonds, or any other ideas you might have.
Hopefully you will now have noticed and made use of the newly resurfaced pathway which takes you to the George Stanley Hall (the 3rd Hampton Hill Scout Headquarters). The completion of this task is a major achievement and will be of significant benefit to all users of The Hall. A very BIG THANKS must go to John W and Martin R for all their efforts and hard work in planning and organising this task. Many thanks also to all those that gave their time and worked so hard to finish this job.
As usual, 3HH will be marching in the annual Hampton Hill Christmas Lighting Up parade on Friday 30 November at 1930 hrs . 3HH Beavers and Cubs will be attending. … Scouts will be doing their normal programme at the hall. It’s always an excellent event; please do come along and support us. Perhaps you might even be kind enough to stick some money in our collection bucket? 
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8th December 2007 District Celebration at Marble Hill Park, Twickenham. Gates Open 630pm. Congregate outside the Whitehouse for 7pm start. Refreshments from 8pm. Uniform not required. Please Wear Group Scarves. All Welcome!
2008 will be another milestone in the History of the Group. 3rd Hampton Hill was officially registered in 1948 and hence 2008 will be our 60th Birthday!
You can find more info about the Group by looking at the History Section.
3rd Hampton Hill (St James’s) was registered in 1948 by Stan Childs and George Casey (hence the name of the current scout headquarters, The George Stanley Hall).
We are just in the early stages of trying to design a suitable badge to mark this occasion – so watch this space for developments and more news.
The George Stanley Hall (our Headquarters) will also be 10 Years Old in 2008! We continue to make improvements to the building and facilities as time, resources and funding allow. Of most significance this year has been a new staircase and shelving in the camp store and a complete resurfacing of the main pathway. An important part of our success is having a dedicated HQ which we can use for all Section Meetings and a wide range of other events and activities.
If you have ever been a member of the Group, please get in touch with us via the enquiry page – we would love to hear from you and perhaps you can help us celebrate our 60th Birthday!
As I gaze out of the window this morning and watch the rain I transport myself back to the summer and a reservior full of young people enjoying water activities. Splash! (‘EauZone’) the water activities aspect of the World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) was held at Alton Water, near Ipswich in Suffolk. Every day 4000 participants took part in a range of water activities. A truly memorable experience for all those involved. To see all those happy smiling faces at the end of each session was a really fantastic sight which left you with a really good feeling and made all the hard work and preparation worthwhile.
At last we hope to see the end of the annual “boggy pathway and soggy shoes” experience.
The beginnings of a new path emerged today.
Unfortunately due to recent rain the delivery truck wasn’t able to drop the load of new tarmac straight onto the pathway as hoped, but instead left it at the entrance to the main playing field. The only option was a load of “willing” volunteers and a fleet of wheelbarrows.
You can click on the picture to see more blood, sweat and tears…
But – we’re just about half way there now… With another 20 tonnes being delivered in a fortnight ready to start all over once more!
Here is your opportunity to review the Centenary year of Scouting in the salubrious surroundings of the O2 Dome (formerly the Millennium Dome) and see one of 3rd Hampton Hill’s finest amongst those taking part!
LIVE 07 is our Festival of Scouting, an extravaganza to celebrate the best of Scouting in 2007. It’ll be the perfect opportunity to reflect on our Scouting history, remember the fun times in 2007 and look towards the next 100 years and beyond. Two epic shows will be held in The O2 arena in London, with a capacity of 15,000 per show, to bring together all the elements of Scouting in 2007 in one day, in one place.
We’ve got some great memories of our fantastic Centenary Camp.
Why not click on the WSJ logo to take a look?…
But for 3HH the partying doesn’t stop in 2007. 2008 will also be a big year for us; it will be our official Diamond (60th) Anniversary!
Our Group Scout Leader has been spending his Summer break helping at the Jamboree water activity centre. Lucky man!
!! PLEASE HELP!!
Date: Sunday 29th April – 9am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm
Event - Walkorun funday, a 2.5k and 5k race with loads of other activities, inflatables and stalls etc
Where: Claremont Fan Court School, Esher.
Who: Scout, Adults, cubs and beavers very welcome if with adults
Why: They will give us a donation towards our centenary year costs. The more volunteers we can offer the more money we get!
What do I have to do: help run the different stalls and activities, man the water stations during the run.
How long for: You do not have to commit to the whole day but a minimum of 4 hour stints please.
As you all know we are asking you for a lot more money this year than we usually do, this is a fantastic opportunity to reduce our costs. Please, please come and help.
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