2021 February : Avon Scouts

Gift Aid Made Simple – Make the most of Gift Aid for your Scout Group.

Gift Aid is a tax relief set up by the Government to enable charities to claim back 25p for every eligible £1 donation that is made to your charity. Every Group, District and County is a charity and so they’re able to claim 25% on eligible donations made to them by UK taxpayers. This includes […]

19 February 2021

Cub Scouts make a difference at Christmas time

In November 2020, we asked Cub Scouts from across Avon to design a Christmas card for the crew of HMS Prince of Wales, an aircraft carrier associated with Bristol, all 700 of them! Learn about HMS Prince of Wales (RO9) here https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/aircraft-carriers/hms-prince-of-wales Each Christmas card that we received was entered into a draw for a […]

01 February 2021

1st Keynsham Scouts support the NHS

1st Keynsham Scout group, Wansdyke District are delighted to announce that they have agreed for the NHS to take over, and use their main Scout HQ building in Ashton Way, Keynsham as a medical testing and/or vaccination centre. This will be for an initial period of three months. The initiative is part of the government’s […]

01 February 2021

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Gift Aid Made Simple – Make the most of Gift Aid for your Scout Group.

Cub Scouts make a difference at Christmas time

1st Keynsham Scouts support the NHS