News
10th August 2009
HELLLOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I guess I should start by apologising for the lack of website working during the trip but hopefully people still got the emailed blog!
I would however like to follow that up with the infinately more important.....
WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to tak this opportunity, the first of many, to thank all the people who helped to get us there either by supporting us as parents, offering advise and assistance in oirganisation, helping with fundraising....etc. etc. etc. and especially to Derek who not only did everything in his power to guide us along the way but also had to put up with us whilst we were away as our home contact! Finally, of course, to all of the members of the group for creating one of the most memorable two weeks i think any of us will ever have! It was an eventful and amazing trip so thank you to everybody involved!!!!!
There will be a presentation in order to report back on everything that we have done and achieved which will hopefully be sometime around the middle of September. Anybody who is linked to the expedition is of course invited and formal invitations will be sent to many. I will confirm the date, time and place on here!
That's everything that need be said for the time being I think so thanks again and I hope to see everyone soon!
Joe
25th July 2009
Hi everybody,
3 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just wanted to post some last minute details before we head off onto the trip. Everyone should know that we are meeting at Sainsbury's Car park at 9.30am on Tuesday morning to set off, likewise pick up will be Sainsbury's car park at about 6pm (wait for confirmation from Derek) for the pick up on the 10th.
The home contact details were handed out at the last meeting but just in case you need another, click here. The home contact is Derek Wild and he can be contacted by the following info:Mobile: 07515784172 Home phone: 01535654644 Work phone: 01422324193 e-mail:explorer@keighleyscouts.org.uk Derek will keep you posted on events in Country. The purpose of the home contact is not to discourage you from talking to your children whilst abroad but we must strss that you contact Derek should you feel the need to talk with your children regarding any matters of emergency or sensitivity! You will also, hopefully, be able to keep track of us via the website so please keep an eye on both the news page and the blog page.
Everyone was also given a copy of the rough programme for the trip but if you need an extra copy then click here.
Almost everything from me...I would just like to say a quick thank you to all the participants and all the parents and the District and County teams. Without the help of everybody in supporting programme development, fundraising and general guidance this trip would never have succeeded so thank you all very much and we will see you when we get home!!!
Yours in Scouting
Joe
30th May 2009
Hey,
I know that I wasn't there but I have been hearing lotsa good things about the bag pack toda...
It was I hear a huge success making a stunning £1,505.03!!!!
I would like to thank Ingrow and Haworth Scout group for taking part (earning £350 each) and Oxenhope Brownies (taking £100 away). Not forgetting all those who helped out the Explorer Belt team raising our share of £705.03!!!
I'm sure that anybody and everybody would see this as a HUGE success so thank you to all involved!
Just a couple more fundraising events left and less that 2 months until we take off...all goooooood!!!!!
Ta,
Joe
26th May 2009
You know everybody forgets to tell me when I forget to update certain parts of the website so it can't be all my fault!
Click here to download the minutes from the May meeting.
I can't do it right now but I will also update the calendar with dates of meetings etc. so that we all know when we should be where!
Thanks,
Joe
23rd May 2009
Hi all,
Sorry there haven't been many updates recently but I wanted to make sure we had all the relevant money before updating there and I also ended up caught up with Uni work and job hunting! But I've managed it now and the blogs are fairly up-to-date as well!
As you can see we have now achieved our £10,000 taget but it is by no means the end!!!! In reality we are aiming for £11,000 and the more money we have the safer we will be in Country so keep up the fundraising!!! That being said we can all be happily assured that we are definately going!
Just had the duck race...I'll leave our journalists to blog but thanks to everyone for their help! I had a great day and it was very successful!
Can't think of anything else to say at the moment....turns out time is running out...we are nearly there!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you soon
Joe
19th April 2009
Hellooo,
First thing that I would like to say is that as of 12:50pm this lunchtime, it is exactly 100 days until our plane takes off!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone else excited yet???
Now I have a few fundraising notices. A fantastic effort at Shipley Asda resulting in £823.23 to go into the pot!!! I really wasn't expecting us to raise so much at this one so I have to say a huge congrats and a massive thank you to all who were there to manage this feat!!!
Next, you may think that our fundraising total of £8,352.86 perhaps looks a smidge on the low side...well it is...until we get all of the sponsorship money in from the Canal trip I obviouly can't put a number on what we've raised but I can tell you that we have raised at least £1000 if the sponsor forms are anything to go by! On the subject of the canal trip, you may also have noticed that there aren't any pictures up there yet. Well this is for good reason...I haven't got them all in yet. As soon as I do I'll work out how to show them since I already have plenty with about another 200 to add on top so keep your eyes open for that!
Final note now, once we break the £9,000 mark you will notice the picture on the fundraising page change. It will become something like this:
Then, as we begin to add more money to the pot it will begin to look like this:
What we must all be aware of, as I've tried to tell me people to no avail, is that in order for everyone to get their deposits back in full, we really need to, AT LEAST, fill the first Explorer Belt logo!!!! So there is still alot of hard work needed!!!
I think that that's everything that I needed t say so I'm going to stop going on about it now! Again, huge thanks and well done to those who came to Shipley Asda yeasterday!
Joe
14th April 2009
Hello all,
Congratulations and well done to all who completed the Canal Kayak/Canoe/Cycle this last weekend! It was a fantastic weekend and everything went well I think! Just one thing left to do...time to collect them moneys!!!! I can't update those little red men without your money! Just remember that you sincerely deserve every penny that you raised for this event!
Well done and congratulations again!
Joe
3rd April 2009
Hello all,
A very productive meeting had on Wednesday, thank you to everybody. All of the downloadbles have bee created. You can find all of the maps and route cards from the Canal trip calendar page.
Click here to download a copy of April's meeting minutes.
Everything that you need to know is in there so I'm not going to repeat it all...please ensure you read them!
Looking forward to the canal trip!!!
Don't forget to voice your opinions on the new facebook discussion boards...minor challenges and canal trip food!
Joe
30th March 2009
Hi,
Download Wednesdays's meeting agenda from the calendar page. If you have anything to add, let me know asap.
Thanks,
Joe
24th March 2009
Hi all,
As you should all know the next Explorer Belt meeting will be help on Wednesday April 1st at the Olsson house. There a few important matters to discuss so please try your utmost to attend!
The meeting will start for most of you at 8pm (end time as usual unknown...hopefully not much later that 10 though). I would like to request that if any of your parents have offered to assist in the way of vehicle support over the Canal trip, I do need to see them to arrange when they can come out and sort a rota etc. If your parents have volunteered for this job (at the moment I think that is Olsson, Credland and Gallucci parents) then please encourage them to attend a seperate meeting at 7.30pm at the Olsson house on the same day. It shouldn't take long but it is needed as I really need to know exactly what support we have on each of the four days.
This is an important meeting so bring your diaries...lots to discuss! If you have any ideas for the agenda then email me or put them on the new topic on the discussion board called "APRIL 1 MEETING AGENDA".
If you (or your parents for the earlier meeting) cannot attend for any reason I need to know a.s.a.p!
Hope you're all collecting sponsors!!!
Thanks all and I'll see you at the meeting!
Joe
23rd March 2009
Just a quick note today...the dates of the Module 16/17 weekend training have altered slightly. Please check them out on the calendar and let me know which you prefer.
Joe
22nd March 2009
Hello all,
First piece of news must be that the Race Night brought in a very good £700.08 meaning we are past the 75% mark!!! This is absolutely fantastic but we certainly can't give up now!!! Still lots of work to do but I would just like to thank all of the people who helped with the event including the bar and kitchen staff. A great job by all and it is very very appreciated!
Next piece of news...moderately connected...the photo's from the bag pack at Skipton Morrisons (sorry about the delay) and the Race Night are now available in the Gallery.
Next fundraiser is the Canal trip...four days kayaking or cycling the 63K (40m) that is the Yorkshire stint of the Leeds/Liverpool Canal!
That's all for now...
Joe
10th March 2009
It's been a long time since I've put anything on here...sorry if you've felt abandoned :P
I have a couple of important notes...
The First is a HUGE well done to all who came bag packing at Skipton Morrisons on the 7th...£1,081.57 raised...FANTASTIC!!!!!
And second, due to some problems regarding the bar, the Race Night venue has now had to be changed to Oakworth Primary School. All other details remain the same (£2.50, free pie and peas, licensed bar and a great night to be had from 7pm on the 21st March!) Still hope to see you there!
Thats all I got for now.
Joe
23rd February 2009
Just a couple of notes...
Firstly to let you know that Ace has updated the blog page so go and check it out!
We also have a short notice meeting with Jeanette Young and Derek Wild. This is an important meeting and though I know it's difficult please try your utmost to attend. The meeting will be held at Ingrow Scout HQ at 6pm on Friday 27th!
Thanks all...see you soon!
Joe
15th February 2009
Hello all,
You all now have the details of the Canal trip fundraiser. If you are still looking for maps to find the relevant grid references, the following are the right maps: OL21; OL2; 297; 288; 289. You don't need to buy any...I have them all. But if you want to look at the trip on a map, or use it for getting sponsors, James has very kindly plotted the trip on MultiMap.
You can look at them by downloading from here:
(the files are very big so will take time to download)Day One
Day Two (first half)
Day Two (second half)
Day Three (first half)
Day Three (second half)
Day Four (first half)
Day Four (second half)That's all today. If you have any questions you know how to contact me.
Joe
12th February 2009
Hi,
Change to the AGM; it's now on the 11th May.
Joe
11th February 2009
Hi,
Just to let those know who don't already...the District AGM is on the 18th May at the Bronte Hotel. We will be presenting our expedition to the District so ALL in attendance, probably in full uniform - maybe t-shirts.
Thanks
Joe
7th February 2009
Hello everybody
New developments in the Italy stage of the trip. We still haven't managed to contact any Italian Scouts but we needed to move in Hotel booking. We will be staying at the Hotel Sempione in Florence for two nights from the 5th August. On the 7th we will take a train to Montecatini Terme and stay in the Crystal Palace hotel for three nights. Day trip to Sienna from Florence, and Pisa on the way home are still planned though we can't book trains yet.
Congratulations and thank you to all who did the raffle at the water event; raised a further £65 for the pot...well done!
That's everything for today.
Joe
6th February 2009
Ok then time to update after the most recent meeting.
First downloadable are the minutes from the meeting.
Secondly you can download the Race Night poster.
Finally, I've updated the fundraising page to include the money collected at the last meeting.
Thanks all
Joe
5th February 2009
This just in....
Sorry I'm getting a bit carried away...
Seriously though, we have another bag pack at Keighley Morrisons on 30th May. This will be discussed at the upcoming meeting tonight. Any thoughts or suggestions for the agenda need to be given to Becka ASAP.
Thats all from me...Have a good meeting, I will join in halfway through!
Joe
3rd February 2009
In the approach to the next meeting I am posting the details for the canal kayak/cycle as they are on here. They will be discussed at the meeting. Click here to download the details.
Ta
Joe
2nd February 2009
Howdy all,
Thanks to a brilliant Bingo night on Saturday, raising £222.70 plus a further £12.50 through badge purchases, we have now paid for half of the group to go on the trip! This is fantastic so lets keep on going!!!
Keep an eye out for a bingo night blog!
Joe
29th January 2009
Helloooo,
Hope January has been a good month for you all!!! Guess what...in just 180 days...WE'LL BE THERE!!!
OK excitement to one side...do you remember more than a month ago? 13th December we donned Sainsbury's at a very silly time in the morning to take part in the big District bag pack. Well the money raised was totted up and has just been dolled out between the groups that were there to help...
Each group recieved £150, which means, thanks to the excellent support of the whole group and the Explorers and Network who aren't coming on the trip, we have added to the fund £300!!!!!
Absolutely fantastic news and massive thanks must go to all of the Explorers and Network who were there to support this event!
Just before I go, don't forget about the Bingo night coming up on Saturday 31st at 7pm, Fell Lane Scout Hut! £2.50 gains you entry and your first bingo ticket. Refreshments available!
Thats all folks!
Joe
12th January 2009
Hi all,
couple of updates...Firstly check out the blog...Beth's been web editing!
Second, click here to download the minutes from the meeting on the 6th and get cracking with the related jobs.
Finally, click here to download the particiant horse and race sheet so you can all get selling those races!
Thats everything for now...
Thanks all!
Joe
11th Januray 2009
Hi all,
The Christmas tree collections are now all over and the final total is £353.50!!! A brilliant achievement! Thank you to everybody involved, it couldn't have happened without you!
As you've probably noticed, this brings our total raised so far to £4,450.71. Four and a half people can now go on the Trip :-D!
Keep at it everybody!
Joe
7th January 2009
Woop...first message after the new year...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I think that most of you should have heard about this by now but just in case you haven't, below is the email sent to us by Ken MacKenzie:
"
Dear Joseph, Michael, Joshua, Rebecca, Edward, Ace, James, Bethany, Jonathan and Elizabeth,
Thankyou for your application to the Advantage Fund for funding towards the Explorer Belt Expedition.
At the District Executive Meeting held this evening your application was discussed.
I am pleased to inform you that the Executive have agreed that each of you will receive an amount of �200 towards the expedition costs. This will be a maximum of �2000 in total for the expedition.
The Executive have also agreed that you do a presentation at the District Annual General Meeting in May as requested by yourselves.
The Executive would also like you to send a representative group to the next Executive meeting and present a ten minute talk on the expedition and your plans to date. The Project that you wish the Executive to set for you can then be discussed. The next meeting will be held on the 3rd February at Whitteron Accounts, Henry Street , Keighley. You will be required to do your presentation at 7.30pm for 10 minutes.
Kind regards
Ken MacKenzie
Chairman
Keighley District Scout Council Executive Committee
"
So that's the news...�2000.00!!!!! NEARLY HALFWAY THERE!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry I've got a bit excited!
See you all this weekend at 9am on Royd Ings Avenue.
Joe
29th December 2008
Thank you all for a brilliant meal on the 27th, I thoroughly enjoyed myself as, I think, did the waiters! I hope you all enjoy your new event clothing, we expect you to wear it at EVERY fundraising event unless we specify formal uniform.
On the 6th January we are having a meeting at the Olsson house (email me if you need to know where this is). This is an important meeting so please could everyone try and make it. Remember to bring with you ideas for the race night and any work that you have managed to do so far along the lines of your own jobs that were given out in November. Also going to discuss new prgress in regard to Italy so we have lots to do...be prompt for 7pm.
Thanks all, you know how to contact me if you need to!
Joe
26th December 2008
Hi all,
It's been a while so I think we need a full update so here it is...
Next thing up is the Christmas meal at Amici's restaurant on East Parade at 7.30 on Saturday 27th (see the event for more details if you need them) smart/casual dress code please.
After that we would like to have a meeting on the 6th January at 7pm. The location is still to be decided but it's likely to either be Riddlesden or Fell lane scout hut. This is a meeting that needs to go well...we need to get the race night well organised, discuss other fundraising events and also get thinking about how far everyone has got in the jobs and tasks set in November. We are also thinking about a meeting with all the expedition participants and people from county (ie twin - ACCI; Chris - ACCN; and Jenny - ACCE) and District. This meeting will possibly take place the week after (maybe the 12th at Fell Lane) details to come for that one.
There's lots to be getting on with...we have made some progress in the Italy department so that's good and fundraising is going well so far! If you're not sure what you should be doing or feel the need to talk to us about anything you should all have our phone numbers and email addresses so please just contact us!
Finally, as per James' request there is now a flyer for the Christmas Tree collection. To download it click here.
Thats Everything. Hope you all had a great Christmas and I'll see you at the meal tomorrow evening.
Joe
11th December 2008
The St. Annes disco was a success; I hear all the kids had a good time, and we received a donation of £50 to our cause! This means we hae now paid for 2 people to go on the trip! Great progress guys!!!
Joe
6th December 2008
There have been some changes to the collection areas so this is the up-to-date list.
You should meet us down at Keighley Fire Station at 6:00pm weekdays and 5:30pm weekends. Alternatively you can meet the group in the apporpriate area 15 mins later.
The collection days are as follows
Don't forget to wrap up because it is very cold, and a Christmas hat is generally enjoyed :D! If you have any questions then please email me.
Thanks all,
Joe
7th December 2008
Unfortunately I couldn't be there but I have heard that the weekend of parties has been a success! The Beaver party on Saturday was a very good and I would like to thank James for providing the music and the District for donating £20 to our cause. To follow that up, a successful Cub and Scout Christmas Party, organised by James, has managed to provide us with a total weekend fundraised amount of £158.50!!
A superb effort by all involved; well done and thank you!
Joe
6th December 2008
Hi all, thanks to Derek I now have all of the details for the Keighley Lions Santa collection. Keighley Explorers are helping us alot with our trip (especially since lots of the participants are still Explorers themselves) and as they help Keighley Lions, we need to help them with this! So we want to see you at as many collections as possible!
You should meet us down at Keighley Fire Station at 6:00pm weekdays and 5:30pm weekends. Alternatively you can meet the group in the apporpriate area 15 mins later.
The collection days are as follows
Don't forget to wrap up because it is very cold, and a Christmas hat is generally enjoyed :D! If you have any questions then please email me.
Thanks all,
Joe
2nd December 2008
This is more a quick plead for assisstance than it is news but we should all be aware that this weekend is Christmas Party weekend!!! Beaver Christmas Party from 2pm at the Parkwood Centre on Saturday the 6th, Cub and Scout party from 2.30pm at Haworth Community Centre on Sunday 7th. James is running the Cub and Scout party as a fundraiser for the Explorer Belt expedition so any help that can be offered by our participants would be massivley appreciated! The Beaver party is being run by the District and as James is providing the music we are having a donation to the Explorer Belt fund! Thank you to them and any help will be appreciated!
If you need any further information then click here to email James and Joe. Don't forget to take lots of pictures!
Thanks
Joe
30th November 2008Quick update everybody...after a busy busy weekend thanks are in order to James, Beth and Josh for working at Oldfield Christmas Fete and raising us another £15. Also thanks to the school for returning our donation to them in order to help our trip; very kind of them and our sincere thanks!
Next piece of news, congratulations to Chris (Screwy) Driver and Sarah Driver who married on Saturday and a huge thanks to them for using their honeymoon as a fundraiser for us! They put together a sweepstake for they would take their honeymoon...even Sarah didn't know where they were going...and raised us a brilliant £91! So huge thanks, congratulations and best wishes to both of them!
Fundraising is going well so far so thanks to all! Want everyone at every event possible, especially at the District bag pack on the 13th December, full uniform with badges and neckers (if you don't have them contact Becka) so that we can raise good money and have our group photo taken!
Think that's everything so please feel free to contact me and I'll see you all soon!
Joe
23rd November 2008
Thanks to a great weekend on the Rivoc Edge Fell Race we have gained a generaous £351 towards the group! Thank you to all who helped out!
James, our group Chef, has put together a menu for Kandersteg, available for you to look at and comment on; click here to download it.
Please remember that this menu is subject to alteration depending on what we find in local stores. If you have any comments or concerns about the menu please click here to email James and myself.
Thanks
Joe
22nd November 2008
Thank you to James and Beth who did the entertainment at a 5th birthday party today and earned the group £60! Well done both!
Also, congratulations to Halifax Explorer Scouts who won the County Explorer quiz last night, and thank you to all who took part, fundraising a fantastic £50 towards our trip!
Joe
16th November 2008
Hopefully the reason you need this download because you desperately need more than the pitiful 50 spaces on the first form and not becuase you lost the first one! Either way, click here to download the canal Kayak/Cycle sponsorship form.
Joe
15th November 2008
Firstly, I would like to congratulate all involved on what by all accounts turned out to be a fantastic Gang Show...news on how the refreshments went for us to come shortly!
Next, at the Gang Show the Sweety Jars were presented! The actually number of the sweets in jars was 353, and Of 613 guesses raising us an amazing £306.50 the winners of the three jars were:Chris Green
23rd Keighley (St Annes) Cubs with a guess of
352
Callum Thoman
36th Bradford South with a guess of
354
and
K Burril
the Gang Show audience with a guess of
355Congratulations to them, and thank you to all of you who guessed!
Finally, I have put together a document that lists the jobs of each person and what we all need to be doing. Please look into it and get started so that we can discuss it at the next meeting. Click here to download this document.
Joe
10th November 2008
Hi Everybody,
Firstly I have booked the Christmas meal provisionally for the 29th December at 7pm. please could all participants use the relevant discussion board on facebook to tell me if you can make it. If you can't then please tell me when you can and I'll try my best to re-organise!
Click here to download the meeting minutes from the meeting on Saturday 8th November.
As a result of the entire weekend Becka has put together an information sheet detailing all of the jobs that need to be done. Click here to download this document.
That's all for now!
Joe
9th November 2008
Click here to download the basic plan for the Kandersteg section of the trip. More downloads to come. Any, questions just email us.
4th November 2008
HUGE NEWS! Just received a fantastic £500 donation from the Leslie Sell Foundation! Thank you to them!
28th October 2008
More updating...as we all know there's an upcoming meeting on the 8th November. This meeting is now open to parents so make sure they're invited and please let us know how many are coming so that we can sort out chairs etc.
Don't forget to bring £15 for badges and neckers...the badges have now arrived so you will at least be getting something for your money! Along the same vein don't forget to show your parents the Snugpack stuff and try to make some decisions around equipment and bring those decisions with you to the meeting!
Thinks that's all I've got for you right now but don't forget to keep checking this website and keep checking the Facebook!
Thanks all
Joe
27th October 2008
Fundraising update for you all...we have got another group bag packing session on the 18th April 2009!!
Don't forget to keep looking at the calendar and this page to keep track of updates on both the trip and events!
Thanks
Joe
26th October 2008
As the first entry for the news page we would like to keep you informed on our progress this far!
As the group is organising and running this trip as a collective, every decision made has been discussed and passed by the whole group. Although both Joe and Becka are the expedition leaders, we are trying to work as one entity as much as possible, giving every participant the chance to contribute to all aspects of the organisation of the expedition.
Firstly, this is a brief itinerary of the trip as it currently stands. Obviously, there is a possibility that some activities may change as some days remain unplanned.
Tue 28th July |
Travel from Leeds/Bradford to Geneva airport, and then catch the train from Geneva to Kandersteg, via Bern . |
Wed 29th July |
Aare River Tubing, Wet and wild night and the International Disco. |
Thurs 30th July |
World Scout Workshop and then walk to the Uschinette hut and stay overnight in the hut. |
Fri 31st July |
Walk back down from the hut; spend the afternoon volunteering at Kandersteg and the International Camp fire in the evening. |
Sat 1st August |
Swiss International Day, activities to be provided by Kandersteg. |
Sun 2nd August |
We plan to walk to the summer toboggan run and then spend the rest of the day at the lake. |
Mon 3rd August |
Trip to Adelboden adventure park and Pax Lodge Guide centre. |
Tue 4th August |
We will travel from Kandersteg to Florence , possibly with some time in Brig, depending on train times, as we hope to get the overnight train. |
Wed 5th August |
This part of the expedition remains unplanned, due to the fact that we have not yet made contact with a Scout Group in Florence . However we do expect that we will spend a day in Pisa , a couple of days in Florence , and a couple of days with some Florentine Scouts. |
Mon 10th August |
Travel home from Pisa Airport to Leeds/Bradford. |
With regards to the programme, we have now booked certain elements of the trip. Firstly, the flights have been booked and the deposits paid for; the details are as follows:
Outbound: Leeds/Bradford to Geneva on the 28 th July 2009
Departs Leeds/Bradford: 12:50
Arrives Geneva: 15:50
Flight Number: LS285Return: Pisa (Florence) to Leeds/Bradford on the 10 th August 2009
Departs Pisa: 15:30
Arrives Leeds/Bradford: 17:00
Flight Number: LS368Furthermore, the Scout Insurance for the trip has been booked and paid for, this is standard insurance, which we have been assured is as good if not better than any travel insurance. Your child does not need any other kind of travel insurance, as this invalidates the Scout Insurance, however they do need to have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC - formerly E111) with them in case we need to seek emergency medical attention.
With regards to accommodation whilst in Kandersteg, we are camping as the buildings were already booked up. However, we have been able to rent all of the necessary camping equipment from Kandersteg. I have booked both the site and the equipment we need, and paid off the majority of the camp fees. We have also sent Kandersteg our activities booking form, however, Kandersteg do not confirm activities until 1 st February 2009. Whilst in Kandersteg we will be self catering, therefore we will try to cater for everyone's preferences, as long as we are informed of them. Kandersteg's website is www.kisc.ch if you wish to find out more details about where we will be staying and the activities we will be participating in.
As we are trying to fundraise £10,000 to pay for the trip, this understandably involves a great deal of work, support and commitment from all participants. We need as many people as possible to turn up to every event that is run. Along with this letter I have attached a copy of the calendar as it stands at present, although some dates may change in due course. Please support us where you can.
The contingent has designed a logo which we will have embroidered as cloth badges for on our uniform and neckers. Our logo can be seen in the top right hand corner of this page. We have decided to have a royal blue necker with an emerald green edging, and to have royal blue clothing. Ultimately these all have costs; however we have each decided to pay £15 towards the cost of the manufacture of the neckers and badges. Each participant will have two neckers, so that they have one that they are able to swap one in Kandersteg, but will still have one to wear in Florence. We have also decided that we would like t-shirts and hoodies to wear both at events before the trip and during the expedition, we have been fortunate enough to have these sponsored by Golden Scissors Hair Salon. The neckers, badges and clothing have all been ordered and should be here within the next few weeks.
Finally, nearer the time we will be issuing a more extensive health/consent form and a kit list. We will be also having a meeting with all participants and their parents in due course.
RAISED SO FAR!
