It’s been a while since we have had one, but it’s time for a parents’ HQ work weekend on 15th & 16th October, so please save the date!

Let us know that you can help by popping an email to diy2016@12thcambridge.org.uk, and roll up your sleeves and prepare to have fun!

We have two projects lined up:

• clearing and making safe the alley behind the HQ building
• redecorating the meeting room and Brownie room to make them into Activity rooms

Project 1: alley clearance

What are we aiming for?:
Make the alley behind the hut useful and safe for for storing equipment & accessing the gas bottles.

What will we do?:

• Clear all the weeds and overgrowth
• Dig out the uneven soil, broken glass and rubbish – enough to fill the skip that we’ll hire!
• Fix the perimeter fence
• Lay weed-control fabric and approx 2 tonnes of gravel

What do we need?

• An army of willing volunteers to dig, shovel and barrow the rubbish out and the gravel in
• Tools: wheelbarrows, spades, shovels, pruners

Project 2: room improvements

What are we aiming for?

Transforming two rooms from junk stores to Activity rooms for our young people to use during scouting sessions – the large room will become an informal, nice room and the smaller one a meeting room with table and chairs.  With carpet, we hope to make the rooms feel less cold in winter!

What will we do?

• clear the rooms of all clutter and excess furniture
• paint the walls
• fit blinds to the windows and seal draughts
• fit carpet tiles on the floors

What do we need?

• volunteers to clear, clean, paint & fit out the rooms
• Tools: we already have most items already, but a couple of stepladders would be handy.

So, if you are up to challenge, please email the team: diy2016@12thcambridge.org.uk, letting us know when you can make it, how many people, offers of useful tools – basically any info that would be helpful.

As is traditional on these occasions, leaders are excluded from parents’ work weekends, and the GSL will supply the tea and biscuits!