Monthly Archives: July 2018

Patrol Camps – July 2018

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On a blisteringly hot weekend in July the scouts of Raptor troop headed to Tolmers in Hertfordshire for a patrol camping weekend. Although accompanied by 3 of our adult leaders the scouts were left to it, to plan and run the camp themselves while our volunteers watched from as far away as possible. The scouts were a fantastic credit to themselves and the troop and are now looking at organising camps with no accompanying leaders at all.

Watch this space!

Summer term 2018 – All the photos!

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It’s been another jam packed term for scouts. Whether it’s been taking to the skies gliding, space hopper jousting, making our own pottery or simply burning stuff in the woods there’s been plenty of fun. Still to come is summer camp before we take a breather during August but for now enjoy the piccies….

It’s a scorcher! Summer party time is here…

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The super summer just keeps on giving!  This can only mean one thing: it’s time for the summer party.

Mon 23rd July, 6pm at the hut

AGM at 6.45pm.  We seek some new Executive Committee members: this could be you! Please consider putting your name forward.

Fundraising auction at 7.30pm – please bring your wallets! We have some superb lots to bid for. Raising funds to build new, accessible toilets at the hut.  Full details here.

Food & fun all provided

RSVP with numbers & dietary requirements to summerparty@12thcambridge.org.uk

About the AGM

The Annual General Meeting is an important meeting of the Group.  Accounts are presented, Executive Committee Members are elected.  Although formal, the AGM will be kept very short so that we may continue the party! Your attendance is requested.

Download the agenda here: 2018 AGM Notice and Agenda

 

 

 

 

Summer Auction 2018

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Roll up! Roll up!  12th Cambridge is raising funds to pay for improved toilet facilities at the hut.  Our plan is to build modern, accessible toilets to replace the Victorian-style ones that we currently ‘enjoy’.

To help with this, we are running an auction of lots at our Summer Party, to be held on Monday 23rd July 2018.  The auction will commence at 7.30pm.

William, one of our scout leaders, has been busy around Cambridge securing a whole host of fine lots for you.  Fancy scuba diving, roller-skating or a meal, theatre tickets or a new haircut?  How about punting on the Cam or a back massage?  Perhaps tennis is your thing?    Maybe you have a friend that would appreciate a gift of climbing or a voucher for art supplies?  You are bound to find something that you would like in our list of auction lots below!

Can’t make it to the live auction on the 23rd? No problem!  We will accept online and email bids in advance. Simply read the auction rules and submit a bid using the form below, or email the auctioneer with your bid details.

So, get bidding and enjoy the fun of the auction!

Lot Item Notes Est. value
1 Meals/drinks at ITSU For three people  –
2 Back massage At Optimum Beauty St Ives.
Valid until sept 2018		 £40
3 Scuba Diving Two try dives at Chesterton
Sport centre, Thurs evenings 19:30. Valid for 2018. Must be aged 10+  and a swimmer		 –
4 Haircut at Wacky Hair Voucher £35
5 Meal at Zizzi Voucher £30
6 Art supplies at Tindalls
Art Shop		 Voucher £20
7 Hairstyling at Vision Hair
Design Histon Rd		 Voucher £23
8 Meal at Golden Wok Histon
Rd		 Voucher £20
9 Family membership at Hill’s
Rd Sports and Tennis Centre 		 1-year family membership.
Also includes £25 activity voucher		 £138
10 Climbing at Clip and
Climb 		 Voucher for two 4 – 16 year
olds. Valid until December 2018		 £24
11 Meal/drinks at the Old
Bicycle Shop 		 Voucher to spend in bar or
restaurant		 £50
12 Saturday class at St Ivo
school		 Voucher for 2 people to
attend. Valid until june 2019		 –
13 Chesterton Sports Centre
pass 		 Adult only. Valid until 23
Sept 2018		 £35
14 Theatre school at BodyWork One week of lessons at
summer school		 £140
15 Bowling at Milton Outdoor
Bowls Club 		 8 people for bowling.
Afternoons.  Includes tea and biscuits		 –
16 Tennis membership –
Cambridge Lawn Tennis Club		 Membership for two children –
17 Just Tanning voucher Adult only. Valid until Dec
2018		 £25
18 Squash/Tennis at Ley’s
School		 2  squash courts and 2  tennis courts for one hour –
19 Adult learning at
Coleridge, Parkside and Trumpington		 Any 10-week course or
Saturday course		 £110
20 Yoga at Satnam Yoga Voucher £25
21 Meat vouchers -Andrew
Waller Butchers & Art of Meat		 Includes a disposable BBQ ,
disposable cutlery and tablecloth.		 £35
22 Bing Live pre-school show
at Cambridge Corn Exchange 		 Two tickets. Show dates 29
or 30 september		 –
23 Tickets – Corpus Playroom
or the ADC Theatre		 2 free tickets to any
production. Valid until 23/6/19		 –
24 Roller skating 2 taster sessions at Ely
and Chesterton United Rink Hockey Club		 –
25 Punting All day self-punting
(weekday) in direction of Granchester meadows or college backs		 –
26 Photo shoot  at absolute photo uk.com  Voucher, valid until June
2019		 £50

Auction Rules

  • The auction will be a two-stage auction: 1. Bids are invited in advance by online form below or email to auctioneer@12thcambridge.org.uk  2. A live auction will be held at 12th Cambridge Scout Hut on the evening of Monday 23rd July 2018. The auctioneer at the live auction will be provided with details of all bids made in advance.
  • Bids made by email should clearly include the following information: name, phone number, lot number and brief description of the item being bid for and the bid amount. Bids for multiple items may be made in the same email.
  • 12th Cambridge has exercised due care in the preparation of descriptions of lots. In the event of these descriptions being shown to be materially inaccurate, winning bidders have the right to withdraw their bids.
  • 12th Cambridge reserves the right to withdraw any lot from the auction without notice or explanation.  Further, it reserves the right to set a ‘reserve’ price for any lot. If the highest bid is below the level of the reserve, the item will be deemed not to have sold at auction.
  • Bids made online and by email are ‘sealed’ bids. They will be passed to the auctioneer before the live auction but otherwise remain confidential.
  • In submitting your bid, you agree, if successful, to pay an amount up to the value of the bid.  For advance bids, the actual amount payable will depend on the level of the 2nd-highest bid.
  • For winning online/email bids submitted in advance of the live auction, the winning bidder will pay the amount bid by the second-highest bid, plus £1.
  • For winnning bids made in person at the live auction, winning bidders will pay the amount that they bid.
  • If two or more bids for an item are exactly the same and the highest of all bids, then the bid made first will be deemed to be the winning bid.
  • The cut-off for online/email bids being accepted is 11pm on Sunday 22nd July 2018.  Online/email bids made after this time will be deemed invalid and discarded.
  • Winning bidders will be notified of their purchases within 48 hours of the end of the live auction.  They will be encouraged to pay for their items by direct bank transfer (account details will be provided).  Alternatively, cheque made payable to ’12th Cambridge Scout Group’ or cash will be acceptable at the live auction.
  • All proceeds from the auction will be received by 12th Cambridge Scout Group (registered charity number 300711).
  • Privacy: all personal data (name, email address, phone number etc) submitted via the online form below, or by email, will be kept confidential by 12th Cambridge Scout Group.  It will be used only for the purpose of running the auction and to contact the winning bidders.  It will not be submitted to any third parties.  It will be deleted immediately after the auction.
  • Any queries concerning the auction should be sent by email to auctioneer@12thcambridge.org.uk  The auctioneer’s decision is final.