An Invitation To Help Us Out

Dear 30th Glasgow Members/Parents/Guardians and Friends

As you may know, the 30th Glasgow Scout Group have been running for over 100 years,  and  have always had a strong leader base, but now we need your help.

We have suddenly lost both our Cub and Beaver leaders, and we have no one to take over either of the sections in September. The experienced leaders we have in other sections are willing to run the Cubs and Beavers until we fill the vacancies.

That is were you come in! We are holding a recruitment and brainstorming night at the Scout Hall on Thursday 16th August (Next Thursday) and we hope you can attend.

You have been invited because you may be a parent, ex-member, or just have a close past association with the 30th. The recruitment night is facilitated by Gary Bainbridge from Clyde Scouts, and all the current 30th leaders.

You may feel that you are unable to help, but I would encourage you to come along as you may know someone who can help or may feel you can assist in other small but important ways once you have seen the list of jobs and tasks that are needing done.

The night will also give parents a chance to ask any questions about the Group, get to know the leaders and make any suggestions about how we run the Group.

I have been to a similar night before and it was very successful, the chance to brainstorm will help the troop move forwards and ultimately benefit the kids who come along to the hall. The 30th also want to work with the community to try and bring back some of the forgotten values of having a Scout Group in your local community, so your feedback and ideas will be valuable.

We will start at 7.30pm on the 16th August and be finished by 9pm. Doors will be open at 7pm if you wish to have a coffee before we start.

If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to call me on 07776 483 422 or get in touch via Facebook or Twitter

Please come and make a difference!

Yours in Scouting


Stewart Thompson,
Group Scout Leader,

A RARE LOOK AT THE 30TH GLASGOW SCOUT GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE

Have you ever been involved with the 30th Glasgow Scout Group? Are you a member of the community with an interest in local history?

You are invited to a special event where we will unveil an expansive collection of archive photographs ranging from 1910 - 1960 which was previously thought lost.

The entire collection has been digitised and will be presented for discussion with a talk by Scout Leader and photographer Ross Vernal.

When: Tuesday 8th May 2012, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Where: 30th Glasgow Scout Hall, Lamermoor Avenue, Glasgow, G52

Cost: The event is free but we would appreciate any donations.

Refreshments will be available, and we encourage discussion, so please come along and share some memories.

Cubs and Scouts To Distribute Argos Catalogues

On Saturday 30th January, we will be distributing catalogues at the Argos at Braehead as part of our ongoing fundraising efforts.

You can download the letter here:

Argos Letter

CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF THE 30th GLASGOW SCOUT GROUP

Were you once a member of the 30^th Glasgow Scout Group? Or are you involved with them now?

If so, you are invited to a special gathering to mark 100 years of the 30th Glasgow Scout Group of Cardonald.

When: 14 November 2009, 7.30 for 8pm

Where: 30^th Glasgow Scout Hall, Lammermoor Avenue, Cardonald, Glasgow, G52

Dress code formal.

Come along and share some memories. There will be a fully licensed bar and buffet as well as a history of the group presented by the 30^th Glasgow Rovers.

All members, past and present, aged over 18 are invited.

To reserve your place or for more information please email ross_vernal@hotmail.com

Archive Photographs

I've recently taken to adding in some Archive Photographs of the 30th Glasgow to my Flickr account.

These can all be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ross_vernal/sets/72157617510445468/

If you have any photos (hard copies or digital that you would like to add to the collection, please email me at ross_vernal@hotmail.com

If you have dates for them that would be perfect - I'd like to create a very full collection ordered by decade so that we can preserve them forever.

Torches!

Scouts - remember to bring a torch on Friday for a very special item!

Starting Back

Just a quick note to let you know that we are starting back on Friday 12th September at 7.30pm. We have a fantastic year planned and will start back with news of a VERY special camp this year. Please come along to find out more......