Beaver Colony, Scout Hut, Water Street, Pontarddulais, Swansea

4th Pontarddulais Scout Group

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Beaver Colony, Scout Hut, Water Street, Pontarddulais, Swansea.

Every Thursday 5.45pm – 6.45pm (During term time) About Us

At 4th Pontarddulais Scout Group we have a Beaver Colony, Cub Pack and a Scout Troop.

The Beaver Leaders are:

Siân Davies (Mang) 07707019162

Rebecca Routledge (Purple Beaver) 07966151131

Our Group Scout Leader is Simon Davies (White Beaver) he can be contacted on 07921527347 or [email protected].

What age are Beaver Scouts?

The Beaver Section is for young people from the age of 6 – 8 years of age. Beavers can join at 5 ¾ years of age and can be invested after their 6th birthday.

Subs are collected on a monthly basis via Standing Order. These include weekly subs and capitation fee paid over a ten month basis. Please ask for further details.

First child = £14.50 per month Second Child = £12.50 per month Third Child = £10.50 per month

These fees cover the running of the Scout Hut including rates, insurances, annual fees to the District and Leader training. All Leaders within the group give their time on a voluntary basis.

Uniform

Beaver Scouts wear a turquoise sweatshirt with a Group scarf (Often called a Necker) and a maroon woggle or one of another Colour which identifies their Lodge or team

Uniforms can be purchased from http://www.scoutshops.com/ or Second hand uniforms can be found on eBay. Badges

During your child’s time in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts they will work to gain badges for a variety of areas. In the Beaver Colony the following badges can be gained.

Core Badges

Membership Moving-on Award (Beaver Colony to Cub Joining-In Award Pack) Awards Activity Badges

Position of Badges on Beaver Uniform

Adventure Air Activities Animal Friend Activity Badge Activity Badge Activity Badge Our Group Scarf (Lemon)

Creative Experiment Explore Activity Activity Badge Activity Badge Badge

The Beaver Scout Promise and Motto Faith Activity Health and Healthy Eating Badge Fitness Activity Activity Badge Beaver Scouts Badge as part of their investiture are asked to make a promise.

The promise is as follows:

Hobbies Imagination Safety Activity Activity Badge Activity Badge Badge I Promise to do my best To be Kind and Helpful And to love God

The Beaver Scout Motto is:

Be Prepared

Colony expectations

Beavers are expected to attend Colony meetings on a weekly basis unless ill or on holiday. In addition to this Beavers are expected to attend the Armistice Day parade on the nearest Sunday to the 11th November at Pontarddulais Cenotaph. Details will be confirmed nearer to the event.

As a Beaver Colony we follow the Scouting Code of Conduct to safeguard the welfare of all members by protecting them form physical, sexual and emotional harm.

One of the main ingredients of a good Beaver Colony is underlying discipline. All Scouts are expected to behave appropriately and inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated.

Generally, minor incidents will be dealt with a telling off at the time by the leader in charge. More serious examples, such as bullying, will result in the Beavers parents being contacted, and the Beaver possibly being suspended. These measures seem obvious, but we feel it important that all members are aware of what is expected of them. Obviously the main aim of Beavers is to learn and have fun in a safe, happy and secure environment.

Parental Support

As a group we have a number of activities we undertake to raise funds for the group as well as help in running weekly sessions. If you are able to help in anyway please let us know by email [email protected] or speak to a leader. Gift Aid declaration Name of charity or CASC ------Please treat 1 The enclosed gift of £ ------as a Gift Aid donation; OR

All gifts of money that I make today and in the future as Gift Aid donations; OR

All gifts of money that I have made in the past 4 years and all future gifts of money that I make from the date of this declaration as Gift Aid donations.

Please tick the appropriate box You must pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April one year to 5 April the next) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that the charity or Community Amateur Sports Club will reclaim on your gifts for that tax year. Donor’s details Title ------Initial(s) ------Surname ------

Home address ------

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Postcode ------Date ------

Signature ------Please notify the charity or CASC if you: 1 Want to cancel this declaration

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No longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains.

Tax claimed by the charity or CASC • The charity or CASC will reclaim 28p of tax on every £1 you gave up to 5 April 2008. • The charity or CASC will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 you give on or after 6 April 2008. • The Government will pay to the charity or CASC an additional 3p on every £1 you give between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2011. This transitional relief for the charity or CASC does not affect your personal tax position. If you pay Income Tax at the higher rate, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self Assessment tax return if you want to receive the additional tax relief due to you.