Hampton Explorers

Below is a link to a youtube video advertising the Hampton Transport Gala which is happening on 7th September.

3rd Hampton is one of the charities that will benefit from the money raised from the souvenir programmes and the explorers will be fully involved in the event by selling programmes before and at the event and assisting in the clean up afterwards.

The money raised will be used to enlarge and develop the kitchen at our HQ so the explorers will gain a very clear benefit as the plan is to make the kitchen twice the size and with “proper” catering equipment in there i.e. stainless steel work surfaces, large cooker, etc., etc. – this will mean that we will be able to do some serious catering and hold more events at the HQ.

Watch out for my emails re involvement in the event, we expect all explorers and their families to get involved and help as well as to spread the word and get as many family and friends to come down to what will be a very busy day and to buy the souvenir programmes!!

Check out the photos and videos of our “Stick bomb” evening – some “Cobra” stick bombs with varying degrees of success – lets go for using all 4,000 sticks next time and we need to work on how to go around corners!!

Check them out on our new youtube account

Many thanks to all of you that have brought the vouchers in – we have collected a lot so far – but they are still being given out until 20th May – so plenty more to collect yet!!

Please make sure that you collect as many as you can from family, friends and neighbours and bring them into us by Friday 20th June – as we have limited time to count them, order the equipment and send the vouchers in.

The first meeting of this term will now be on Monday 28th April as I now have to be elsewhere.

Remember St George’s Day Parade is on the day before that i.e. Sunday 27th April – please make sure that you are there, wearing uniform and scarf with dark trousers and smart dark shoes – no blue jeans/light coloured trainers!!

Information re parade start/end etc is in News section

Just to confirm that it was decided that we will start back at explorers, after Easter, on Monday 21st April (Bank Holiday Monday). This meeting will give those of you that need badges the chance to get them and sew them on your uniform before St George’s Day parade!!

Detailed information re timings etc for St George’s Day Parade are now in the news section – remember you should attend this parade unless absolutely unavoidable.

Please can you all get your family and friends to collect the Sainsbury Active Kids vouchers over the next few months and bring them to explorers rather than school/college!!  We can get lots of equipment for free with the vouchers and we’ve got far less people to collect from than the schools!!

Please check the camps, forms and news tabs for all the information mentioned in my recent email. Explorers starts again on Monday 13th Jan and I would like all subs, forms and other payments to be handed in at that meeting!!