Scouts Christmas post – stamps now on sale

GRANTHAM SCOUT POST will once again take place from November to December 2024.
Now into their 31st year of this popular fund raising service, they will be involved in
delivering Christmas cards within the Grantham NG31 area, plus Barrowby, Great
Gonerby, Harlaxton, Allington, Sedgebrook, Colsterworth, Skillington, Foston and Long
Bennington ONLY

. NO OTHER AREAS PLEASE.

As a charity, we cannot post or deliver cards to any addresses outside the advertised delivery
areas above. Any cards in this category can be collected from the Scout Shop at the 2 nd
Grantham Scout HQ, Broad Street, Grantham, on Saturdays between 10 am and 12 noon until
the end of January.

Since the scheme started in 1993, over 440,000 cards have been delivered, raising over £72,000
for local Scouts. The stamp price this year has increased to 35p, after many years at 25p.
Groups who deliver the cards will receive 25p of the 35p for each stamp on a card delivered in
their Area. The remainder goes towards district-wide projects.

In 2023 nearly 9,000 cards were delivered, slightly up on 2022, but boosting local Group funds
and at the same time helping to save money for local residents.

All the money earned either went to the individual Groups who delivered the cards and was
spent on a variety of projects at local Group level, including the purchase of new camping and
activity equipment, or to the District for funding bigger projects, such as the continuing need
for training to help our young people, and for maintenance and improvements at the Ancaster
campsite, Dukes Covert.

From Monday 18 th November special “Scout Stamps” will be on sale at the outlets listed
below, all of which have special posting boxes.

As mentioned, stamps this year are ONLY 35p each, except for large cards and calendars
which will be 70p each. Deliveries will commence from the first week in December, and
continue until just before Christmas Eve.

 Grantham Carpets, Winchester Road NOTE – NEW LOCATION
 Morrisons Daily, New Beacon Road
 The Melton Building Society, 43 High Street
 Coversure Insurance, Conduit Lane (opp. Café)
 Grantham Library, Isaac Newton Centre
 Gonerby Club, High Street, Great Gonerby
 Manthorpe Convenience Store, Rushcliffe Road
 John Beaty Motors, Castlegate
 Colsterworth Co-Op, Bridge End, Colsterworth
 Long Bennington School

 Barrowby Co-Op and The White Swan, Barrowby – Collection only at these locations
– stamps on sale at 39 Low Road, Barrowby
Finally a reminder again to properly address the cards, and please only post them for the areas
listed in the first para above – NO OTHER AREAS!