Now into the 26th year of this popular fund raising service, once again Grantham Scouts will be involved in delivering Christmas cards within the Grantham NG31 area, plus Barrowby, Gonerby, Harlaxton, Ancaster, Colsterworth and Skillington ONLY.
Foston Scouts are now delivering in Foston and Long Bennington, although as yet they don’t have a site for selling stamps in either village
NO OTHER AREAS PLEASE, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTTESFORD ARE NOT INCLUDED THIS YEAR.
Since the scheme started in 1993, over 400,000 cards have been delivered, raising nearly £60,700 for local Scouts. The stamp price this year is still 25p, after many years at 20p. Groups who deliver the cards will receive 18p of the 25p for each stamp on a card delivered in their Area. The remainder goes towards district-wide projects.
Last year nearly 12,600 cards were delivered, 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, and for maintenance and improvements at the Ancaster campsite, Dukes Covert.
From Monday 18th 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 25p each, except for large cards and calendars which will be 50p each. Deliveries will commence from the first week in December.
- Barrowbygate Pharmacy, Winchester Road
- McColls, New Beacon Road
- The Melton Building Society, 43 High Street
- G Skinner & Sons Butchers, Barrowby
- Coversure Insurance, Conduit Lane (opp. Café)
- Grantham Library, Isaac Newton Centre
- Gonerby Club, High Street, Great Gonerby
- Day – Today News, Rushcliffe Road
- Cards for Good Causes, George Centre
- John Beaty Motors, Castlegate
- Colsterworth Co-Op, Bridge End, Colsterworth
- Foston Scouts are now delivering in Foston and Long Bennington, although as yet they don’t have a site for selling stamps in either village.
Finally a reminder to properly address the cards, and please only post them for the areas listed above – NO OTHER AREAS!
Malcolm Hall
District Scout Post Co-Ordinator
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