DECEMBER 2021 | News
Charity Auction at the Weekly Market
On Monday 13 December at the Weekly Market in the Village Hall, a Charity Auction of Christmas Hampers will take place at 11.00am. Each stallholder is donating a hamper of goodies, and all proceeds will go to local charities. There will be mulled wine and mince pies, so make sure you are there for this special event! Contact: henfieldweeklymarket@gmail.com
Angela Manuel
Squirrel Scouts
The Scout Association have announced the launch of its first new section for young people in over 35 years, with the starting of Squirrel Scouts. Squirrels is an early years provision for young children aged 4 and 5, and fits in before Beavers Scouts. The Squirrels meeting will be known as a Squirrel Scout Drey. At the moment 1st Henfield Scout Group does not have plans for a Squirrel section, but is gauging interest for the possibility of starting a new section in the future. In order to understand Trafalgar Day concert any interest, the Group would like to hear about potential Squirrels and their Parents or Guardians, The Sussex branch of the Royal Society of St George held a concert on 23 October to celebrate especially how many of the adults would commit to becoming leaders and take on the running Trafalgar day. Henfield’s own Brass Fusion band of the Drey if it were to start. Due to the young led by Martin and Sian Buss played nautical nature of this age group, a very high ratio of adult music in recognition of a major British victory on to young persons is required for every session, the high seas on 21 October 1805. There was so as a Group we need to know there are lots a good turn-out considering the present Covid of adults able to run the weekly hourly sessions situation. Everyone enjoyed the concert having before we start applying to open a Drey. a good time tapping their feet with music. We are grateful to the local businesses for donating If you are interested in your child becoming raffle prizes. After expenses, the profit will be a Squirrel and you a leader, or if you are just shared amongst two Sussex charities. Dame interested in volunteering to help run a Squirrels Vera Lynn Children’s charity (supporting under section in Henfield then please let us know by 5’s with cerebral palsy and other motor learning emailing: membershipsec@1sthenfieldscoutgr impairments); and HART (first responders in oup.co.uk . It will be from this interest that the Henfield). Our thanks go to everyone who Group will decide if we look into starting the attended and helped to make this such an process of creating a Squirrel Scout Drey for enjoyable evening. Henfield.
Arun Agarwal, Chairman RSSG (Sussex)
01273 494002
Mark Williams
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