September 2024 Newsletter

We hope you’ve all had a good summer break and are excited to start Scouting again for the Autumn term. We may not have been meeting over the summer, but we’ve still been busy with camps, trips away and activities on the water, and we’ve got a lot in store for you this term as well. In this newsletter:

• Old Leigh Regatta
• Summer Camp Review and Save the Date for 2025
• Dinner & Dance

Autumn Term Dates

We’ll be starting back for the Autumn Term on these dates and can’t wait to see you:

• Beavers: Fri 13 Sep
• Cubs: Wed 11 Sep
• Renown Sea Scouts: Fri 6 Sep
• Solebay Sea Scouts: Mon 9 Sep
• Endeavour Explorers: Thu 12 Sep

Old Leigh Regatta

Old Leigh Regatta is back in the Old Town on the weekend of 7-8 September, and we need your help to make it a fantastic weekend.

For those that haven’t been to Leigh Regatta before, it’s a weekend long family street festival in the Old Town, organised by the Old Leigh Sea Scout Groups (3rdCB and 4th/6th Leigh). The road is closed and filled with stalls, games, entertainment, live music, sailing and competitions between the Sea Scout Groups. Traditionally it has been one of our biggest fundraising events of the year and a huge amount of fun. For various reasons it hasn’t run for a few years so we’re very excited to have it back on the programme.

The Regatta will be open 11-7 both days. We need help throughout the weekend between 9am and 6pm from Scouts, Explorers and parents to run stalls, games, help set up, and take part in the competitions on and off the water. Cubs and Beavers are really welcome to come and help out as well with their parents, and take part in the many activities on offer. Adults, if you or family/friends are able to help as a steward during the weekend that will also be really helpful – Let us know online if you can help as a steward.

Summer Camp

We definitely had one of the best weeks of summer this year for camp, with the sun shining on us throughout. The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts camped together at Marlesford in Suffolk, living under canvas.

The Sea Scouts camped and cooked over open fires in their patrols, working together as teams, celebrating 3rdCB’s oven version of the Olympic Games, and visiting the beach to cool down in the sea. The “Cubeavers” spent their time playing games, learning new skills and making friends.

The Explorers joined 10,000 other Scouts from around the world at Essex International Jamboree, a different experience to our normal summer camps and jam packed with activities such as climbing, bumper cars, neon raves and the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies.

Lost Property

There is some lost property from camp in The Den, please take a look through for any missing items. It will be available until the start of October when it will be disposed of.

Save the date for 2025

Save the date for next year’s Summer Camp, the first week of the school holidays:

• Beavers: Sat 26 – Mon 28 Jul
• Cubs: Sat 26 – Thu 31 Jul
• Sea Scouts / Explorers: Sat 26 Jul – Sat 2 Aug

Dinner & Dance

Sat 5 Oct @ The Boatyard

Celebrate the end of summer with friends, dress up in your glad rags, and join us for a great evening of food, dancing and entertainment at The Boatyard restaurant in Old Leigh.

Enjoy a gorgeous three course meal at one of Essex’s top restaurants, followed by dancing to the fabulous Rapscallions live on stage and an amazing raffle.

All parents, leaders, supporters, friends and family of 3rdCB are invited to join us for a fantastic night (over 18s only though please).

Tickets are £60 per person, and all profits go to supporting Scouting activities & adventures at 3rdCB.

Book your tickets now at 3rdCB.org.uk/dinnerdance