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The GSL blog -Winter 2009

  ' Having just finished the Sunday session of Christmas tree sales I feel quite tired but a little bit more Christmasy than when I started! Nothing like a real pine tree in the house to decorate. I will be working on Saturday Boxing Day, so will have my Festive season interrupted, but still hope for a happy Christmas day with family in Kent. I do hope you all have a lovely day with your loved ones and deserve all the presents you get!

I really enjoyed the Carol Concert this year and in no part thanks go to Paul Hughes on piano who makes us sound very good! A special thanks to Hannah Logan for only her second live performance on the flute which sounded beautiful and really made the carol music. The singing sounded very good from the front, and as usual it is great to see St Hilda's full of 8th Ashford beavers, cubs and scouts and all the leaders and parents. We had some special visitors from the district, especially our District Commissioner Neil Gray and his wife and also Robin, the daughter of our founder Pam Gadd.

Next Saturday is the Leaders Christmas meal and we have former GSL Theresa over for a visit. This brings to an end the scouting year and gives us a small break before we resume in the New Year.

I have already started looking at some events with a new format for the summer fayre which will move to St James' school grounds in 2011 but remains at the rec for one more year. I am also looking at organising a canoe camp nearer summer for the scouts along the Wey Navigation channel. Scram for the cubs is on this year too, so plenty to plan for in scouting at 8th Ashford in 2010.

'I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat, of peace on earth, goodwill to men'

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Michael Wierenga GSL