07/12/2025
As group leader, I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone that contributed to a successful and enjoyable day, for our Christmas Fair🎄
So many people deserve to take a bow.
Contributions of gifts, cakes, crafts; prepping of materials for the games and arts/crafts by our youth members; time taken helping to staff a stall; various behind the scenes organising; someone persuading Santa to visit us🎅🏼; and to all those that came and spent some money.
But, to name just a few, in particular to Annie, Luke Michelle and Mairead who have spearheaded or facilitated both yesterday and also several other fundraising activities over the last few months.
The whole group is grateful for everything. Scouting cannot happen for free: ensuring a functioning den, and providing resources and specialist equipment for activities, takes time and funding.
The opportunities and learning experiences that our volunteer youth work provides to the lads is vital for their development.
To you all, thank you🙏🏼. Bualadh bos👏🏼. Bravo!
And finally, to highlight some of the many business sponsors, please read this list and go support them as businesses where you can:
- Meubles
- Petmania
- The Wine Centre
- Philip Ireland
Farm & Industrial Supplies
- The Glendine Inn
- Tomás Keogh Pharmacy Newpark
- Khan's Books
- Padmore Barnes
- James O'Brien's butchers
- Hennessy Sports Kilkenny Newpark
- Eddie Rocket's Ireland
- Shane Phelan Landscape & Gardening
We have a week or two still of scouting before the end of 2025, but may I take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and joyous Christmas break, as we look forward to the new year, with plenty of fab scouting planned in 2026.
Best wishes, Robert Chaney
