Tuesday 08 July 2008 at 2100 - Fellowship Pitch and Putt
Posted by: Pete Wilkes Category: Fellowship
When: Tuesday 08 July 2008 at 2100 Ends: Tuesday 08 July 2008 at 2300
Location: West Park Pitch n Putt - Waterhouse Lane
Usual drill, meet in the car park and away we go!
Thursday 24 July 2008 - American Exchange
Posted by: Pete Wilkes Category: District Contact: Cathy Nicholls or Suzanne Ball
When: Thursday 24 July 2008
Location: Host families required in Chelmsford for 24th-26th July, and 2nd-13th August
Chelmsford District have a very good association with Scouts in the New Jersey area, which has led us over the last 27 years to carry out exchanges. The trip lasts for 3 weeks with 1 week spent at camp and the other 2 weeks with English or American Hosts
In 2008 it is the turn of our American friends to receive our hospitality and we are looking for people to host both boys aged 11 to 16 and leaders. They arrive on Thursday 24th July and will be spending a week at the Essex International Jamboree and will arrive back with their hosts on Saturday 2nd August until their return on Wednesday 13th August, hosting can be for the whole period or part. During this period hosts are free to take them anywhere as long as we know how to contact you, there will also at least one Group trip and a party to which everyone is invited.
It is a very good way for your child (in fact the whole family) to get to know Scouts from another country. Furthermore we shall be visiting America in 2010, and children of hosting families will be given the first choice of places before we advertise the visit around the District. It would also give your child the opportunity to get to know the Scout he could be hosted by in America. Over the years we have had a substantial number of friendships blossom between Scouts and families on both sides of the Atlantic.
