A LOCAL scout group has raised a record amount of money at its summer fayre this year.
Romsley Scouts raised more than £1,700 during the event at Romsley Scout Centre in St Kenelm’s Road. The fund was supported by a generous donation of £250 from local homebuilder, Bellway.
The funds will be used to provide equipment, outdoor activities and camps for the members of the Scout Group, which has over 90 children and young people aged from six years old upwards, giving them fun, adventure and teaching life skills.
Lucy Baker from Romsley St Kenelm’s Scouts said: “It was a fantastic evening which raised a record amount for us.
“We’re grateful to the whole community for supporting our Summer Fayre and to Bellway for their generous donation which helped make it such a success”
The event, which took place in July, featured a host of prizes and games, including the chance to win a giant teddy bear, and refreshments including a barbecue, bar, homemade cream teas and ice-creams.
The donation from Bellway paid for prizes for the tombolas, games of skill and also hot dogs and burgers for the barbecue.
Bellway West Midlands sales manager, Angela Nurse said: “We were very happy to make a donation to Romsley Scout Group’s Summer Fayre because the group and the Scout Centre building are very important to people in the local area.
“It is great to hear the event raised such a fantastic amount, and we’d like to congratulate the organisers and all the volunteers who helped them put on such a successful fundraiser.”
The Scout Group includes Beavers, Cubs and Scouts sections. Scouting has a long history in the village going back to 1937, and the current group began in 1966. Its Scout Centre was purpose built for them in 1999 and is not only used for the work of the Scout Group but also other community groups, providing activities for all ages, from babies to senior citizens.
Bellway is building 86 homes at Harvino, as part of the regeneration of the former factory site off Bromsgrove Road. The factory closed in 1998, after more than 70 years of sweet production.
