Barnt Green Scouts and Guides fundraising

Hello. Welcome to the 1st Barnt Green Scout and Guide fundraising web site.

Are you interested in helping the youngsters in Alvechurch, Cofton Hackett, Barnt Green, Blackwell, Burcot and Hopwood continue Guiding and Scouting in a safe welcoming and supportive environment. If so then please read the information below and make a donation to the appeal by clicking the Donate Now button in the top right hand corner or by going to the Make a Donation section of this site. Thank you!

Why?

In the early hours of the 25th June 2004 following England's football Euro 2004 defeat, the Scout hut belonging to the 1st Barnt Green Scout Group was mindlessly destroyed. The hut had been in constant use for 72 years since September 1932.

Since the fire our Cubs and Scouts have been meeting at the Guide hut in Barnt Green and the Beavers in the Baptist Church, they are now homeless.

The Guide hut is an old First World War wooden building erected in 1921 on its present site. The wear and tear resulting from over 90 years of constant use means that it is now in need of major repairs.

Burnt Scout Hut (Click to Enlarge)

Artist's Impression of Planned New Building (Click to Enlarge)

What Next?

We plan to replace the burnt-out ruins of the Scout hut and the old Guide hall with a modern multi-purpose hall, a building that will be a solid foundation for future generations of young people and suitable for wider community use. It will be located on the Scout and Guide Field, off Blackwell Road, Barnt Green.

What will it Cost?

We estimate the cost of our proposed building project is £350,000. So far we have raised £133,000. Some of this money has come from the Scout insurance (£34,500), fundraising events, match funding and donations (£98,500). We also propose to raise £115,000 from the sale of the Guide hut land. We were unsuccessful in our application for Lottery funding, but are still applying to Trusts, Foundations and the Local Authorities. So this still leaves us with a short fall of £102,000.

Where are we Now?

We have handled all the legal requirements to transfer funds from the Guide hut sale to the new scout and guide rebuild fund, so the guide hut is now for sale on the open market. We have detailed plans and planning permission for the new building, have appointed a builder and commenced phase 1 of the build. This will leave put in foundations, steelwork, a roof and some of the walls (by end of February 2009) and will use up existing funds raised. Further building work will be carried out once the old Guide Hut is sold and new funds have been raised.

Important!

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