<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>WE ARE BACK!</b><br></font><p>
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help out behind the scenes to allow the Project to restart. We are grateful to everyone who came forward, and have some great plans for the next few months!
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<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>2018 SUMMER CAMP</b><br></font><p>
60 members and leaders spent a week during the summer in South Wales. You can see what we got up to here....<p>
<center><a href="https://youtu.be/t41eNQIHPmA"><img src="http://www.nmyouth.org.uk/images/201808scamp.jpg" width=300 border=1><p><a href="https://youtu.be/t41eNQIHPmA">Watch Video</a><p></center>
Summer Camp 2019 (open to all members currently in year 6 or older) will be taking place from <b> 17-24th August 2019</b> at Buddens Camp, Dorset. More information to follow soon.<p>

<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>CHRISTMAS FAYRE</b><br></font><p>
We are organising our annual Christmas Fayre again on Saturday 1st December, 2-5pm, at Brookmans Park School. There will be an array of gift and food stalls, fun games and activities for children, and our ever popular Santa's cafe with hot and cold snacks and drinks available. This is the same day the tree lights go on and Santa visits the village green. This event raises critical funds for the Youth Project which enables us to continue providing the many and varied activities we offer. However, with less than 2 months to go, we need some vital help from parents. Can anyone spare some time to help with the following?
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ARE YOU ABLE TO TAKE ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ROLES?</b>
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Raffle prizes co-ordinator: Obtain prizes, compile list for selling and advertising, distribute prizes to winners after event, send thank you letter to donors. 

<li>Boards co-ordinator: Compile list of 50 addresses who are happy to have advertising boards outside their houses.

<li>Raffle sales Co-ordinator: Distribute tickets to sellers, collect money and stubs in, organise selling tickets, fold stubs for barrel.

<li>Santas helpers Co-ordinator: compile list of helpers for Friday set up, Saturday set up, stall helpers and pack away. Inform all helpers where they need to be. 

<li>NMYP Games Stalls and Prizes Co-ordinator: organising prizes and equipment for NMYP Games Stalls, sorting out jam jars etc.

<li>Tombola & Jam Jar Hoopla Co-ordinator: collect tombola donations from bins at school. Store items for ticketing the week before. Co-ordinate the filled jam jars (this may include sourcing and handing out clean, empty jam jars to members to fill and return).

<li>Café Co-ordinator – purchase food beforehand, organise display plates and boards etc.
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In addition to filling the above roles, we also need help in other areas so please read on…
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OTHER WAYS IN WHICH EVERYONE CAN HELP</b>
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Raffle</b><br>
In addition to help collecting prizes, we would love to hear from anyone who would like to donate a prize.
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In a few weeks’ time, each member will be given 2 books of tickets (10 tickets) to sell. We also need some willing helpers happy to stand in the Brookmans on a Friday night (or indeed any local pub on any night!) selling tickets. Perhaps a group of friends could sell tickets to locals over a pint whilst their children are at the Friday meeting?
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Stalls</b><br>
We have a handful of stallholder pitches left. If you know anyone who may be interested in booking a stall at this popular event please contact us. Please note we already have enough jewellery stalls.
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Leaflet Delivery</b><Br>
Each year we distribute lots of leaflets advertising the Fayre to local addresses. If you are willing to help deliver some to a street near you please get in touch. Many hands really do make light work!
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Children's Tombola</b><br>
This is a hugely popular stall, so we need LOTS of prizes! Why not have a clear out and donate any unused, unwanted children's gifts, large or small. Gifts tend to include games, mugs, action figures, remote control cars, stationery, soft toys and loom bands. Collection bins will go up at the front and back entrances at Brookmans Park School after half term, or you can deliver items to 36 Bluebridge Road, BP (please leave inside the porch) or drop off at a Friday meeting. We are also happy to collect if you prefer. 
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Jam Jar Hoopla</b><br>
Please start collecting and filling clean, empty jam jars with children's gifts - anything new or unused. Items have included toys, sweets (bagged no loose – no nuts please), badges, cars, loom bands and figures etc. Please bring these along to a Friday meeting, or leave in the black bins at Brookmans Park School after half term.
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Facebook</b><br>
We have a Christmas Fayre Facebook page to help spread the word and keep everyone updated about what's going on. Please 'follow' and 'like' this page and share with all your friends. <a href="http://facebook.com/BrookmansParkChristmasFayre">http://facebook.com/BrookmansParkChristmasFayre</a>
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We will be in touch again nearer the time with stall helper rota slots and other requests, but in the meantime we urgently need help filling the above roles.
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If you can help with any of the above please contact the organising committee via: <a href="mailto:fayre@nmyouth.org.uk">fayre@nmyouth.org.uk</a>.In the meantime, a big thank you to all of you who have already offered your help.

