<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>BRAMBLE PULLING - SUN 20TH NOVEMBER 2-3:30pm</b><br></font><p>
Our next community service activity is Bramble Pulling this Sunday, 2pm, meeting in Gobions Carpark (off Moffats Lane AL9 7RW). We will be finished around 3:30pm. Whole family welcome! Bring suiTABLE clothing and footwear for walking in woods,  (we will go ahead whatever the weather), and strong gloves if you have some (no worries if not, we have lots of spares). We will walk down to the woodland, and help clear brambles out of the way to create suiTABLE habitats for the deer who live in the wood. <p>
<i><small>Community Service - we ask that all members do community service once a year to keep their place in the project. We offer at least opportunities a year to help. If you cannot make this one, we will be doing a community litter pick on Sat 18th March 2017 in the afternoon; alternatively we will be helping out at Tolmers Campsite on Sat 29th July. Please ensure you make one of these three events!</i></small><p>
<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>GARAGE CLEARANCE</b><br></font><p>
Our lease on the garage in BP Village Centre has unfortunately expired. We have managed to obtain a new garage to store our equipment in, but now need to move it all! We will be starting this process this <b>Sunday 20th November at 10am</b>. If you are able to spare a bit of time to help, please sign up on the website (link above) or let us know by replying to this email.

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<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>BASKETBALL MATCH</b><br></font><p>
Luke Anscombe, Alex Archer, Archie Kane, Henry McCarthy, Molly McCarthy, James Noble, Josh Over, George Selby, Archie Wattt are coming to watch Hemel Storm play a professional basketball match on Saturday evening. Minibus transport is provided to and from BP Village Centre. Please see the website for more information if you would like to join them.
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<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>SUMMER CAMP 19th-26th AUGUST 2017</b><br></font><p>We have booked Drum Hill Campsite in Derbyshire for next year's summer camp. A new venue for us, however it is reasonably close to Alton Towers so we will definately be visitng there for a day, as well as plenty of other adventurous activities and free time on site. More information about the camp will follow in a week or so. If your child would be interested in helping to choose what activities etc we do on summer camp next year, please let us know as we plan on having a planning meeting shortly and would welcome their input! Summer Camp 2017 will be open for all members currently in year 6 and older.<p>
You can see what we got up to on summer camp this year by watching a short video online <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVqF5BLshTs">here</a>.<p>

<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>PROGRAMME CHANGE</b><br></font><p>
A  number of older members have quit the youth project which means we now have space for the others to attend BP School on a Friday evening as they have in the past. We have therefore stopped using Cuffley as a venue and your child is welcome to come back to the meetings on a Friday evening from 7:45-9:15pm if they wish to.


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<font face="arial"><font color="red"><b>CHRISTMAS FAYRE</b><br></font><p>
This year's Christmas Fayre is on <b>Saturday 3rd December, 2pm-5pm at Brookmans Park School.</b> Thank you to everyone who has offered to have an advertising board up for us, these will go up shortly. We are still organising other items (see below) so please contact us if you can help at all. Don't forget we also have some amazing raffle prizes this year, tickets are available at Friday meetings, from sellers around the school at pick up time, and online - http://www.nmyouth.org.uk/raffle/
<p><b>Children's Tombola</b><br>We still need lots of prizes for this very popular stall. Why not have a clear out and donate any unused, unwanted children's gifts, large or small. So far gifts have included box games, mugs, action figures, remote control cars, stationery, soft toys, and loom bands. Please drop off items at Brookmans Park school in the black bins provided, bring along to a Friday meeting or you can deliver items to 36 Bluebridge Road, BP. We are also happy to collect from you if you prefer.<p>
<b>Jam Jar Hoopla</b><br>
The Jam Jar Hoopla game was very popular last year. Please can each member fill a jam jar with kids goodies/toys/sweets/badges - anything that is new or unused. If you don't have the time, then just donate the items in a bag and we will organise filling spare jars.
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<b>Help on the day</b><br>
Are you able to help on the day? We need volunteers to help on a stall for a 90 minute slot - 2-3.30 or 3.30-5.00. If your company is registered for Matched Giving please let us know and you can help us double our earnings for your effort with no extra work.