We raise £10,000 a year from three events;- Woodley Winter Extravaganza, Woodley Carnival BBQ & Rivermead Fireworks. Any volunteers please contact us at [email protected]
It has been our philosophy to raise money by organising large events rather than doing smaller ones. We have been able to purchase large items like a trailer and pay for refurbishments to the Scout HQ, all while keeping our subscriptions low.
WOODLEY CARNIVAL www.woodleycarnival.org.uk
This event is organised by the Woodley Carnival Committee in Woodford Park and we raise £2,000. We provide the main BBQ and sell around 800 burgers and sausages between 12 noon and 10pm, when the fireworks are set off. Volunteers are requested to help cook, prepare and serve the food, and of course take the money. We have our own large BBQs, bain marie (hostess trolley) and gazebos. We ask volunteers to work for at least a couple of hours before swopping with the next team of helpers. Help is required to help set up the stall in the morning and take it back down later.
This event is run in conjunction with Rivermead School PTA. It is held on the school playing fields in Loddon Bridge Road. The fireworks are supplied and let off by a trained pyrotechnic and helpers from 2nd Abingdon Sea Scouts with whom we have a longstanding relationship . This raises around £4,000, depending on the weather, which we share with the school PTA.
Volunteers are needed to man the barrier to keep the spectators safe, to sell glow products, and to cook and sell the 300 burgers and sausages, which are the 1st Woodley trade mark. The event opens at 6.30pm and is cleared by 8.30pm. Very hectic, but you get a free family ticket to watch the fireworks.
REMEMBER: SUBS WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE WITHOUT THE FUNDRAISING
