Explorer Newsletter 7th Nov 2026.

Dear Parents,

1. There will be No Explorer Meeting on the 14th Nov since the Explorer section will be camping at the Happy Valley Camp site over that weekend starting at 8am. The next Explorer Meeting will be at the Moutayiaka Scout hut from 3pm to 5.30pm on Saturday 21st November.

2. November Subs can also be paid online with JCC Smart to the 53rd Bank Account. Some members still owe for September and October, please check with leaders during the meeting for an update. Subs are what keeps the Group running. We remind parents that Subs are €20 per child, per month, regardless whether they miss meetings that month the sum of €20 is still to be paid. Families with 3 children in the Group will only pay Subs for two. The JCC Link: https://www.jccsmart.com/businesses/54330022

3. We remind Parents that the 53rd has recycle bins for batteries at the Scout Huts in Moutayiaka and Yermasoyia. Last Year 55Kg of batteries were collected from our two recycle bins and handed in to AFIS.

4. As part of their Values Badge and SDGs the Explorers will be doing a food collection for Families in need. The Explorers are asking for food items like Tin foods (Tuna, Meats and Tomatoes), Rice, beans, lentils, pasta, biscuits and Rusks. Also, Baby nappies. Members able to donate any of these items please bring them to the Scout huts on the 21st and 28th Nov. If members would like to donate money, as in the past, the Explorers will collect and then go and buy food items to be donated.

5. Please note that there are car parks for the Moutayiaka Scout hut a little further up the road and around the surrounding area. Please use this car parks and do not stop or park on the road outside the scout hut.

Yours in Scouting

Tracey Vlamis

53rd Group Scout Leader

Tel 99604211