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NEWS The latest Troop B gossip FORTHCOMING EVENTS: - Scoutabout 2005 - Microlighting - Sub Aqua - Summer Camp 2005 This page contains the most recent Troop B headlines. Don't forget, reports on all our activities can be found in the B Active section. From time to time we'll also put snapshots of forthcoming activities on this page - so keep your eyes peeled! TROOP B PRESENTS MOUNTAIN RESCUE WITH A NEW STRETCHER - May 2005 Troop B have been fundraising a lot this year, and part of the proceeds of this have been passed on to Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO), based in North Wales. We are corporate members of their support group "333" and on our recent visit to Snowdonia the Team were very pleased to receive a cheque for £750 from us which has been used to buy a brand new rescue stretcher, seen (in use!) in the photo on the right. This story features on the OVMRO website, and was also picked up by the BBC. Well done everyone! We will continue to support OVMRO at future fundraising events, so watch this space. OATLANDS VILLAGE FAIR NETS OVER £600 FOR TROOP B - May 2005 We raised over £600 at the recent Oatlands Village Fayre, and achieved some mighty good PR at the same time. Thanks to all the parents who co-ordinated our face painting, X-Box challenge, play your cards right, strawberries & cream, sweet stall and more! Excellent work that raised important funds. One of the most successful stalls there we are reliably informed. BUY ONLINE AND BENEFIT TROOP B FUNDS Shopping online? If you make purchases via our newly-expanded shop section, Troop B funds could benefit at no extra cost to you! CDs, DVDs, games and more from Amazon and CD-WOW, outdoor kit from Cotswold Outdoor and Field & Trek and groceries from Tesco are all available. Simply follow the links at www.troopb.com/shop. Thanks! BAG PACK FUNDRAISER - April 2005 Another storming few days bag-packing resulted in Troop B raising in excess of £3000 for ourselves and Ogwen Valley Mountian Rescue. Well done everybody who pitched in! Thanks also to Sainsbury's in Walton for letting us invade their store - it's appreciated. We will be back at the tills later this year - so watch out! SUMMER CAMP 2005 LAUNCHED Troop B is busy preparing for this year's summer adventures in North Wales. However, we have also launched our plans for 2005 - we're off to Canada! Further details can be found on the Summer Camps page. HOVERCRAFTING OPPORTUNITIES Thanks to a unique relationship with the Hovercrafting Club of Great Britain (HCGB) we are now able to offer Troop B members opportunities to try out this exciting sport as well as help with running and marshalling professional events. The first event was in September 2003 - click here for more!