2008.
Dates for your Diary
23rd Sept “New Stamp Year”
9th Oct. Collect Stamps etc
7th Nov. Stamps on Sale
2nd Dec. 1st Drop/Collect SJH
8th Dec. Last Day of Posting
Sponsorship
A new first this year, “selling” stamps to local businesses.
These were: SW Argus,
Acorn Recruitment, Holiday Inn & the Mayor Cllr Alan Morris
Moans & Groans 2007.
Meeting took place recently at SJH with representatives of most areas. The results for 2007 were published and ways of improving our system for 2008 were discussed
RESULTS
Have we turned the corner? We have had an upturn in our sales this year. Well done to those of you who have managed to increase sales over last year. Whilst it must have been due to an extra push on sales, we hope that the new style of stamps will have also contributed to the upturn
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
The highest increased sales were achieved by:
1st Bassaleg
28th Newport
25th Newport
WELL DONE
TOP OF THE POPS
Highest sales were achieved by:
Area 8 Guides
Area 12 1st Caerleon
Area 7 Guides
Area 6 26th Newport
WELL DONE
18 years of Deliveries!
Nearly 200,000 cards delivered this year.
Since Clive & John came up with the Newport Scout & Guide Post stamp sales alone have nearly reached £500k and £467k has been allocated back into the Scout & Guide units of Newport
In Memoriam 2007
Clive Berry
Margaret Berry
Brian Stichbury
James Davies
John Milner
All staunch members of the District and are sadly missed
SPONSORS for 2008.
Main sponsors
Nuttall & Parker
Monmouthshire Bldg Soc.
Stamp Sponsors to date
George Ford & Sons
Acorn
S Wales Argus
Barclays Bank
Merchant Navy Assn
Cllr Allan & Mrs Jane Morris
Associated British Ports
Acknowledgements
Torfaen Borough Council for the loan of “equipment” which was used to streamline the operation in SJH
Post Office, Mill Street for sorting/sifting out any Scout post posted into the wrong letterboxes!
Newport Scout Fellowship.
On a daily basis the Fellowship manned SJH throughout the period that the “post” was live.
On many days the hall was open for 12 hours, either sorting or being the transfer station when all the areas bring their sorted post to be given back out for the areas to sort back into streets for final delivery.
The Scout & Guide Post is run by your representatives, namely:
Girlguiding - Margaret Thompson.
Scouting - Roger Swabey
Scout Fellowship - Mac Pearce & John Taylor Williams
Designer - Simon Rothwell