Scout & Guide Post 2010

The last posting date for all cards is 7th December 2010
All deliveries will be completed before Christmas Eve 2010

2010  Poster

2010 Sales Outlets

2010 Delivery Areas

Details for Scout & Guide Post 2010

Stamps on Sale - 4th November 2010 

last day for posting 7th December 2010
 

What is the Scout & Guide Post ?

 
Scout Post is a scheme that offers the community of Newport and some parts of Monmouthshire an opportunity to send Christmas Cards at a fraction of the cost of Royal Mail. It has been in operation for 20 years in Newport and was the 'brainchild' of a group in Roath Cardiff.
 

How the scheme works:-

Groups involved are given stamps to sell in the area that they deliver to, this is not always the area that they do their Scouting. Stamps are sold by Scouts & Guides, their parents and friends; also at special volunteer retail outlets where cards are also posted. Stamps go on sale in early November and during this period cards are collected from the outlets and taken back to group headquarters for sorting into the other areas of the scheme.
During the early part of December the cards for the other areas are brought to a central sort centre for exchange, this is also done by the other areas so at the end of the swap they come back with cards for their area to be sorted into streets. This is done daily and after that they are delivered to the households


At the very end of the campaign each scout or guide unit participating in the scheme retains all but a small proportion of the stamp value.
Each stamp is sponsored and the money is used to pay for the printing of the stamps and other disbursements. Both Girlguiding Newport and the Newport Scout District also receive a certain amount for the administration of the two associations in Newport.