The Posts listed here are reported, known, or possibly just believed, to have operated at some time since 1981. Often only in a small way, for only one or two years and only minimal details are known of their activities.
Even with modern Website and Email facilities it is surprisingly difficult to contact post organisers and even more difficult to persuade them to answer. It would be a shame if the efforts of some Scout & Guide units went unrecorded and unappreciated just because leaders haven't got the time to reply to an email - after all it costs almost nothing but a few minutes of their time.
Any information, whether details of the Post itself or just a contact name in the right area would be appreciated - please email me on johncrabbe@yahoo.com - I would be delighted to hear from you. I would also like to buy copies of any philatelic materials produced by these Posts so that I can complete the relevant sections of the catalogue.
Reported to have operated in 1995 - no other information available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2007.
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SCOUT GROUP'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS POST ARBROATH and District Scout Fellowship are once again organising a Christmas card delivery service within the town as a means of raising funds for Scouting in Arbroath, while providing a service to the community. The Scouts' postboxes will be available from today (Friday), at the following locations: Abbeygate Co-op, Mayfield Co-op, Timmergreens Co-op, Cairnie Street Co-op, Morrison's, Somerfield East Muirlands Road, Brown's Pet Store, Marlyn's Hairdresser, Keptie Newsagents, Robertson's Fit o' the Port, Arbroath Public Library, Warddykes School, Spar Brechin Road and the Scout HQ, Keptie Road. The boxes will be available until Friday, December 14, and the cards will be delivered over the weekend of December 15 and 16. Deliveries are within the town boundaries only and cards must have full addresses. The charge per card remains at 15p, the same as for the last 11 years, and the money should be enclosed with the cards in the box. Brian Findlay, chairman, Arbroath and District Scout Fellowship, told the Herald: "This is a major fund-raiser for the Scouts and last year was another record year for the number of cards delivered. I would hope that this year we can again count of the support of the people of Arbroath for this very worthwhile service." |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003, no details available.
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Scout Post Send your Christmas greetings for only 15p. For the past eight years Baildon Moravian Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have provided a local (BD17) Christmas Post delivery service on the Sunday before Christmas. We have printed our own stamps (within regulations) and we have post boxes made by the Beaver Scouts at Wesley's, the Moravian Church, St John's Church, the Flying Saucer and Alldays. Last posting date will be Friday 19th Dec for delivery on Sunday 21st Dec |
Reported to have operated in 1982 - no other information available
Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire
Reference seen on the Internet in 2004, no details available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2005/6.
| Christmas Postal Service Cub Scouts. I would like to thank all those who supported the Cub Christmas Postal Service last year. We made over £120 which was a welcome boost to our funds. We will be delivering cards (with the help of our new Beaver Scouts) again this year for a small donation to our funds. We deliver around the local villages. Post boxes will be found in Bassingham at:- Green's Stores, Spar Shop, St Michael's Church, the Post Office and Carlton le Moorland Post Office too. Post boxes will be in place from Friday 1st December and the last Post will be on Monday 18th December. All cards will be delivered by Friday 22nd December. Please make sure that the cards are fully addressed, as last year we had cards with Christian names on only! |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2001.
| Use the Biggleswade District Scouts Christmas Post service do deliver your local Christmas cards. It is only 12p per card and the proceeds contribute to our fund raising efforts. Everybody gains! Boxes in Sainsburys, Gateway and Homebase |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2005.
Reported to have operated in 1982 - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
| Bradninch Scout Group thank everyone who supported Scout Post |
Reported to have operated with a cachet in 1982/3 - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2004.
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Monday 22 November 2004 BRAMLEY Scout Group: Once again, the Cubs and Scouts are going to have their Christmas post boxes around Bramley and Sherfield-on-Loddon. All you have to do is pop your addressed cards in the box, and the boys will deliver them. Only local addresses in Bramley and Sherfield can be accepted. The charge will be 10p per card, which you can attach to the card. The boxes will be situated at Bramley Village Hall, Bramley bakery, the doctors' surgery, and at The Shop in Sherfield. They will be in place from December 1 to 14. |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2004, no details available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003, no details available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003, no details available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
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Scouts about with Christmas post Campbeltown Courier Published on: December 12, 2003 Campbeltown Scouts have begun their annual Christmas Post service. Scouts Duncan Hooper and Owen Milloy are pictured collecting Christmas cards. |
No information available
Reported to have been operated in 1995 by 1st Carmarthen Scout Group, 5th Carmarthen cubs & Merlin's Apprentices Venture Unit - no other information available
Mentioned on the Internet in 2008
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SCOUT POST GEARS UP FOR BUSY FESTIVE SEASON THE SCOUT Post is as simple a concept now as it was when it inaugurated in 1986 by the Venture Scouts. The idea was to provide the local community with a Christmas card delivery service that was cheap to use while raising essential funds for the local Scout group. It is just as important today as the Carnoustie Scout group enters its centenary year in 2009. The cost is 15p per card and post boxes will be out from Saturday, November 29, until 4 p.m. on Friday, December 19, with deliveries taking place at the weekends. To use this service, simply go to your nearest Scout Post box and pop in your cards and money, then the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers will do the rest! Please remember that this is for local cards only (Carnoustie and Barry) and make sure all cards have a street name and number. Scout Post boxes are at the Co-op, the Public Library, Visions, The Granary, Floor Studio, Sue Ryder Care, Burrells Pharmacy (Barry Road and Dundee street), Premier Supersaver, Harbour Gallery and Ravensby Newsagents. |
Reported to have operated in 1983 - mentioned on the Internet in 2004
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8/12/2004 - Scouts prepared to deliver post NOT convinced that your Christmas post will be delivered on time? Never fear, a group of Reading Scouts are coming to the rescue. The 89th Reading Scout Group is all set to collect and deliver Christmas cards. Cub leader John Potter said: “This is the 22nd year that the Scout group has been posting cards and this year will be our most important yet. “The Scout premises are in a very bad way, the roof is leaking and the building is deteriorating at such a rate that we anticipate a move quite soon. “We need to raise around £100,000 for a new building.” Last year the group delivered around 5,000 cards, a figure they hope to double this year to raise more money. Around 50 families will be involved with the delivery of the cards. The Scouts are charging 15p per card and will be collecting from special post boxes until Friday, December 17. There are post boxes throughout Caversham in Waves the Hairdressers, Balfours, Martins, Caversham Library, Suprema Dry Cleaners, Whitings Butchers in Coldicut Street, La Belle in Farnham Drive and Balmore Park and Emmer Green Surgeries. Children will also be able to use post boxes in their local school. Deliveries will be made to Caversham Park Village, Caversham Heights and Emmer Green on Saturday and Sunday, December 11, 12, 18 and 19. |
Reported to have operated in 1982 charging 5p and to have issued a stamp in 1983- no other information available Could this be another name for Medway Scouts?
Reported to have operated in 1993 - no details available.
Churchdown & Innesworth - Gloucestershire
Reported to have operated in 1982 charging 5p - no other information available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2000/3, no details available.
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Letter boxes ready for your Christmas post LARGE purple letter boxes, purple being the colour of the Scout logo, were delivered to Crediton shops last weekend, ready to receive letters for delivery by the Scouts throughout Crediton. The letter boxes are at A E Lee gent's outfitters, Crediton Tourist Information Centre in the old Town Hall, Daily News on East Street and Lewis' on Hawkins Way, Lords Meadow Industrial Estate. Each shop is selling the special Scouts postage stamps at 15p each and the Scouts will be clearing each letter box twice before Christmas, the last being on December 20. As well as delivering within the town itself, the Scouts will deliver mail to Lords Meadow and properties at Fordton. |
Reported to have operated in 1982/3 charging 5p - no other information available.
Reported to have operated in 1983 - no other information available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2007.
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Dorridge Scout Christmas post The Scout sections of Dorridge Scout Group run a Christmas Postal Service as a fundraiser each year. They deliver cards to Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath for just 15p per card - much cheaper than sending them via Royal Mail! We would like to invite every family with children in Dorridge Scout Group to support us by using our Christmas Post. You can post your Christmas Cards anytime in our special postboxes at Eric Lyons Butchers, Walter Smith Butchers, Oxfam Books and Music, all in Knowle, Alan Tyler Opticians and JB Dyhouse Pharmacy in Dorridge or Vernon James Butchers in Bentley Heath. Payment can be made by cheque payable to "2nd Dorridge Scouts" accompanying your cards. Alternatively you can hand them to a Scout between 10 am and 2 pm on Saturday 8th and 15th December and pay in person at either Oxfam Books and Music or Forest Court Shopping Precinct. Thank you very much. Regards Simon, Barny and Chris Scout Leaders |
Reported to have operated in 1988/9 - no other information available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
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Scout Post – 1st December to 19th December 2003. Throughout the communities of East Cleveland, Scout Groups are getting organised for Scout Post 2003. Collecting boxes in every community will be available from 1st December to 19th December for Scout Christmas Post. At a cost of 10p per item, Beavers; Cubs; Scouts and Explorer Scouts (with assistance from Leaders, parents and other supporters) will deliver your Christmas Cards throughout East Cleveland before Christmas Eve. Watch out for the notices advertising where boxes are located. These boxes list delivery areas and date of final close down to ensure delivery before Christmas Eve. 1st Marske Barn Owl Scout Group, for instance, collects in, and delivers to Marske. All other communities in East Cleveland are covered by their respective Scout Groups: 1st Brotton; Guisborough; 1st Loftus; 1st New Marske; 1st Saltburn and 1st Skelton are all happy to help and ensure a stress-free and inexpensive way to send your local Christmas Cards. Towns covered this year are as follows:- Brotton; Carlin How; Easington; Guisborough; Liverton Mines; Loftus; Marske; New Marske; Saltburn; Skelton and Skinningrove. |
Reported to have operated in 1983 charging 8p - no other information available
Eastfield (49th Scarborough) - North Yorkshire
Reference seen on the Internet in 1999, no details available.
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Scouts Posted Eastfield Scouts are reminding residents they are spreading the Christmas message across the area through their festive postal service. Collecting boxes for cards for the 49th Eastfield Scouts Christmas Post have been placed at: The Barber's Shop, Manham Hill, Eastfield; Hairborn Sylists, Crossgates; Priory Stores and Hillcrest Stores, Osgodby; and West End Stores, Cayton. Stamps for the service, which covers the Eastfield, Cayton and Crossgates areas, cost 10p and are available at the above outlets until 22 Dec '99 |
No information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2005.
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Christmas is coming! 1st Eynsham Sout Group Christmas Post. Let us take the worry out of your local Christmas post while also supporting scouting in Eynsham. The posting points will be available from Monday 14the November until Wednesday 21st November 2005, all cards will be delivered by Friday 23rd December 2005. The stamps and posting points willbe located by kind permission, in Premier Printing and Talmages. We will deliver in Eynsham village. |
Reported to have operated in 1982 charging 5p - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1989/90 using a green circular cachet reading "1st FARNBOROUGH CHRISTMAS POST" + logo + "SCOUTS" - and also mentioned on the internet in 2004
| the Cubs and Scouts are going to have their Christmas post boxes around |
Reported to have operated in 1983 - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2004, no details available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2005.
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Christmas Post GREAT BEDWYN SCOUT GROUP. CHRISTMAS POST. CHRISTMAS CARD DELIVERIES IN GREAT BEDWYN 20P PER CARD. Drop off in the stores |
Gourock/Greenock - Strathclyde
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
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Christmas Post This year the organization of the Christmas Post falls to the Group as the Venture Unit, who have run the service for many years, no longer exists due to the changes in the Sections. The service is a good fundraiser for the Group and we hope to continue operating it in future years. This however depends on the level of assistance that we receive from members and parents. The service is operated jointly with 2nd Gourock Boys Brigade allowing us to offer coverage of the West End of Greenock and all of Gourock. Our group delivers all mail in the West End of Greenock Area. The service is being offered through selected shops and churches from 7th to 21st December but to minimise effort we have decided to sort and deliver all the mail in on operation. We shall need as many helpers as can possibly manage - please try to set aside one of the delivery times to suit you - we shall have sheets availble at the Coffee Morning on Saturday for parents and boys to sign up for assisting. The more that can help the less we all need to do! It is particularly important that we have as many adult helpers as possible as no Cub Scout or Scouts will be undertaking deliveries without being supervised by an adult. Also Cub Scouts may only take part in daylight delivering so the Sunday evening is restricted to PLs/APLs and Explorer Scouts plus any adults who are available. We look forward to your support in this venture - any questions please get in touch. |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2008.
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Scout post up and running Posted by on December 8, 2007 8:50 AM | THE 1st Guisborough Scout Group Christmas post collection is now available at Sainsbury’s in Guisborough. The post costs 15p per card and deliveries will be made to Guisborough, Brotton, Loftus, New Marske, Skelton, Marske and Saltburn Last collection is December 18 and people can also post cards at Bells at Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s and Martins News agency. |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2005.
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Christmas Post The GASS Christmas Post service will operate again this year.You can post your cards at Muglestones from Saturday 4th December and the first delivery will be by the following Sunday.The final collection will be on Monday 20th to give our volunteer sorters and deliverers sufficient time before Christmas Day. |
Reference again seen on the Internet in 2008.
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Christmas Post THE Hawick Scout Group is gearing up for its popular Christmas post service, which is now only one month away. And as its main annual fund-raising event and source of funding – with the group also still searching and saving for a permanent scout hall – the support of the Hawick public for the postal service is vital. Scout Group spokesperson Nan Lyle told the Hawick News: "The Scout post finances the general running of the group, which includes leader training, Beaver, Cub and Scout activities, and the development of the new Explorer Section, as well as the rapid expansion of the Fellowship Pipe Band." It is now more than eight years since the group left its former premises in Commercial Road, during which time it has continued to search for a new permanent base. But although so far unsuccessful, the wait has allowed the group to build up its finances for when the opportunity arises. Mrs Lyle explained: "During these years we have painstakingly been on the lookout for our own premises so that young people in the group may benefit from a permanent scout hall. But we have not wasted that time, and just like the Scout motto, we are prepared." Further highlighting the importance of the Christmas postal service, she added: "It is hoped that once again the people of Hawick will kindly give their loyal support to the Scout Christmas Post." Christmas cards, along with payment of 15p each, should be taken to the Congregational Church hall in Bourtree Place on Friday, November 28, between 9am and 6pm, and on Saturday, November 29, from 9am until noon. |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
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Christmas Post Why ... time? Post your Christmas cards for Harefield Village via 1st Harefield Scout Group’s posting service. |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2004.
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Scouts' last post delivery day. (From Hull Daily Mail) Hessle: A charity Christmas post collection was due to finish today. The last collection of the Hessle Scouts' Christmas post was to end at 3pm. The box is in Goodfellows Butchers, Prestongate, and the cost per card is 10p. |
Histon Guides - Cambridgeshire
Reference seen on the Internet in 2002.
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Christmas Post Do you live in Histon, Impington or Oakington? Do you send Christmas Cards to friends or relatives in those villages? A personal delivery service is available to you (for addresses in these villages only). Posting boxes for cards and donations are in the Baptist Church and St Andrews Church in Histon, and at Oakington Parish Church, or you can give your post to a Histon Guide or Ranger. Post will be collected over the weekends of 14/15 and 20/21 December and all will be delivered before Christmas. Histon Guides and Rangers operate this service each year to raise money for Kids Club which the girls run once a month in the north of the city. They raise a staggering £4000 a year to run the Club and to pay for two holidays in the summer. The Rangers plan and run all the activities with the support of their Guider, Aggie. Last year the girls raised over £300 with this project while offering a valuable service to the community. |
Reported to have operated in 1984 charging 5p - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2008.
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Scout Post is up and running ILMINSTER Scout Group has launched its festive fundraising initiative of delivering Christmas cards to friends and family who live in the town. The annual Scout Post is always popular with people as it allows them to not only help a local cause, but it is also a cost-effective way of sending your seasonal mail. The Scouts will have two delivery dates on December 11 and December 18 in which they will be able to distribute cards to people living within Ilminster itself. People wanting to use the Ilminster Scout Post can buy the special stamps at Rendell's, R. A. Dyer's and Town and Country Hardware, all of which are in Silver Street, where there will also be boxes for you to put your cards. Stamps will also be on sale from the Market Square in Ilminster on Saturday (Dec 8). |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2008.
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Launch of the Ipswich Scouts' Christmas Card Service opened by Town mayor David Hale and Star the dog THERE are plenty of special collection boxes around town where you can post local Christmas cards to raise money for the Scouts. Now in its 22nd year, the Ipswich Scouts' festive service is preparing to deliver around 90,000 pieces of mail across the town after its official launch by mayor David Hale at the weekend. He was joined by trainee guide dog Star for the launch as the first cards of the season were posted. Boxes have been placed at various locations, from where mail will be collected before being sorted and distributed in time for Christmas. Cards cost 15 pence and money can be left at each box. Cash raised will go towards the running the eight scout groups taking part. Cards will be delivered anywhere in the IP1 to IP5 areas, plus Pinewood, Kesgrave, Martlesham and Claydon. The deadline for posting is December 9. The scouts will deliver cards before Christmas. For more information, visit www.iscp.escouts.net. |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2004.
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Help the Scouts raise funds by helping you deliver your Christmas cards Each year Charities, including Scout Troops, are allowed to run their own postal service during December. Kenninghall Scouts are running a Scout Christmas Post service for Christmas cards locally for the second year. This year we have printed a set of four stamps for the period and one will be added to each card delivered. A set of all four is available as a first day cover for anyone collecting this sort of thing. If you would like the Scouts to deliver your cards please post the cards and 15p per card into one of the posting boxes around the village. Posting boxes are available at Turners Garage Briar Cottage, East Church St Walnut Tree House, The Butts Last day of posting is 23rd December for a final delivery on 24th December. Anyone wanting first day covers or unfranked stamps may purchase these from (address given). All collection, sorting, and deliveries are supervised by adults. |
Reported to have operated in 1982 - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2002/3.
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Scouts Xmas post a success This year's 'Scouts Christmas Post' was a great success. Over 400 Christmas cards were collected and delivered around the village, and although it was a free service, donations totalled £45.16. This went towards a Christmas treat - a trip to Hull Ice Arena and a McDonalds afterwards. Thanks go out to Leven Library, Charters Butchers and the Surgery, for allowing the collection boxes on their premises. A big thank you also goes out to 'the lady who knows every address in Leven' (some envelopes were incorrectly addressed but were still delivered correctly) |
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003, no details available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2008.
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Scout Post is back for this year's festive season POSTING local Christmas cards this year will once again be made easier for everyone in Longridge - the Scout Post is back! Leader of 1st Longridge Scouts, Pam Hooghkirk, and her team have decided to carry out this popular festive service after an absence of two years. As well as helping to spread Christmas wishes, the Scout Post is also an effective way of raising funds as, with each card posted, the sender is asked to put a minimum of 10p in the box. "Hopefully, people will think to put in just a bit more than the traditional 10p this time - we are planning to go to Canada in July 2008 and, of course, we need group funds for the upkeep of the Scout Hut and other expenses," explained Pam. The Scout Post boxes are now in place at Somerfields, the Co-op, Spar in Berry Lane and Spar at Mardale Road and will remain there until the service closes on December 14. |
Reported to have operated in 1990 using stamps - no other information available
Reported to have operated - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2002, no details available.
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CHRISTMAS POST - the Group are running the Christmas Post again this year for all KT3 postcodes. There will be 10 special post-boxes around New Malden. The service will ONLY COST 15p PER ITEM. Please tell all your friends. (29 November) |
Melton Mowbray - Leicestershire
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
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Christmas Card Postal Service Each year the Group provides a local Christmas card delivery service for the people of Melton Mowbray. For a donation of 10p per card, members of the Group deliver cards to addresses in Melton Mowbray. All funds raised go towards youth development within the Group. It helps us provide vital equipment and keeps our term fees down at a reasonable level. This is our major fund raising event of the year and is a success through the hard work of all the volunteers (bin controllers, sorters and delivery teams). The Christmas Post is supported by retailers in the town who allow a post box to be placed at their premises, including: Alliance & Leicester, Arbon & Watts, Asfordby Road Stores, Cut Price Cards, Goulds (Valley Road), Hartopp Road Newsagents, Select ‘n’ Save (St. John's Drive), Melton Mowbray Bowls Club, Melton Mowbray Building Society, Sherrard St. News, St. Mary's Hospital, Superdrug and The Chocolate Shop. |
Reported to have operated - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2008.
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Scout Christmas Post A joint Christmas effort by local Scouts will raise funds for the 1st and 2nd Montrose and Hillside Scout Troops. They will run a Christmas postal service from December 1 to 14 with post boxes in the Steeple Chemist and William Johnston, Newsagent. There will also be a collection box in every sheltered housing complex in the town. |
New Inn, Griffithstown and Sebastopol
Reference seen on the Internet in 2007/8.
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Scout Christmas Post Scout Christmas post is again available to the public. Details are given below. Area New Inn, Griffithstown and Sebastopol Groups 1st Panteg(St. Marys)Scout Group & 1st Griffithstown Scout Group Cost 15p per card Sale of Stamps 12 November till 14 December in New Inn Griffithstown Sebastopol Delivery After the last posting date of 14th December |
Seen on Internet 2006
| The 2nd Orkney Scout Group’s Christmas Post is in it’s final days as well, finishing at 2 o’ clock on Tuesday the 19th when the red post-boxes will be taken back in. Note that delivery is only for within the 30 mile-per-hour limits of Kirkwall. |
Reference seen on the Internet in 1998.
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From the Telegraph & Argus, first published Saturday 5th Dec 1998 RESIDENTS with a bumper crop of Christmas cards to post in the Otley area can now take advantage of the annual scout delivery service. Organised by the Otley Parish Church Scouts and Guides Parents Association, the service costs just ten pence per card. Richard Bleasdale, of the association, said members had delivered almost 10,000 cards in 1997. To use the delivery service, simply take your cards to any of the following shops where the ten pence stamps are on sale, and post them in special boxes - do not use the normal GPO post boxes. Participating shops are: Mainprize and Wood, Kirkgate; Waye and Sons, Kirkgate; Dawn's Selection, Kirkgate Arcade; K and P Pilkington, Gay Lane; Help the Aged, Boroughgate; D and R Newsagent, Pool Road; Otley Traditional Shoe Repairs, Courthouse Street; A and S News, The Gills. Pennies, Newall Carr Road; Singh's Off-licence, Weston Lane; Weston General Stores, Weston Drive; Bridge Street Fisheries; The Westbourne, Bradford Road; Wrenbeck Stores, Wrenbeck Drive; Bennett Court, Weston Drive; Gordon Larkin Court, Westbourne Grove; Westgate Infant School; The Spite Pub; Burras Lane Playgroup. |
Reported to have operated - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1982 - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1984 - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1982 using a cachet "SCOUTS HELP OTHERS CHRISTMAS 1982" - no other information available
Princes Risborough - Buckinghamshire
Reported to have operated in 1983 using a cachet & charging 5p - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1982 charging 5p - no other information available
No information available
Reported to have operated in 1982 - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2007.
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Scout Christmas Post The Scouts will again deliver your greeting cards to Ovingdean and Rottingdean addresses for a donation of 18 pence per card to raise funds for ?Activenture Holidays? for children with special needs. A collection box will be in Church. Deliveries will be made on Saturdays 8, 15 and 22 December. David Hunt. |
Reported to have operated in 1982 charging 5p - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1983 charging 8p - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
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District Christmas Card Post The Shefford Scout Group will once again be joining the District Christmas Card Post distribution. Through the District network deliveries are made to some 38 towns and villages in Mid-Beds, and has proved to be an excellent fund raising event for each group participating. |
Shottery (Stratford-on-Avon) - Warwickshire
Reference seen on the Internet in 2005.
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Scouts take the honours at post 13th Jan 2005 Re: Scout Christmas Post. I am writing to ask if you will kindly publish in your paper a thank you to all the people of Stratford who have supported our Christmas Post service. I would like to thank all those people who actually posted their Christmas cards with us (including the Mayor of Stratford), and the many keepers and offices who allowed us to place our post boxes on their premises. Also a big thank you to all those leaders, helpers, parents and children involved with 1st Shottery Scout Group who gave up their valuable time in the lead-up to Christmas to empty and collect post boxes, sort the many cards and finally deliver them. This year we will, by Christmas Eve, have delivered over 3,500 cards which has resulted in income to the group of just over £600. As you can imagine this is an enormous boost to our funds which will enable us to continue with our wide range of activities for the 80 plus boys enrolled in our group. STEVE RAWLINS, Group Scout Leader, 1st Shottery Scout Group. |
Originally reported to have operated in 1982 charging 5p - since then also seen on the internet in 2009
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South Molton Scouts' Christmas post Thursday, December 10, 2009, SOUTH Molton Scout Group will once again be handling Christmas post in the town. Boxes have been placed throughout the centre, including at Paul Donner Opticians. A donation of 20p per card is requested, as well as a full name and address.. |
No information available
No information available
Reported to have operated in 1984 - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003.
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Scouts offering to deliver Christmas cards again 8th December 2003 Tetbury Scout Group are again delivering Christmas post in and around Tetbury. Collection boxes are available at the following locations: - Marshalls Store, Long St - Tenovus, Long St - Phillips Bakers, Church St - Tourist Information Centre, Church St - The Print Shop, Long St - Trevells Store, Hampton St - Londis Store, Hampton St An additional post box will be under the Town Hall on December 20th from 9.30 to 11.30am. Final collections will be at 11am on Saturday 20th December and all deliveries will be completed by Sunday 21st December. Cards will cost 12p each and can only be delivered to Tetbury, Tetbury Upton and Beverstone. Last year the project raised £500 for Scout funds. |
Reported to have operated in 1982/3 providing free service for the elderly - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1987 with stamps - no other information available
Operated from 1983 to 1998/9 by the 17th Torbay Scout Group - no other details available
Reported to have operated in 1982 - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1983 - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1982 serving Beddington & Wallington - no other information available
Reported to have operated - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2003, no details available.
Reference seen on the Internet in 2004.
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Scouts Christmas Post The Scout Group’s Christmas Post Service began in 1986. Since then over 375,00 cards have been delivered to the citizens of Whitburn, East Whitburn and Redmill. The money raised through the Post ensures the functioning of the Group from one year to next. It also enables us to ensure Scouting is available to everyone without placing a financial burden on families as the money is used to pay all our membership fees to the Scout Association, allows us to provide free camps and outings for our young people and to pay for transport to many events. For the price of 15p per card, members of the public can send cards to Whitburn, East Whitburn and Redmill. The price rise from 10p to 15p in 2004 is the first increase since 1990! |
Reported to have operated in 1982 charging 5p - no other information available
Reported to have operated in 1985 with a stamp - no other information available
Reference seen on the Internet in 2008.
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Scout post service thanks From the Yeovil Express, first published Wednesday 27th Dec 2006. THE Holy Trinity and Great Lyde Scout Groups in Yeovil would like to thank everyone for their wonderful support of their main fundraiser of the year - the Scout Christmas postal service. More than 34,000 cards were delivered locally over the festive season and the money collected from this will be used to provide essential equipment for the groups. A group spokesman said: "We look forward to another successful Christmas postal service with the 2007 collection. "Thanks are also offered to all the post box holders and families and leaders from both groups who help to make this so very successful." |
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