First Prize For 48th Scouts!
July 18th, 2024
Brewers Peterborough were thrilled to
be able to support the 48th scouts in the local Werrington Scout
& Guide Festival last month, which has been running for over 50 years,
raising money for Werrington Scout & Guides.
The Werrington Scout & Guide
Festival started with a procession through the village, finishing at Werrington
Primary School where the local community could enjoy live music, entertainment
and fairground rides.
The
procession parade is made up of local groups supporting and scouting and guide
entries, these are in turn judged, and the highest score is awarded a 1st and
2nd place. Thanks to some
clever designs and a lot of hard work, the 48th Scouts won first
prize!
With
no theme for the parade, all entries have to get creative and come up with a
theme for their float or walking float. After coming second the year
before with a run of 4 straight first places, the 48th Scouts knew
they needed to up their game!
The Scouts had constructed go karts as part of a previous project
and decided to repurpose them for the procession. The vehicles were inspired by
all 5 Thunderbird crafts and it took two weeks to transform the go karts. Leaders
also dedicated their spare time to construct a large scale version of the Thunderbird
5 craft at a local farm.
Brewers Branch Manager, Adam Smith,
was delighted to donate Zinsser Allcoat, Polyvine Decorator’s Varnish and
Glitter Paint Maker to decorate the incredible vehicles the 48th
Scouts had created.
“Knowing
we would need specific paint and as Brewers helped us out last year with some
free paint, I contacted the local branch manager, Adam, who he said they would
be happy to help out and to come in for a chat. We were blown away with their
generosity and enthusiasm they had for our project and helped out with all the
paint free of charge. We were lucky enough to grab first prize and score 10
across all categories! I would personally like to say thanks to Brewers for
their generosity, my Leaders for giving up their spare time and Scouts with
their enthusiasm and hard work and effort to create our vision.” Patch Tate,
Scout Leader.
What a fantastic result! A huge
congratulations to the organisers of Werrington Scout & Guide Carnival for
making the world a brighter place, we are so grateful we could contribute to
such an incredible event.
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