Projects / Events 12-13 September - Raleigh's 25th Anniversary BBQ - Mellow Farm, Farnham, Surrey (Raleigh London) 19-20 September - "Stars & September Woodlands" - Hanwell, Oxon (Raleigh Oxford) Following on from the hugely successful "Stars & Snowdrops" project in February when 18+ Raleigh volunteers from Dorset, London & Oxford amongst others built a footbridge and steps in the grounds of a public observatory ("snowdrops" because they open their grounds to the public to view the snowdrops, sharing the gate proceeds with Raleigh!), we've been invited back to extend the footpath further, after they've hosted the official launch of their community telescope on the Friday! (18 September) 6-14 November - Raleigh Kinabalu Challenge Teams of 4 helicopter into the jungle then hike, bike and raft through rainforest, build a shelter then climb 4095 metres to summit Mt Kinabalu in the ultimate team adventure race! To see a short film of a previous challenge, go to www.raleighinternational.org/support-us/challenge-events. £2500 per person fundraising target - to apply or for further info, contact dan.maggs@raleigh.org.uk 14-15 November - Raleigh National Volunteering Day project (tbc) As part of Raleigh's 25th celebrations, plans are afoot for all Raleigh groups to run projects on this weekend to coincide with the day the first Operation Raleigh ship set sail 25 years ago, on 13 November 1984! Any projects ideas would be greatly appreciated - please "Contact Us" on the next page. | Monthly meetings 8pm (2nd Thursday of each month) The Willett Arms, Wimborne www.thewillettarmswimborne.co.uk the large room to the right of the bar will be set aside for us Thursday, 13 August 2009 Thursday, 10 September 2009 Thursday, 8 October 2009 Thursday, 12 November 2009 Thursday, 10 December 2009 |