Scouts in Barry are once again getting ready to deliver season’s greetings to people in the town as the popular Scout Post returns for Christmas 2024.
The scheme is simple to use – buy your stamps at one of the businesses listed below, stick it onto the envelope and post the cards in one of the special collection boxes located at the same businesses.
The cards will then make their way to Smugglers, 1st Barry Scout Group HQ, off Park Crescent where they will be sorted ready for delivery before Christmas.
You can also buy stamps from and give your cards to any of the 150 members of 1st Barry Scout Group, who will be selling and collecting, as well as delivering the Christmas cards.
Stamps go on sale on Wednesday 23 October and cost 40p each and the final date for collection is Tuesday 10 December. Most of the cards will be delivered on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December. Cards can only be delivered in Barry.
Last year saw the return of the Scout Post to Barry for the first time since the Covid pandemic. Around 20,000 cards were delivered in 2023 and 1st Barry are keen to top that this year with volunteer teams of Scouts, parents, grandparents, former Scouts and other supporters of the group already assembled to help with the selling of stamps, sorting and delivery.
Fatima Salhab, Chair of 1st Barry Scout Group and a parent at the group, said: “Sending Christmas cards is a treasured Christmas tradition for many people and we’re happy to once again be supporting the residents of Barry by delivering their season’s greetings to their friends and family in the town.
“The Scout Post is run entirely by volunteers – many of whom are young people from our groups. They give up their weekends and evenings to provide this service to help the community. However, it’s a two-way process because the incredible support from the people of Barry enables us to raise valuable funds which provide our young people with opportunities to take part in activities they may not otherwise have access to. We know that the skills gained through Scouting – teamwork, leadership, resilience, stepping outside of your comfort zone and trying new things – equip young people with valuable skills which will stay with them for life and, as a volunteer-lead organisation, fundraising is essential in enabling us to do this.
“We are grateful to the people of Barry for their continued support of the Scout Post., Everyone from the people who buy the stamps, the businesses who act as selling and collection points, and the army of volunteers who ensure the smooth running of the post scheme enable us to continue to provide Scouting experiences to our young members.”
Stamps are available to be purchased and cards can posted at the following locations:
- One Stop, Plas Cleddau, Cwm Talwg, CF62 7FG
- Marshals Butchers, 76 Holton Road, CF63 4HE
- The Lake Shop, 6 Bron y Mor, The Knap, CF62 6SW
- Selleys One Stop, 110 Park Crescent, CF62 6HE
- Food For Thought, 12 High Street, CF62 7EA
- Ruckleys, 45 Holton Road, CF63 4HB
- Family Shopper, 17A Merthyr Dyfan Road (Nr Pencoedtre Sch), CF62 9TG
- One Stop, 1-3 Winston Road, Colcot, CF62 9SU
- Tesco Express, Main Street / Barry Road, CF63 1BA
- One Stop, Broad Street, CF62 7AJ
- Dops, 42 Dock View Road, CF63 4LQ
- St Marys Church, Holton Road, CF63 4HP
- Hilary West, 86 Colcot Road, CF62 8HP
- Beach Hut (Barrybados), 1A Paget Road, Barry Island, CF62 5TQ
- Buttrills (Premier), 369-371 Barry Road (Top Buttrills Rd), CF62 8HG
For more information about the Scout post visit www.facebook.com/BarryScoutPost or email scoutpost@1stbarry.org

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