of course he wants this money spent on croft rd because its a dump, full of drugs and yobs

Very disappointed by this article. The Scouts side has not been heard at all. The hall has been available to the local community for years and people have done this (parties, etc).

Perhaps if some of these residents who are supposedly unhappy actually attended some of the events held at the hall (such as the coffee mornings and Christmas sales), they would realise that it is open for bookings and has been for a long time. We regularly welcome the community in and take many bookings through our website www.thetenth.org.

There has also been an open day when the local community were invited to view the Scout Hall.

This article is making the Scout Group appear to be thieves by saying we are taking the money and not giving anything back. Absolute rubbish!

Perhaps the community doesn't care about the Scouts and just want it as a Community Hall all to themselves. If this becomes the case, you might as well say goodbye to the Scout Group as well as the Gang Show, supported by Oxford Mail, who use the hall for a great deal of the year for their rehearsals.

Perhaps the people who go to the papers about things like this need to think about the full affects an article can have on people before they do it!

Unhappy Leader wrote:
Very disappointed by this article. The Scouts side has not been heard at all. The hall has been available to the local community for years and people have done this (parties, etc). Perhaps if some of these residents who are supposedly unhappy actually attended some of the events held at the hall (such as the coffee mornings and Christmas sales), they would realise that it is open for bookings and has been for a long time. We regularly welcome the community in and take many bookings through our website www.thetenth.org. There has also been an open day when the local community were invited to view the Scout Hall. This article is making the Scout Group appear to be thieves by saying we are taking the money and not giving anything back. Absolute rubbish! Perhaps the community doesn\'t care about the Scouts and just want it as a Community Hall all to themselves. If this becomes the case, you might as well say goodbye to the Scout Group as well as the Gang Show, supported by Oxford Mail, who use the hall for a great deal of the year for their rehearsals. Perhaps the people who go to the papers about things like this need to think about the full affects an article can have on people before they do it!

i agree with you, when i was younger there was always things going on at the scout hut and they was fun!!

anon wrote:

Unhappy Leader wrote: Very disappointed by this article. The Scouts side has not been heard at all. The hall has been available to the local community for years and people have done this (parties, etc). Perhaps if some of these residents who are supposedly unhappy actually attended some of the events held at the hall (such as the coffee mornings and Christmas sales), they would realise that it is open for bookings and has been for a long time. We regularly welcome the community in and take many bookings through our website www.thetenth.org. There has also been an open day when the local community were invited to view the Scout Hall. This article is making the Scout Group appear to be thieves by saying we are taking the money and not giving anything back. Absolute rubbish! Perhaps the community doesn\'t care about the Scouts and just want it as a Community Hall all to themselves. If this becomes the case, you might as well say goodbye to the Scout Group as well as the Gang Show, supported by Oxford Mail, who use the hall for a great deal of the year for their rehearsals. Perhaps the people who go to the papers about things like this need to think about the full affects an article can have on people before they do it!

i agree with you, when i was younger there was always things going on at the scout hut and they was fun!!

Thank you. About time there was more support and thought for the volunteers.

Obviously, you've put Anon, but if you've ever attended the hall at any point in life, you'll know the Scout Group give a warm welcome.

Scout Groups are made up from members of the local community both young and old. Indeed, we have people aged from six through to 50+ at the moment, and a membership of 70+. The hall, as I said before, welcomes bookings. We always have, and if that's not enough, what are we to do?

Perhaps a few of the residents who complain would prefer to do the training and become Leaders. In fact, why not become a Leader of every Secton. That way, they could be at the hall nearly every night of the week, and they would finally be doing something worthwhile!

Unhappy Leader wrote:

anon wrote:

Unhappy Leader wrote: Very disappointed by this article. The Scouts side has not been heard at all. The hall has been available to the local community for years and people have done this (parties, etc). Perhaps if some of these residents who are supposedly unhappy actually attended some of the events held at the hall (such as the coffee mornings and Christmas sales), they would realise that it is open for bookings and has been for a long time. We regularly welcome the community in and take many bookings through our website www.thetenth.org. There has also been an open day when the local community were invited to view the Scout Hall. This article is making the Scout Group appear to be thieves by saying we are taking the money and not giving anything back. Absolute rubbish! Perhaps the community doesn\'t care about the Scouts and just want it as a Community Hall all to themselves. If this becomes the case, you might as well say goodbye to the Scout Group as well as the Gang Show, supported by Oxford Mail, who use the hall for a great deal of the year for their rehearsals. Perhaps the people who go to the papers about things like this need to think about the full affects an article can have on people before they do it!

i agree with you, when i was younger there was always things going on at the scout hut and they was fun!!

Thank you. About time there was more support and thought for the volunteers. Obviously, you've put Anon, but if you've ever attended the hall at any point in life, you'll know the Scout Group give a warm welcome. Scout Groups are made up from members of the local community both young and old. Indeed, we have people aged from six through to 50+ at the moment, and a membership of 70+. The hall, as I said before, welcomes bookings. We always have, and if that's not enough, what are we to do? Perhaps a few of the residents who complain would prefer to do the training and become Leaders. In fact, why not become a Leader of every Secton. That way, they could be at the hall nearly every night of the week, and they would finally be doing something worthwhile!

yes i have been there before when i was younger, and i had a great time, i was made very welcome and so was everyone else, i'd rather see money go into the scout hut than seein it go to waste in croft road

As the Group Scout Leader at the 10th Oxford I am very disappointed and extremely annoyed that the Oxford Mail has published this article without even seeking a comment or information from the Scout Group.
The Scout Group have been working with New Marston residents to get the community side of the hall running.
The hall is already being used by the community but the Scouts themselves cannot be responsible for laying on community activities.
I think the sixteen leaders and helpers that already contribute an enormous amount of their time and energy to provide over 70 six to fifteen year olds with an exciting programme already do their bit towards the local community!
I do not think that we can be asked to run a programme of activities for the local community as well!
Mick Haines and a group of his friends attended the open evening that was held last year and one of them asked why my number was the contact number so if they wanted access to the hall they knew who to contact!!!!
They clearly have some political point to try and make and are just stirring up trouble.

Whole heartedly agree.

Every point you have covered is 100% correct and I too feel that the Oxford Mail should have at least allowed the Scout Group to comment.

Come on Newsquest, lets have the hard-workers faces in the paper!

I had a party at the Scout hall in January, and can only say how helpful 10th Oxford Scouts were in helping organise it! I was allowed to seee the hall and get in twice on the day to start setting things up. They even offered a DJ service for the evening (which was excellent, best I have seen). I can only encourage people to visit their web site and to contact them for books. Highly recommended


WELL DONE 10th OXFORD SCOUT GROUP!!

Very true, you have done well over the limit to tell people who to contact if they would like to hire the hall for party's etc. i also agree the writer of this artical should of at least got a statment from the Scout leaders, we're ALL behind you 10th Oxford Scout Group!!!

I am already quoted in the article so have had my say but it is worth adding that If Mr Haines learnt that there is more to living in a community than protest and petition he would be more effective. Action and doing something more than undertaking paper exercises (even his petitions are borrowed without permission from others) is what communities are all about. A leaflet was put around ALL houses in New Marston in September last year asking for volunteers to help get the community use of Scout Hall up an running. Mr Haine sand his cronies replied by turnning at the OPen Evening we held to grumble about the money spent on the Hall instead of coming up with anyting positive or sensible about its use.
We have a got a great new place for community use in New Marston. Perhaps Mr Haines should put his mind to how to help people here rather than run everything down that he does not like because he did not think of it.

Roy Darke wrote:
I am already quoted in the article so have had my say but it is worth adding that If Mr Haines learnt that there is more to living in a community than protest and petition he would be more effective. Action and doing something more than undertaking paper exercises (even his petitions are borrowed without permission from others) is what communities are all about. A leaflet was put around ALL houses in New Marston in September last year asking for volunteers to help get the community use of Scout Hall up an running. Mr Haine sand his cronies replied by turnning at the OPen Evening we held to grumble about the money spent on the Hall instead of coming up with anyting positive or sensible about its use. We have a got a great new place for community use in New Marston. Perhaps Mr Haines should put his mind to how to help people here rather than run everything down that he does not like because he did not think of it.

thats because all he wants the money for is croft road where all the drugs and out raged yobs are!!!!

Roy Darke wrote:
I am already quoted in the article so have had my say but it is worth adding that If Mr Haines learnt that there is more to living in a community than protest and petition he would be more effective. Action and doing something more than undertaking paper exercises (even his petitions are borrowed without permission from others) is what communities are all about. A leaflet was put around ALL houses in New Marston in September last year asking for volunteers to help get the community use of Scout Hall up an running. Mr Haine sand his cronies replied by turnning at the OPen Evening we held to grumble about the money spent on the Hall instead of coming up with anyting positive or sensible about its use. We have a got a great new place for community use in New Marston. Perhaps Mr Haines should put his mind to how to help people here rather than run everything down that he does not like because he did not think of it.

he only wasnt the money for croft road where all the drugs and out raged yobs are !!!!