Thre3-6ix Radio 2019

This is a 2019 fundraiser. For the 2024 Edition of Thre3-6ix Radio, please visit the gofundme.com/threesixradio2024 page. Thank you!

A group of Explorer Scouts from 1st Purley and Pangbourne will be holding a 36-hour radio marathon over the weekend of 10-12 May 2019 to raise money for life-changing international expeditions and adventures this summer.

Supported by Scout Radio, the show will begin late on Friday 10 May and see each of the participating Explorers broadcast non-stop. There will be plenty of guests, conversations, competitions, pre-recorded interviews and music to create a unique show that celebrates Scouting in our community. 

A commemorative badge can be purchased from our website - based on the logo designed by our Explorer Connie!   

One of the main beneficiaries of our fundraising activity will be Berkshire Scouts "Project Africa".  Our Explorers will be joining a 100-strong contingent to Uganda, where they will be supporting work in the local community that will directly and positively impact young people.

The three-week expedition (end of July-mid-August) will include projects at three different schools in the region, as well as work at the Jinja District Scouts Training Centre and Campsite in Buwenda. 

Each participant has been tasked with raising in excess of £3,000 to cover the costs of the trip. They have worked tirelessly on numerous fundraising activities for the past twelve months but still have a few final hurdles.

The 36-radio show is an ambitious and exciting opportunity for the Explorers to push towards their final targets, as well as to showcase Scouting in our community - and beyond!

A core broadcast team of Explorers had their first taste of radio life with a training session in April, kick-starting what promises to be an experience of a lifetime in itself - before the expeditions get underway in late July. 

We are hugely indebted to everyone for supporting this crazy fundraising idea and guarantee that every pound raised will go towards the Explorers and to Project Africa. 

Additional information:

Chris Hughes is one of two Group Scout Leaders for 1st Purley & Pangbourne, based in Pang Valley District and part of Berkshire Scouts (UK). He is also one the one of the Explorer Scout Leaders, running a Unit whose members include all eventual beneficiaries of this fundraising initiative. In this dual role, he assume responsibility for the entire Scout Group of two Beaver Colonies, two Cub Packs, three Scout Troops as well as the Explorer Unit.

The funds raised will be split equally between the Explorer Scouts who are either attending Project Africa in July/August or the World Scout Jamboree in the USA this summer. The funds are to cover the final payments that each of the participants has to make prior to their departure, and contribute to the cost of the trip as well as fees related to the community work that is being carried out. 

The fundraising target represents the bulk of the remaining funds required - and should there be any additional funds through this campaign, they will be sent directly to the Project Africa supported charity, supporting community impact work in Uganda.

The fees will be withdrawn as one sum once the final payments are required, and will be transferred into a fundraising account under the management of 1st Purley and Pangbourne Scout Group, managed by the group Treasurer.