Bargain-hunters picked up deals on books, games and household goods while supporting international youth group Telstar over the weekend.

“The second hand sale on Saturday was a great success for Telstar, raising €2,300 from the sale of items and from cakes and drinks,” the group’s chair, John Ford, told Delano following the event.

“The Scouts [ed. note: the Telstar section for boys and girls aged 10½-14 years] organised a tombola and there were contributions from a snail race as well as the selling of sweets. The Explorers [14 to 18 year olds] were offering home-made chili to raise funds for their Explorer Belt upcoming expedition to the Czech Republic,” he said.

All “proceeds go towards the running of the group with emphasis on our building fund as we continue to lobby for a ‘Scout home’ we can call our own,” Ford explained.

The fundraiser was held Saturday at St George’s International School in Hamm.

“A lot of preparation work goes on in the background and none of it would be possible without the support of members, parents and everyone’s donations!” Ford added.

Telstar is an English-speaking scouting group in Luxembourg for boys and girls with more than 200 members, representing more than 20 nationalities. It is aligned with both the British Scout Association and Luxembourg scouting federation FNEL.