Sunday, 3 February 2013

2nd Crosshill Scouts

A very interesting early photograph of 2nd Crosshills Scout Troop, note the lad 2nd from right back, he is wearing the Silver Wolf, Scouts that gained all Proficiency Badges were awarded the Silver Wolf before it became an adult award. Also the lad 2nd from right middle row and the lad 1st left back row proudly showing their King's Scout Badges.

Digital Image Archive

We have now started to digitalise all of our photographic collection heres a taster of the images scanned in so far.
Large Grand Howl at Hasty Bank camp site between the 1970s to 1990s.
Obsticle course at Jervaulx Abbey in 1948/9
when Lord Rowallan.
Wolf Cub climbing up a tree in the 1940s/50s

Saturday, 2 February 2013

latest Donations

Boy Scout Enrolment Card picturing a Sea Scout, Land Scout and air Scout. Signed by Sir Charles Maclean Chief Scout.
Charles Macleans full name was Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, Baron Maclean, he was awarded many medals and honours including the KBE and the Bronze Wolf the only award  made by the WOSM.  He was Lord Chamberlain to HM Queen Elizabeth II from 1971 to 1984 and Sadly passing away on 8th February 1990
Scout Shops Compass boxed,
it measures no more then an inch.  
An addition to the Girl Guide Collection
is this Brownie Handkerchief with 4 Brwnies practicing
 differend crafts and skills
3 Patrol flags dating between 1940 to 1950,
Kinfisher Patrol, Hound Patrol and I think Gull Patrol.