Exhibition take down

We will be taking our exhibition at Ryedale Folk Museum down tomorrow (16th May) so today is your last chance to take a look at it. It has been well received, some very good comments have been made and I'm sure we will be back to Ryedale Folk Museum again in the future.

Object of the Month #2

This months object is the Troop Log Book of the 1st Vale of Pickering Scout Troop from the 1940s - 50s. The log was kept by a long standing member of the troop, Raymond Hays who worked his way up to assistant Scout Master. There are some interesting articles and write ups of meetings. This page is especially and the newspaper clipping is also a good read.

Exhibition extention

Our Exhibition has been given an extended showing so there's more opportunity to see it at Ryedale Folk Museum for the next couple of weeks.

Object of the month #1

As Scouts and Guides celebrated Founders day/Thinking day on the 22nd February, this months object is the Replica Chief Scouts Plume made traditionally with dyed horse hair bristles.

Latest finding

Amazing what you might find in an old pile of magazines, a copy of the arts management weekly magazine featuring this article from 1995.

Scouts in Dads Army Film

Just to confirm that the 1st Vale of Pickering Scout Troop can be seen on the new Dad's Army Film, in the final Parade Scene! Here are some photos from the days filming. The Archives provided 22 Boy Scout Uniforms and with thanks to the Thane Rover Scout Crew the Scouts were kitted with Scout staffs and flags.

Latest Exhibition

The latest Archives Exhibition at Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole mostly based around local Scouting, also includes a Scout shop and display on the new Dad's Army Film that the archives supplied 22 Boy Scout Uniforms for the final parade scene in the film.

RAF Fylingdales Display

Today we hosted a display at the annual RAF Fylingdales families open day some good comments were passed. Good day all round.

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Dates for the diary!

Come and visit us at our up coming events as follows.

October
Sunday 4th
5th Skipton Scout Group Centenary Celebrations. We are putting on a large display in there HQ.

Friday 16th - Saturday 18th
Pickering War weekend, our largest annual event and added bonus of the Thane Rover Crew who are coming back for the second year to demonstrate traditional scouting skills in a recreated wartime camp. It's a super atmosphere all weekend. On the Saturday morning we will be having a contingent of 1940s dressed Boy Scouts in the parade through the town.

2016
We will be returning to Ryedale Folk Museum where we will be taking over their costume gallery for a display on Scouting through the ages. Check back for dates!

Archives Reform and Update

Earlier this year it was decided that now the archives is starting to 'get its self known' we would conduct a complete reform and update, the first thing we did was to re-brand the Archive so after many a hour thinking up of a name we went for Scouting Yesteryear's Archive as that pretty much sums us up! this is the only change happening presently, the next step is to produce a more professional portal display setup this will enable us to travel round local shows and events also visit Scout Groups. please keep checking back to see our progress. thank you for your continued Support.

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Whitby Scouting history blog

The archives is creating a new blog page for the History of Whitby Scouting, take a look there is going to be lots of interesting photos, stories and information.
http://whitbyscoutarchive.blogspot.co.uk/

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Archive Name Tapes

The New Archive Name Tapes arrived today, these tapes will be sewn into the collars of the uniform we have in the collection and any items on loan e.g Hats, Neckerchiefs or flags.

Restoration Work

Just completed a bit of Restoration work on this early felt Rover Scout Epaulette, a little bit more time to be spent on them and it will be as good as new.

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Camp fire Blanket

This Camp Fire Blanket is being created as part of a proposed exhibition of Camp Fire Blankets through time, this one is a 1940s/50s/60s style and tells a story of a scouts life through the stages of Scouting going from Wolf Cubs though to Rover Scouts. The style of Camp Fire Blanket has change throughout the years where as now we usually have a throw over your head blanket, in years gone by they were works of art. As you can see this one has my woodcraft sign on it and tells the story of my life through scouting, I have tried to get the 1940s equivalent badges to what I earned when I was a youth member in the 2000s. Watch this space for the completed blanket and a first look at a very special and very limited edition badge set.

Good day collecting

Good day out today and this little lot was from one antique centre! Sadly I don't know who they are in the photographs, the group photo is very early as the scouts aren't wearing woggles and the photo with the trek cart piled high is 1950s as 2 are wearing berets.

War weekend 2014

Well that's another War Weekend gone and lots of very interesting scouting chin wags, many nostalgic memories shared. A big thanks to this years addition of the Thane Rover Crew who came to demonstrate 1940s camp craft and scouting.

Scout Officers uniform 1920s.

A sight of the archive museum.

1940s King's Scout Uniform

Archive Fact

A little fact I found out today about the North Riding Badge- it was originally red with writing and the rose but the red colour could not be obtained during the Second World War so it changed to maroon and returned to its original red colour in the early 1950s  and when the county boundaries changed in the 1970s it changed from a ribbon badge to a woven bound North Yorkshire Badge we have today.

North Riding Badge (Red)

Recent activities

Its been another good year for the archives we have been forever collecting items from across the country, the Ryedale Scouting History book project is going well, we now have most group registration cards courtesy of the Scout Association archives so they have really given a lot of help and bulk to the project and the History of Scouting in Pickering Book is going well after interviewing past members and trawling through photographs this should be completed by mid 2014 fingers crossed.

Pickering Scout - V. Robinson

Display Prep

Getting ready for our big exhibition weekend on 11th - 13th October at Pickering Scout Hut. Its the towns annual War Weekend Event and our main fundraiser with some great items on display.

latest donation

1951 Cub Master Warrant, signed by Rowallan

This week we were given alot of Scouting memorabillia belonging to the late Marjorie Marshall who was the Akela for many years at 1st Vale of Pickering also in Goole, she gained here wood badge in 1956 by doing the relevant training at Gilwell Park, we are fortunate enough to have her Gilwell scarf, woggle and letter from John Thurman. She was awarded the Medal of Merit for her services to Scouting and when she retired from her group role as Akela in the 1970s she took on district roles later to become Ryedale District President and a member of Scout Fellowship. among the items donate are some letters to her late husband who was District Commissioner and Scout Master at 1st Vale of Pickering Scout Troop for a short period.

Letter Heading on one of Mr Marshalls Letters

Marjories Gilwell Letter, Scarf and woggle

Various letters dating from around the 1960s