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

War Weekend Display

These Displays were part of the War weekend Display at the Scout Hut in Pickering with lots of Interest and new items have been donated as a result.

The Cub Scouting Display

The Scout Section Display with Queens Scout Awards, Medal of Merit, Blazer badge and more

The John Potter Collection a Kings Scout From Duckingfield

The Fred Moore Collection, F Moore was a recipient of the Gilt Cross, Silver Acorn, Silver Wolf and long service award as well as being in the Royal Navy during the Second World War where he service in Italy, Africa, The Atlantic and more.

George Cooper Research Project

A Research Project on a past Chairman of the 1st Vale of Pickering Scout Group, This is preporation for a display at the Scout Hut (back of NYMR carpark) on 13-15 October 2012.

Georges Medal of Merit now kept in the archives

His Medal of Merit Award knot

George owned a large collection of scouting
item most of which are kept in the archives

George H Cooper started his scouting life in 1923 when he joined the 43^rd Salford Wolf Cub Pack, when George was 11 he moved up to the 2^nd Eccles scout troop in 1924 until 1929 when George moved up to the 2^nd and 5^th Eccles Rover scout crew during his time at Eccles he took a warrant to become a senior scout master, up until 1949 George and the Cooper family moved to Urmston when he took the role of Senior Scout Master at 2^nd Urmston Scout Group. In 1951 he went to Gilwell Park to do his wood badge training when he completed the training and George was awarded his Wood Beads in the same year of 1951 the same year George became the Group Scout Master of 2^nd Urmston in 2^nd July 1952 the role of District Scout Master for Urmston and Flixton. 1951 until 1959 he was the assistant warden of Dunham Forest Scout Camp site Mrs Elizabeth Cooper (George’s wife) occasionally ran the site shop then known as a providor, in 1954 until 1956 he became the Scout Master at 10^th Salford (Dock Mission). In 1962 George became a Senior Scout Master for the second time at the 1^st Cadishead up until 1970 when he was appointed Assistant District Commissioner for South Anglesey then George was promoted to assistant County Commissioner for South Anglesey until 1973. In 1973 until 1977 George became District Commissioner for South Anglesey of the district of Gwynedd. During this time George became a BP Scout Guild organiser and George was also on the organising team for the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme. In April 1976 George was awarded a long service award and the Medal of Merit. In 1978 George became the chairman of the south Anglesey scout district council. In 1982 having moved to Pickering where he settled up until his death in 1987 he was an active member and the chairman of the 1^st Vale of Pickering Scout Group.

Display stands

Experimenting with some display stands for Wolf Cub Caps.

Malton Hospital Display



old Scouting game collection

A collection of photos

Wolf Cub Book, Badges and photo



1940s Boy Scout hat and belt

1940-50s Senior Scout collection

Today I installed the archives latest display at Malton Hospital in the Fitzwilliam ward reception. In partnership with the Ryedale Folk Museum.

1940s Boy Scout badges and
 1960s Boy Scout Beret

New Arrivals

These are the newly acquired part of the collection, a collection within its self, looks to me that this is a combined effort with different objects belong to what i am assuming two brothers - R.C Mepsted and M. Mepsted members of a Greater London South Troop. the only thing i don't understand is that the membership Badge is a 1970s 80s nylon badge ??? on a 50s uniform. unfortunately i can not identify what troop/Group the belonged to as the name tape is missing probably on a campfire blanket.

Wolf Cub Collection

A 1950s Wolf Cub Book titled
 'The Bran tub for cubs to dip into.'

A more recent Cub Scout Handbook
from the 1970s-80s.

The Wolf Cubs Handbook from the 1950s

A 1950s addition of the Scouter
 (Scouting Magazines predecessor)

Photograph of a Wolf Cub in his garden.

A 1940s Wolf Cub Uniform with 3 proficience badges,
Athlete, Guide and handy craft. A Blue six triangle,
A tenderpad badge,a one year service star
and A seconder stripe around the arm.
 1st Vale of Pickering Necker Complete with Hat.

A Peek at the ever growing Wolf Cub collection. To view the entire Wolf Cub Collection and 1st Vale of Pickering Cub Scouting Collection you will have to wait until 2014 when it is the packs 100th anniversay. 1st Vale of Pickering Cub Pack is belived to be one of the oldest in the world been formed in 1914 as an experimental section and to be made official in 1916 name Wolf Cubs for the Boy Scouts younger brothers.