New Items

A Boy Scout leather belt pouch
with tent repair patches.

The leather pouch showing the tent repair patches

Boy Scout axe, Boy Scout knife, Boy Scout Belt Pouch,
 Pair of Rover Scout Epaulettes,
Scout Garter tabs and a Venture Scout Record book

The Archives have just been given some great items by a Scouting in the Ryedale District, who is a great supporter of the Archives. As well as the items pictured he donated a large collection of 1950s - 1960s The Scouter magazines and some of the first issues of Scouting magazine. another great addition to the collection.

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.

RFM Games Display

Table case filled with scouting games books

Table case with ' The Jamboree' Tidley Winks Game

Photos of the Display at the Games in the Park event at Ryedale Folk Musem. The display is over now but keep an eye out for future events.



'Top Shelf' The war time kings scout shirt, flag and the scouter magazines.

Bottom of the Display case filled with 1930s/40s board games

 

New Display at Ryedale Folk Museum

Just installed the latest small display at Ryedale Folk Museum for the Games in the Park event this Weekend (18th-19th Aug) the display is on a Scouting Games theme with books uniform badges and photographs. Also included are some 1930s board games and table games. So come and see it as it is on for a short period until Wednesday 22nd August. For details of Ryedale Folk Museum visit their website www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk or their blog ryedalefolkmuseum.blogspot.co.uk
Photos will be posted soon.

Display stands

Experimenting with some display stands for Wolf Cub Caps.

Latest additions to my collection

The Collection of 1940s 1950s scouting memorabilia

The 1940s Boy Scout Hat

The First Keswick Scout Flag

A 1940s Printed Kings Scout Badge.

This week has been a good week for amazing finds. A 1st Keswick Scout Group flag complete with pole and finial. A Boy Scout hat and a collection of 1940s early 50s Scouting items belonging to one Scout - A uniform with a printed Kings Scout Badge, Record Cards with Rowallan's signature on the Senior Scout Record Card, a Print of BP in a frame, a selection of photographs a few from a kings scout parade at Windsor reviewed by the Queen Mother (then Queen Elizabeth), 30 various District and County Badges, a Weatherman's Badge, Scouting Books and a few more interesting items.