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.

The BSA Collection

BSA water container

BSA forage cap

The recently aquired Boy Scouts of America Collection contains mostly order of the arrow items from around the 1950s, with an Eagle Scout Woggle, photographs from an American jamboree 1957, merit badge certificates, various neckers and a water container stamped with the BSA crest. these items are a great start to the new international collection branch of the archives.


Cub necker

Order of the Arrow book, Eagle Scout Woggle
and one of the many BSA badges

 

 

The new international collection Branch contains items from World Jamborees, Badges from far away coountries, photographs, neckers and more.

Archives Latest items

The Archives latest items include a 1950s Rover Scout/ Leader Shirt from 56th Manchester's Scout Group with Queens Scout Badge, Bushmans Thong, Tenderfoot badge, Lancashire Badge and Manchester Badge. This shirt was made by Bukta.

A Non spoiled Hike report Book, 1950s Boy Scout Pennant, Scout purse, Belt knife with image of a Boy Scout branded on leather made by Brusletto & Co, BP House plaque, PLs lapel badge, Second Class Award, Tenderfoot badge, 2 Ambulanceman badges, Missioner badge, athlete badge, handy man badge, electrition badge, Lakeland badge and a School blazer badge picturing a bird and a book.

 

Also there is a 1930s Wolf Cub Jersey with a Tenderpad badge, 2 service stars and grey six triangle. along with the Jersey is a Cub Cap with 2 starts and tenderpad, made by Umbro, Yes Umbro they made uniform as well a Sports kit.

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