I got a phone call from one our old Scout Masters (that dates him immediately!) the other day. He was the Scout Master from 1949 to about 1954 and he invited me round for a chat.
It was fascinating hearing of Scouting from over 50 years ago. He also gave me a pile of old photos to copy.
Camping in 1951
The Cubs and Scouts with our local Guides in 1951
It's really interesting to look at these photos and see what the Scouts of the past got up to and actually looked like. The earliest photos are from around 1949. So along with the couple of photos I have of Scouts in 1913 & 1916 (although not in uniform), I only have a gap of around 30 years to fill!
15/05/2009 UPDATE: I've just realised I never put the link here for the actual gallery of these photos. You can see them all here.
Great photos. I hope you will be posting some more.
Steve B
Scoutmaster, Troop 68
http://melrosetroop68.org/blog.html
Thanks Steve. I’m going through the process of scanning them all and I may put some more on here.
If you look at http://history.porthillscouts.org.uk you can see some of our other photos.
Nick