It Was Going So Well

At our Scout meeting last night, as it was Remembrance Day, we had a theme of Remembrance.

I’d put up the memorial certificates from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for our Scouts who had been killed in wars, we’d had bases where the Scouts tried to do everyday tasks but they were blindfolded or couldn’t use an arm and discussed how people adapt and we tried to play football by the light of a couple of hurricane lamps.

At the end of our meeting, I was to play a recording of the Last Post, read the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, one of the Scouts would then lower the flag and we’d dismiss.

It was all going well and the Scouts were genuinely thoughtful about past wars, current conflicts and how people who return have to adjust their lives after fighting whether due to mental or physical issues.

BUT, when it came to the Last Post, I was to play the recording on my mobile phone, I couldn’t get it to play. Trying to get it to play, I pressed the wrong button and played a silly ring tone .

Well that kind of destroyed them moment. However the Scouts, to their credit, didn’t laugh too much and we finished as planned. I was mortified though! I thought things had been going too well.

The rest of the Leaders said the evening went well except for that little cock up!