SCOUTS

Scouting in Evenwood was a long standing activity for young lads of the village and this section will provide photos and documents, many courtesy of Ray Law and Jim Atkinson. Sid Dent, Alan Walker, Ray Law and Brian Tate did sterling service as scout masters.

The scouting movement began in 1907 with 20 boys and an experimental camp, held during the first nine days of August in 1907 at Brownsea Island, near Poole in Dorset, England. The camp was a great success and proved to its organiser, Robert Baden-Powell, that his training and methods appealed to young people and really worked. In January 1908, Baden-Powell published the first edition of “Scouting for Boys”. It was an immediate success and has since sold over 100 million copies, making it one of the best selling books of all time. Baden-Powell had only intended to provide a method of training boys, something that existing youth organisations such as the Boys’ Brigade and YMCA could adopt. To his surprise, youngsters started to organise themselves into what was to become one of the largest voluntary youth movements in the world.

1912 JULY: Evenwood Parish Magazine:

Rev. G.J. COLLIS allowed W.T. TAYLOR to discuss the scouting movement and the possibility of forming a troop in the village. Later in the month, a troop of boy scouts was established in Evenwood. W.T. Taylor was St. Paul’s Church curate from March 1912 to October 1913.

1912 AUGUST:

There were regular updates in the Parish Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1912:

OCTOBER 1912

NOVEMBER 1912

By September 1913, there were 20 boys in the Evenwood troop. Messrs. J. H. Nutter and J. W. Hordern were Assistant and Deputy Assistant Scoutmasters respectively. In October 1913, it was reported that Rev. Taylor left the Parish to take up an appointment at Heighington.

Below: A series of photographs from the early days of scouting in Evenwood. Sadly, we do not know the date, the names of those pictured or nature of the events. Firstly, a well worn photo of a scout troop at a jamboree

Below: Another 4 photos, probably from a early jamboree

Below: Date unknown. Is the scout master W.T. Taylor or J.W. Hordern?

Below: A selection of more recent photos, 1950’s and 60’s including John Pybus, Barry Watkins & Alan Summerfield ?

Below: Alan Walker & Keith Waters

Below: Keith Waters

Below: William Peter Meisenbach

Below: The Queens Certificate awarded to Keith Waters

Below:1970. includes: Doug Rutherford, Michael Clennel, Malcolm Parkin, Martin Bennet, Ralph Fuller ,Christopher Edney, Jim Horsman, Steven Bruce, Trevour Dunn, Brian Tate, Barry Tate, Ray Law, Alan Atkinson, Malcolm Towers. Jim Atkinson.

Below: And cubs

Below: Brian Tate with Cub Scouts including: Colin Birch, Alan Nicholson, Bobby Black, Malcolm Parkin.

Below: The Queens Certificate Presentation to Steve Bruce, Michael Clennell and James Atkinson

Below: 1961. Left to Right: Peter Bailey, Steven Bruce, Alan Nicholson, Jim Atkinson, Jim Horsman, Robert Heseltine, Allan Summerfeild, Malcolm Plaice, Michael Clennel, Martin Bennett.