Beaver Colony Started
The Beaver Colony started with three Leaders Katie Buckle (nee Ryman),
Gillian Porter, Wendy Bright and twenty Beavers aged from 6-8 years
and a waiting list in 1988. We raised £4000 extra funds for a
extension built for toilets and kitchen.Arthur's last Camp
In 1988, the Troop held a week's Summer camp at Walesby near Ollerton,
Nottinghamshire, this was 'Skips' last summer camp in charge. Arthur
takes over as Group Scout Leader role for 2 years.
In 1990 Arthur became 65 years old, this meant he had to retire from
the Scout Group. We held a farewell party in the village hall with 250
people attending. It was a trip down memory lane which included slides
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Scouting from the 1950's to the present day. A
presentation was made to him by Lt Colonel Richard Probert OBE. Arthur
was given a electric DIY bench and Betty was presented with two
tickets for a London show. Arthur was also awarded a prestigious Long
Service Award in the shape of a badge and a Silver Acorn for his 30
years service. Sadly in 1998 Arthur passed away.To celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the
Spanish Armada, the District took part in a lighted torch relay. Bures
Scouts relayed from Bures to Great Cornard. Justin Carpenter helped
light the 20 foot beacon at The Croft, Sudbury. New experiences at Camp
This was our first year at Summer Camp without Arthur ('Skip' |
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Scouts). We attended Skreens Park, Roxwell near Chelmsford in 1989,
ten Scouts with Paul, Andrew as Leaders and Graham Boyce as helper. We
swam, fished and canoed in the lake and built a swinging derrick
bridge and visited Duxford Air Museum and Cambridge.
Balloon Race
One of our fund raising activities this year in 1990 was a Balloon
Race. We sold over two thousand tickets with sponsorship coming from
NatWest Bank. Some balloons finished as far afield as Norfolk, Denmark
and Germany.Cubs lose final
Bures Cubs were beaten by Clare 'B' in the final of the District
5-a-side Football Competition. Bures team were: Edward Holt, James
Marshall, Stuart Lumley, Gianni Bassi, Lee Underhill and Andrew Ward. |
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Pioneering Competition
This was held at Bures beside the River Stour opposite Great Bevills
in December. The challenge was to build a raft andsleep on it for one
night. A two man hike tent was positioned on the deck of the raft,
lucky no-one fell in! The Bures team was: Andrew, Matthew and Daniel
Minis and Robert York.'SOS Magnetic'
A Sausage Supper was held in the Village Hall in April 1991. The
Scouts entertained the parents with a one-off play called 'SOS
Magnetic' with the Cubs doing songs around the campfire. Matthew
Clayton was presented the Chief Scout Award. Nigel Norton joins the
Group and becomes an Assistant Leader. |
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