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History- Colin has a clippings collection of early Scouting as found in old Teesdale Mercury's. Certainly there was one or two troops by 1910- one passage mentions scouts from two troops, but our Group was registered in 1919- probably due to a National initiative after the 1st World War. Jack & Ken Stannard (both to this day are still involved and attend Parades and Open Evenings) were Cubs when the old HQ collapsed from a weight of snow and another building was built from bricks from an old chimney. That building was demolished in the winter 2000/01 and our present building was occupied in June 2001 & officially opened in July 2001. Jack & Ken ran the Group after the 2nd World War, Ken running Cubs and Jack Scouts & Senior Scouts. Colin came on the scene in April 1962 and took over the troop. After that a second Cub pack was formed and later still an extra Scout troop. These two troops were still in existence in the early 1990s but reformed into one larger group when Mark Fell became Scout Leader. 45 Years and still going strong Colin Clarke has been regularly involved with the Group since 1962. Leading international camps in Sweden and Switzerland most recently. With the advent of girls joining our ranks last year Colin formed a new Wednesday Troop. Colin still enjoys his scouting and we all hope he will remain a leading light of 1st Barnard Castle Scout Group for a long time to come. |
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