Shooting

At the end of term we camped for a week at Aldby Park, by kind permission of Col. Darley. We thus renewed the Troop's longstanding connection with Buttercrambe. We were favoured with weather varying from very good to very bad, though at its worst our spirits were never damped, and the week seemed. to pass all too quickly. We were pleased to welcome a large number of parents and friends on Visitors' Day, and various members of the Staff in the course of the week.

The Troop was represented at the Annual Empire Youth Sunday Parade and Service at the Minster on Sunday, 10th June.

V.E. Day was marked by a ceremonial parade of the Junior Patrols and Cubs, at which the youngest Cub broke the Union Jack on a specially erected flagstaff outside St. Olave's. After a brief address by Mr. Ping and cheers for their Majesties and the Forces, the Scouts erected an aerial runway, on which the Cubs receiveds a ride. • The term's Senior Inter-Patrol Competition was won by the Otters, with the Hounds second and the Beavers third. On the combined results for the past year the Otters become the holders of the shield for the ensuing year. The Junior Inter-patrol Competition was won by the Peewits, by the narrow margin of one point from the Curlews. - We congratulate Secs. Frater and Hopkins on gaining the King's Scout badge, and P.L. Thompson and Sec. Frater on gaining their Green and Yellow Cords.

First Class badges were gained by P. L. Holmes, T. J., Secs. Frater, Hopkins and Warren, Scts. Burdass, J., Burdass, C., Mortimer, Ward and Gibson.

Forty proficiency badges were won during the term, of which twelve were qualifying badges for the King's Scout badge and four for the Bushman's Thong.

Finally we would like to record our sincere thanks to Edinger, an ex , member of the Troop, for his invaluable assistance at the Summer Camp. Without his help, the numbers attending the Camp would have had to have been even more restricted than they wear.

SHOOTING.

We are now able to publish the results of the County of Lancaster League Matches. They are as follows :- School lost to Oundle A 341-344 School lost to Denstone A 348-363 School beat Rossall A 349-326 School beat Bronsgrove 356-325 School beat I, .ossall B 337-325 School lost to Denstone B 348-352 School beat Oundle B 351-328

On the strength of these results, the team tied for second place, and accordingly a re•shoot was held. By some very good shooting, they scored 365 to Denstone B's 343, Oundle A's 328 and Oundle B's 341, and so are the winners of the County of Lancaster League matches. This crowns the achievements of the team, and they are to congratulated on their fine performance.

The following shot in these matches :—P. A. Speight (Captain), J. Lennard, G. M. Smith, F. J. Chadwick, J. McD. L. Dook, P. Weighill, I. H. Baker and D. Hardisty. Colours were re-awarded to Lennard and awarded to Smith, Chadwick and Dook.

It may be observed that all the colours in the team go to one house-- the Manor ; and thus it is not surprising that the Manor easily won the two