On Monday morning they had shooting with both .22 and .303s on a twenty-five yard range. .22s were shot first with a rest then .303s with a rest and earplugs. Everybody shot .22s but several people did not want to shoot .303s. On Monday afternoon they were taken down to Cambridge baths for swimming. All the cadets passed the R.A.F. swimming proficiency exam. After that one or two people stayed in Cambridge while the others went back to camp. Tuesday was the last day and practical trade training was held. Each cadet had a choice of either fire, aircraft servicing, meteorologl, air traffic control, Radio servicing, police or catering. Fire seemed to be the most popular. Practical trade training went on all day. On the Wednesday there was a barrack inspection and a meeting of all the cadets at camp where it was announced that syndicates G and H had done best in all the activities at camp as points were taken for all the activities and they beat the syndicates from the other schools. There was no drill at this camp apart from marching to and from the airmen's mess. There were several nights when cadets could go into Cambridge in civilian dress, and in the evenings on the camp cadets could wear civilian clothing watch television and play snooker or visit the Acorn Club, which was a club run by the N.A.A.F.I. on the camp next to the airmen's mess. M. B. Pinder
SCOUT GROUP P. J. Doyle and R. I. Moss successfully completed their training for the Queen's Scout badge this term and we congratulate them an achieving this very high standard. Both have continued to give active help to the Group and we very much appreciate what Doyle has done and what Moss continues to do. The Group is still experimenting with new ideas in preparation for the autumn. We are hoping to develop a number of activities which will provide continuous training through the Group. One idea is to start a canoeing section which will provide elementary training in the Scout Troop, leading on to more advanced work in the Venture Scout Troop, incorporating canoeing in future expeditions. There is no doubt that in future Scout training is going to be very much more expensive and we shall be evermore dependent on the efforts of our members through, for instance, the Bob-a-Job Scheme, if we are to live up to the new image of Scouting.
THE WORKING PARTY This section of the Group will unfortunately not have a very long existence. It was formed at the beginning of the Christmas term, to enable those members of the Troop who would not be still at school when the new image is introduced to take an active interest in the Group. The specified object of the party was to "overhaul" the property of the Group, and this began with the painting of the interior of the scout hut. P. R. S. Fairclough was elected to represent the party on the executive committee, and was elected chairman of that committee. Unfortunately he left after one term and R. I. Moss replaced him in both positions. Having made an excellent job of painting the scout but walls varying shades of blue, and repairing the many broken light fittings in the previous 24
