Scouts

ARMY CAMP, 1969

This year the camp was held at St. Martin's Plain, Folkestone, and with good weather and cheery instructors it was as near as a camp could be to a holiday camp. Despite the holiday atmosphere the Contingent soon settled in and showed its enthusiasm for the courses provided by the instructors, by its eagerness and teamwork in doing the things that were asked of them; whether it was unofficially swimming in the sea (with the personal backing and encouragement of the C.O. and Training Captain), or practising section leading and attacks across the local country on sweltering afternoons.

With this sort of enthusiasm the camp was bound to be a success, and during the short period of a week the Contingent had acquitted itself in the arts of : explosives, particularly plastic explosives;. signalling with modern army equipment; bridging rivers or canals; how to handle assault craft; parachute training; and had also had four night exercises, including a practical demonstration on how to clear a path through a minefield, in the dark!

The Contingent made a magnificent effort for the Church Parade on Sunday and by far surpassed all the other Contingents to become the smartest on parade. After the Church Parade the Contingent managed to muster 11 men into a semblance of a team to play Sedbergh at football. Despite a very obvious lack of talent the Contingent managed to hold Sedbergh (a contingent four times our size), to a marginal loss.

At the end of camp Corporal Young was promoted to Lance-Sergeant, and Lance-Sergeant Lockwood to Sergeant, and Cadets Goldthorpe and Balls were recommended.

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R.A.F. SECTION

Ten cadets obtained air experience flying at R.A.F., Church Fenton, on Sunday, 18th May, and five cadets air experience gliding at R.A.F., Linton-on-Ouse, on Sunday, 6th July. Cpls. Blackburn and Harris completed the building of a wind tunnel and commenced the construction of a model hovercraft.

During the training period on the day of the General Inspection, Sgt. Harrison and J/Cpl. Hamilton-Williams won the canoe race against the R.N. Section. It is hoped that this race will be an annual feature. J /Cpl. Hodgson organised a successful exercise for Flight D on Clifton Ings. P.L.H.

About three years ago the scout movement brought out its advanced party report with a "new look" for scouting. When all the discussion and fuss had died down and the future had been clarified, it seemed to offer an exciting challenge to anyone and everyone who cared to take it 29