Photo of the Month - November 1998

This months picture caught my eye because I had recently found a similar photo from when I did my leader training. All Scout Leaders have to undertake training to help them do their jobs better and this photo shows how seriously this side of Scouting is taken.

Does anybody know why the Scout leader of the 7th Hayward Heath Air Scouts is called "Thumper"? If you do please write in and tell us.

Thumper, or Robin as he is also known, was clearing away the dust in the storeroom at his Scout Headquarters when he came across this photo.

We thought it might bring back some memories for some people.

Front Row: (L to R) Bunny Warren (QM), Muriel Williams (QM), John Lambourne (LT)(QM), Chris Broadway (QM), Alan Magrath (QM).

2nd Row: (L to R) Joyce Andrew (Caterer), Ken Rob (Tutor), Jack Bennet (ALT)(Deputy Course Director), Fred South (LT)(Course Director), Albert Lee (ACC LT), Spike Edmonds (Tutor), John Phair (Tutor).

3rd Row: (L to R) Roy Bolding, Geof Andrew, David Stocker, Kim Deverell, Chris Green, John Ross, Bert Reed, John Piggot.

Back Row: (L to R) Ron Thomas, Gary Forster, John Smith, Philip Laskey, Brian Shergold, Martin Flegg, John Carvey, Clive Everest.

If you want to find out more about being a Scout Leader then please read the fact sheet Leaders. The Backbone of the Movement (PDF format 40K) from ScoutBase, the Scout Association's Headquarters Web Site.

If you want to become a Scout Leader then you can contact the Scout Association by email, phone, fax or good old fashioned writing.

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