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WELCOME TO THE 1ST MALDON ALL SAINTS SCOUT GROUP HOMEPAGE
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Maldon and the river Blackwater
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The Group:
The Group comprises of:
One Beaver Scout Colony, Three Cub Scout Packs, Two Scout Troops and an Explorer Scout Section..
The ages for each section are:
Beavers from six to eight years,
Cubs from eight to ten years six months:
Scouts from ten years six months to fourteen years,
Explorer Scouts from fourteen years to eighteen years.
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Sections in the Group:
Otter Beaver Scout Colony
Eagle Cub Scout Pack
Heron Cub Scout Pack
Kestrel Cub Scout Pack
Merlin Scout Troop
Trafalgar Sea Scout Troop
Explorer Scouts
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For Scouts aged fourteen years upwards we conjointly run the
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme if required.
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For all enquiries please E-Mail chunter2@aol.com
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HISTORY OF THE GROUP
Mr.R.J.Reeve ( scoutmaster from 1933-1939 ) has searched his memory and written a short history of the group from its founding up until the second World War
The Group was formed in approximately 1910. Scout Alex Coker was awarded the Cornwell Badge, the highest Scout Honour in the early days of scouting (very few of these were ever presented). During the First World War, scouts helped the Coastguards to man a night-time look-out post at Bradwell on Sea.
After 1918 the Group expanded. Mr. P. Marchant was Group Scout Master with Assistant Scoutmasters Rev. Pring, Rush and Douglas Stevens. The Cub Mistress was Connie Eves, with Assistant Cubmaster Fred Mead and Gym Instructor Norman Eves.
During this period a Drum and Pipe Band was formed. Bob Rush emigrated to Canada and became a professional Scout, in charge of Canada's equivalent of England's Gilwell Park Training Centre.
The Otter Patrol entered the Essex County Patrol competition in 1925 and won the Hilda Cup. This was considered a great achievement. Mr. Marchant was very proud of this as he had instructed and trained this patrol three evenings per week for many months. Tom Archer was patrol Leader. The tests included signalling and reading messages in Morse code and with flags, first aid, physical training, bell tent pitching, surveying and pioneer work. During the period 1925/26 many scouts achieved King Scout Class and 1st. Class with Green and Yellow cords, Red and White cords, and a few with gold cords (Cords at that time were marks of achievement).
In approximately 1928 Mr. Marchant was appointed District Commissioner and Stan Hardy-King became Scoutmaster. Up to this time the ground floor of St. Peter's Church was the Scout Headquarters (where the County Library used to be), but the tower became unsafe, and the scouts were forced to move. This was a great loss and a big set back for two or three years during which time meetings were held in a shed in Hardy-King's commercial yard which stood on the site of the car park at the rear of today's Woolworths and Budgens. Later meetings were held in the Parish Hall , and continued there until the outbreak of World War Two. Then the Parish Hall was requisitioned by the Government.
Mr.R.J.Reeve was Scoutmaster from 1933 to 1939 with Jack Towler Assistant Scoutmaster, Reg Everard was Cubmaster and Len Savell Assistant Cubmaster.
From 1920-39 the 1st. Maldon All Saints Patrols won the District Shield and later the Leslie Cup. This competition was always held on Whit Monday and a determined effort was always made to win, and it was never lost.
The Patrols during this period were :- Otters Senior (Colours Brown/White); Peewits (Colours Green/White); Badgers (Colours Mauve/White); Lions (Colours Red/Yellow); Wolves recruits (Colours Black/Yellow).
The Group was disbanded in 1939 on the outbreak of World War Two when the blackout restrictions came into force.
Unfortunately the records of the Group were lost during the Second World War.
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