Memories

 

There may be different ways of entering the New Year but something very much in it's past, over one hundred and ten years old with that sepia, beloved at the time but today often in black and white greyscales.

Uniform reflected the Edwardian era of Scouting in its infancy and not how the neckerchief is fastened too.

Sending wishes, the old school way by Postcard, in Twenty Twenty Six and endangered species and yet the fact we can see it is something that with current trends in 2126 we may not as sd's cards fail and file formats drift.

We can read a lot too into how it is written by the handwriting.

There is something to be said for us sending a Postcard even if we post updates  from our tablets and smartphones while we are visiting places: A truely permanent memory.

New Year edition

 

As we enter a New Year we look forward to new opportunities and embracing change as we learn new skills while expanding old aquired ones.

Happy 2026!

2025 Blog review

 

Twenty Twenty Five saw a good number of challenges from caring for a frail parent to coping for a period with a damaged wrist following a fall in circumstances that really warrented a health and safety review at one place I stayed at as full of character as it was.

Numbers created challenges so I was only able to get to a full residential time away although that was quite interesting going some arts and crafts, exploring a Castle in an area I'd never been before and getting familar with welsh speaking trains!

I did get around to some local exploration and photography during the year enjoyed a few weekends away doing things I hadn't done before which was good.

We looked a bit more at girls in scouting on the blog, historically under represented and scouting traditions outside the U.K and Ireland.

I helped local scouts raise over £250 for the local group helping meet day to day expenses, continuing its vital role in preparing youngsters for life.

I feel the year certain was worthwhile and look forward to setting new objectives.

Times past

 

Celebratories sometimes are connected with Scouts and from 1977 when I was assisting my older brother in Scouts, here's a pictore of the legendary George Best, Manchester United footballer, and cubs and scouts from Portadown, Northern Ireland paying a visit.

The Christmas pause

 

Tis the time this eternal Scout needs to pause the blog as we have lots of things to do at home as well as helping others make their Christmas so I'm wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and all the best for 2025.

Christmas activities

 

Around Christmas, many Scout and GirlGuiding groups devote time to seasonal arts and crafts such as making Christmas cards and decorations that having been drawn can be coloured in or take part in community events such as singing Carols.

Christmas post

In Scouts as in Girl Guiding there is a tradion of district posting to help people get their christmas card to their reciepents that goes back a long time and here Hawick Girl Guides in the Scottish Borders are running such a service.

Miles cheaper for local cards compared with Royal Mail!