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Boy Scouts from 1st Sliema (Bernard's
Own) Scout Group in Malta collecting clothes and blankets for the Hungarian Crisis in
November 1956. They pose patiently near my home in St. Julian's. Their
large Headquarters, the basement of the local School in Depiro Street,
Sliema, was filled to
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Scouts from 15th Cheltenham
(SHURDINGTON) Scout Group collecting clothes and blankets for the Kosovo Crisis in April
1999. History repeating itself as they pose outside my house at 8 Laurence Close,
Shurdington. Clothes were taken direct to Churchdown Scouts' HQ, which was the local
collecting point. |
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The Year, 1975.
The Venue, the Park Stores back garden in New Barn Lane, Prestbury.
The project, to re-build 1st Prestbury Scout Group's precious Trekcart. |
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1st Prestbury Scout Group's precious Trekcart being
used as a Saluting Base.
St George's Day Parade outside the Council Offices, Promenade,
Cheltenham, in April 1978.
Mayor of Cheltenham Councillor Frewin, ACC (I) and District Chairman Len
Ward
(Photograph NY77 by Cheltenham Newspaper Company -
Glos. ECHO) |
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In July 2004 Shurdington's Explorers
brought their Trekcart out of mothballs, to prepare for its refurbishment. It was wheeled
from the Group's garage to the Scout headquarters at the Millennium Hall, Social Centre,
Shurdington. |
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Trekcart Trials - Bowley
Scout Camp, Lancashire - August 2003 - 4th Birkenhead Scouts. |
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Dover Camp in 1913. the
7th Dover Boy Scouts camp in August 1913, in Goodnestone Park in Kent. |
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The unlikely foreground
takes the eye to the sign writing on the side of the YMCA Scout Group's trek-cart. B-P can
also be seen in this photograph (centre) taken at the rally in Godson Park in 1914 |
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Boy Scout Trekcarts were
often the outstanding feature of the Holiday Parade. |
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3rd Ware Scouts - The Troop at Barwick Ford, 1922 -
website |
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The cost of building a
cart was quite small. The work was quickly done. Modelled in USA on the pioneers' wagons. |
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The Trekcart was very
versatile. The top of this one possibly in USA, akin to an American Pioneer's wagon, could
be used as a shelter, the box inverted as a table, and the running gear used to fetch
firewood. |
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The pulling bar was also
used upright and extended to form a radio mast in the early days of communications between
Scouts on camps. |
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Superb model of a Scout
Encampment - including the trusty Trekcart, or a variation of... |
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Model of Boy Scouts on
the move with a Trekcart. Model made by Britains for the US market. |
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In front of the Scouts
arriving with their Trekcart, the Camp Chiefs welcome their Guest of Honour -
Baden-Powell. Model made by Britains for the US market. |
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And here they are,
arriving at camp and posing for a 'model'. |
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8th Bulawayo (Hillside) Cub Pack at Gordon Park, Matopos,
Zimbabwe, pulling their cub-leaders Justine Ralphs and Megan Jones along in a Trek Cart!
Photo taken in 1980. |
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Gosport Scouts putting
their Trekcart back together again. |
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The Chief Scout, Michael Walsh, presents the shield to Spartan VSU, winners
of the Trek Cart race Sept 1982. Clwyd Scouts. |
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38th/40th Cork - Ballinlough Scouts with their Trekcart challenges. |
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De La Salle Scouts in
the 1996 Trek Cart Race in Faithlegg. |
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2nd Bentley Scout Group
at Trek cart 1999 - a heavy uphill struggle. |
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Trekcart drawn by
cyclists - OK for the flat, but not so for a hill. |
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3rd Bromley Boy Scouts
off to camp in the 1920's. Comment from Doug Ramsey Bromley Group
Archivist:
"The photo of the trek cart was taken at Lords
Wood in Bromley, which was the groups camp site from 1909 to the
1950’s. The District used to run trek cart competitions with a cup
for the winner and the photo may well have been taken as we were the
winning group that year. We still have a cart but the last time it was
used for camp was in the 1970’s but the Ventures/Explores have
used it for the District assault course competition, you know,
striping it down and getting it across rivers sort of thing." |
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The
Trek Cart is still very much alive - Mike Rowland & Son,
Wheelwrights and Coach Builders of Devon made 6 new ones for the 2007
World Jamboree at Hylands Park. http://www.wheelwright.org.uk/
- and you thought Trek Carts were a thing of the past. |
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Two of the Centenary Trekcarts |
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1st Rickmansworth scouts - A well
sought after trophy |
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Guestwell scouts cart. |
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Darlington troop's cart. |
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