1st Hixon Scout Group
The 1st Hixon Scout Group which was founded in 1913. The troop went on Whit week camps between 1922 and 1925 to Benllech Sands in Anglesey or, in 1923, to Branscombe in Devon. The troop disbanded in 1929 ...
1st Hixon Scout Group at Camp
1st Hixon Scout Group in a railway carriage during one of their summer camping trips which took pace between 1922 and 1926. Standing on the platform wearing a flat cap is Wilmot Martin. He was Chairman ...
1st Yarnfield Scouts, Kibblestone
1st Yarnfield Scoutmasters at Kibblestone Scout Camp, near Stone. On the left is Mr Clark, with John Deag on the right. John Deag was Scoutmaster for 1st Yarnfield and was on the G.P.O. staff at Duncan ...
A Boy Scout’s hat, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This Boy Scouts cap was made by Umbro and worn by Peter Bradshaw during the 1960's.
Armistice Day, Stone
Service and civic parade in front of the War Memorial on Granville Square, Armistice Day.
The Stone War Memorial on Granville Square was unveiled on 10 January 1921 by Lord Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant ...
Basford Scouts, camping in Hanchurch Woods
Robert Baden-Powell set up the scouting movement in 1908 after a successful camp teaching boys important skills, and releasing a book called ‘Scouting for Boys’. By the end of 1908, there were 60,000 ...
Bob-a-Job week, Walton, Stone
Scouts posing for a photograph during 'Bob-a-Job' week, April 1952, at St. Vincent Road, Walton.
From left to right: Bobby Gilpin, Leonard Powell, Alan Mountford, John Yearn, Barry Mountford, Bryan ...
Borough War Memorial, Stafford,
Laying wreaths by the Borough War Memorial on Victoria Square, Mayoral Sunday, 1945. The mayor is Mr H. Wallace-Copeland.
The Borough War Memorial was unveiled in 1922 in memory of the Stafford men ...
Boy Scout group?
This intriguing picture, probably from the first decade of the 20th century, shows a group of young boys posing with a folded strip of cloth; possibly simulating the Union Flag.
The two flag bearers ...
Boy scout Investiture, Kibblestone Camp, Stone
A Scout investiture taking place in the woods at Kibblestone Scout Camp.
The Copeland family owned the Kibblestone estate from the mid-nineteenth century. Ronald Copeland started the first Scout Troop ...
Boy scouts Troop, church fields, Brewood
Brewood Scouts, church fields, Brewood
A copy of this photograph is held at Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service.
Campfire Hollow, Beaudesert
This postcard features a pencil sketch of a natural hollow in the Scout and Guide camp located in the grounds of the ruined Beaudesert Hall. It has been terraced to provide seating. The drawing is signed ...
Camping Field, Kibblestone Camp, Stone
A postcard view of the Boys' Camping Field at Kibblestone Scout Camp.
The Copeland family owned the Kibblestone estate from the mid-nineteenth century. Ronald Copeland started the first Scout Troop ...
Castle Church Scout group, Stafford Station
Members of the 19th Castle Church Scout Group pictured at stafford Station, leaving for camp in Belgium. The Scout leaders are Stan and Molly Snape, 1st and 4th from right.
Amongst the Scouts are: ...
Celebrations, Eccleshall
Spectators and a pianist pictured outside Doctor Goss’s house at the junction of Stafford Street and Chebsey Lane (now Stone Road) in Eccleshall. It was demolished when Stone Road was widened in the Second ...
Charity run, Market Square, Stafford
Venture Scouts pictured in front of the Shire Hall, Stafford at the start of a long distance relay run from Stafford to London to raise money for Stafford's Link charity for the elderly. A runner holding ...
Children-in-Need Presentation, Stone,
On 27 November 1987 Stone Division Guides held a mammoth fund raising event at G.E.C. Stone in aid of the B.B.C. Children-in-Need Appeal.
Each unit held their own fund raising event, including an ...