FURTHER SALES OF MISSING NUMBERS ON CENSUS COULD GIVE US MORE INCOME: AND MORE WILL BE NEEDED FOR NEW MEMBERS SO THEY CAN FEEL PART OF THIS VERY SPECIAL YEAR

THERE ARE VARIOUS OTHER CENTENARY BADGE DESIGNS IN EMBROIDERED, WOVEN AND PIN BADGES FOR COLLECTORS. USE ON CAMP BLANKETS, OLD WAISTCOAT, MONTAGE ON PICTURE FRAME, ON ON GREETINGS CARD TO SCOUTS OVERSEAS. THERE ARE WOGGLES, NECKERCHIEFS, BELTS, LOADS OF GIFTS AND SOUVENIRS ALL ON THE WWW.SCOUTS.ORG.UK WEBSITE AND LINKS.

(go to Scout Association web links) LIKE WWW.SCOUTBASE.ORG.UK

SOME CAN BE ORDERED VIA OUR BADGE SECRETARY. THESE SOUVENIRS WILL GIVE MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.

THIS HAS BEEN PLACED HERE TO SHOW HOW THE COMMISSION % ON ALL ORDERS PLACED WITH SCOUT SHOPS LTD. HEAD OFFICE, SUSSEX VIA BADGES SECRETARIES ONLY: OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS HAS ENABLED US TO FINANCE OUR BRAND NEW AREA FLAG AND ‘JOIN IN CENTENARY’ BADGES ON OUR DORNOCH CATHEDRAL SUNDAY PARADE SERVICE 25^th FEBRUARY 2007.

ALL MEMBERS OF OUR SCOUT MOVEMENT PAY A MEMBERSHIP FEE LIKE ANY OTHER CLUB, SOCIETY, ORGANISATION: AND WE LOOK FOR WHAT WE RECEIVE BACK IN RETURN BE IT INSURANCE, PROGRAMME MATERIALS, HEAD-QUARTERS SUPPORT, ETC. A SMALL PROPORTION GOES TO SUPPORT OUR WORLD SCOUTING WHICH PROVIDES AID, ETC TO THE POORER COUNTRIES WITH A SCOUT PROGRAMME. IT SHOWS THAT WHAT WE GET OUT OF IT - - IS WHAT WE PUT INTO IT......................

A FEW YEARS BACK YOUR EDITOR WAS TOLD THE STORY OF A U.K. SCOUT LEADER WHO WORKED WITH STREET KIDS IN A RAMSHACKLED AFRICAN TOWN. MANY OF THE YOUNGSTERS WERE SCOUTS AND MET ON THE RUBBISH FILLED PAVEMENTS. HOW DID THEY KNOW THEY WERE SCOUTS ?

EACH TIME A YOUNGSTER MADE THE SCOUT SIGN HE WAS GIVEN THE ONLY WORLD SCOUT MEMBERSHIP BADGE THEY SHARED FOR THEIR MEETING. AFTER IT WAS PLACED BACK IN A BATTERED TIN BOX FOR THE NEXT TIME. IT WAS THE ONLY VISIBLE SIGN THEY WERE MEMBERS OF OUR WORLD WIDE BROTHERHOOD OF SCOUTING. NO UNIFORMS OR BOOKS BUT PART OF US.

WE GET A PRETTY GOOD DEAL OUR SIDE OF THE FENCE.................