Senior Morley Trophy

Cambridge District Scout Archive

The Cup covering the years 1960 to 1970, omitting 1967 and 1968.

The Morley Trophy is a Cambridge District Trophy that followed the retirement of the Silver Bugle.  It was named after Alderman Morley who presented the Silver Bugle.

The Senior Morley was for Senior Scouts, a Section for 14 – 18 year old Scouts that came into being in 1946.  This particular Cup was in use between 1960 and 1970, the senior Morley ran from at least 1946.

A list of all the known winners of the Senior Morley Trophies:

• 1946  60^th Cambridge
• 1949  7^th
• 1950  7th
• 1960  2th Cambridge and 1^st Burwell
• 1961  26^th Cambridge
• 1962  12^th Cambridge
• 1963  12^th Cambridge
• 1964  5^th Cambridge
• 1965  5^th Cambridge
• 1966  6^th Cambridge
• 1967              no entry on cup
• 1968              no entry on cup
• 1969  5^th Cambridge
• 1970  5^th Cambridge

Photograph authors own.  Cup in Cambridge Archives

The Venture Scout Morley competition included Units outside the District.  The question of it ‘going outside the District’ was raised in the District Executive Minutes.  1971.

Sometimes listed as Morle in handwritten minutes.

JWR Archivist Feb 2019