Senior Scout Cambridgeshire County Camping

Cambridge District Scout Archive

Recovered from Abington Campsite 2013

This Shield holds plaques for the years 1950 to 1956. Senior Scouts were formed in 1946 for 15 – 18 years old and could form separate Patrols and Troops.

195012th Cambridge Sea Scouts
195112th Cambridge Sea Scouts
195212th Cambridge Sea Scouts
19537th Cambridge County School
19547th Cambridge County School
195551st Cambridge Histon
19561st Ely and 10th Ely Kings School

The Hele Trophy was also awarded at County Camp had another set of criteria; to ‘encourage good camping and enjoy it.’ In 1950 the Hele Trophy became the Junior Scout Trophy.

The criteria for this shield is not known.

JWR Archivist Feb 2019