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MACAW 2000
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Scouts: Military Gallantry Medals
In the Beginning: 1908 – 1910
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DSM – DCM – DSM/S – DRSL
DSM – DCM – DSM/S – DRSL
Cambridge District: Changes
Newmarket 1916
Cambridge: 1934 – 1935
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East Cambridge 1935: Mid Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire/ Granta: 1935
West Cambridgeshire 1935
Cambridge South: 1984
Cambridge North 1984
Cambridge: Crafts Hill 1984
Group Religious affiliation
Church Groups
Industrial Sponsorship in Cambridge
British Antarctic Survey
Raising the wind: Money In
Scout Week 1927
55th Group Accounts 1932 – 1940
Charity: Money Out
Meeting Places
District Headquarters
Perne Road bust
Dens and Corners
Early Meeting Places
Grafton Street Plans
Group Headquarters
Hotels, Inns and Pubs
Waterside Meeting Places
Other venues
The Dorothy Cafe
Houghton Hall
Cub Packs: Pre 1928
A Pack: Miss Young’s
B Pack: Outline
C Pack: Windermere School
D Pack: Chesterton Preparatory School
E Pack: Hope Class
N Pack: 1st Linton
O Pack: Harlton
P Pack: Outline
Q Pack: Landbeach
Troops and Groups
District Troops
Cambridge District 1st to 10th
1st Cambridge District: Outline
1st Cambridge District
2nd Cambridge District: Outline
2nd Cambridge District
3th Cambridge District: Outline
3rd Cambridge District
4th Cambridge District: Outline
4th Cambridge District
5th Cambridge District: Outline
5th Cambridge District
6th Cambridge District: Outline
6th Cambridge District
7th Cambridge District: Outline
7th Cambridge District
8th Cambridge District: Outline
8th Cambridge District
9th Cambridge District: Outline
9th Cambridge District
10th Cambridge District: Outline
10th Cambridge District
Cambridge District 11th to 21st
11th Cambridge District: Outline
11th Cambridge District
12th Cambridge District: Outline
12th Cambridge District
13th Cambridge District: Outline
13th Cambridge District
14th Cambridge District: Outline
14th Cambridge District
15th Cambridge District: Outline
15th Cambridge District
16th Cambridge District: Outline
16th Cambridge District
17th Cambridge District (Barton): Outline
17th Cambridge District
17th Cambridge District (Barton): Outline
18th Cambridge District: Outline
18th Cambridge District
19th Cambridge District: Outline
19th Cambridge District
20th Cambridge District: Outline
20th Cambridge District
21st Cambridge District: Outline
21st Cambridge District
Villages named in group titles
Named villages: Map
Bottisham
Cherry Hinton: Outline
Cottenham: Outline History
Fulbourn
Girton Scouts: Outline History
Harston
Histon
Linton Scouts: Outline History
Lode Scouts: Outline History
Sawston: Outline History
‘First’ (1st) Groups
1st’s’
1st Fen Ditton
1st Willingham: Outline History
1st – 10th Cambridge
1st Cambridge
1st Cambridge (Short History)
1st Cambridge: Early Histories
2nd Cambridge
2nd Cambridge: Outline History
2nd Cambridge: Newnham
3rd Cambridge
3rd Cambridge: Outline History
3rd Cambridge (St Catharine’s Choir) Duke of Devonshire’s Own: Outline History
4th Cambridge
4th Cambridge: Outline History
4th Cambridge: Peterhouse
4th Cambridge: Free Church & Corrie Road 1949 – 1992
5th Cambridge
5th Cambridge (Perse) A Short History
5th Cambridge: Perse
5th Cambridge (Perse) Numbers
6th Cambridge
6th Cambridge: Higher Grade School: Mayor of Cambridge’s Own
7th Cambridge
7th Cambridge: Outline History
7th Cambridge (Abbey)
7th Cambridge: County School 1915 – 1950
7th Cambridge (County School) 1950 – 1976
8th Cambridge
8th Cambridge (All Saints)
9th Cambridge
9th Cambridge – Outline History
10th Cambridge
10th Cambridge: Outline History
11th – 20th Cambridge
11th Cambridge
11th Cambridge – Outline History
12th Cambridge
12th Cambridge 1911 – date
13th Cambridge
13th Cambridge (Notts Own) Histories
14th Cambridge
14th Cambridge (St Matthew’s)
14th Cambridge (St Columba)
14th Cambridge (St Luke’s) Outline History
15th Cambridge
15th Cambridge (St Giles) – Outline History
16th Cambridge
16th Cambridge (Littleton House School): Outline
17th Cambridge
17th Cambridge (Catholic): A Short History
18th Cambridge
18th Cambridge: Outline History
19th Cambridge
19th Cambridge (Wesleyan) 1914 – 1920: Outline History
19th Cambridge (Wesleyan) 1944 – 1979: Outline History
20th Cambridge
20th Cambridge (St Catharine’s Choir) Duke of Devonshire’s Own: Outline History
20th Cambridge District Senior Scouts: Outline History
21st – 30th Cambridge
21st Cambridge
21st Cambridge (St. Faith’s): Outline History
22nd Cambridge
22nd Cambridge (Holy Trinity) Outline
23rd Cambridge
23rd Cambridge (St Matthew’s) Outline History
23rd Rovers
23rd Cambridge Rover Crew
24th Cambridge
24th Cambridge: Outline History
25th Cambridge
25th Cambridge: Outline History
25th Cambridge: Babraham, Abington and Hildersham
25th Cambridge: Victoria Road Congregational
26th Cambridge
26th Cambridge: Outline History
27th Cambridge
27th Cambridge: Outline History
28th Cambridge
28th Cambridge (St John’s)
29th Cambridge
29th Cambridge (Old Chesterton): Outline History
29th Cambridge: Outline History
29th Cambridge (All Saints)
29th History 1960 – 2015
30th Cambridge
30th Cambridge Rover Crew: Outline History
31st – 40th Cambridge
31st Cambridge
31st Cambridge: Outline History
32nd Cambridge
32nd Cambridge: Outline History
33rd Cambridge
33rd Cambridge (Over): Outline History
34th Cambridge
35th Cambridge
36th Cambridge
36th Cambridge (St Andrew the Great): Outline History
37th Cambridge
37th Cambridge (Swavesey): Outline History
38th Cambridge
38th Cambridge (Coton): Outline History
39th Cambridge
39th Cambridge (Madingley): Outline History
40th Cambridge
40th Cambridge (Foxton): Outline History
41st – 50th Cambridge
41st Cambridge
41st Cambridge: Pembroke College Choir
42nd Cambridge
42nd Cambridge: Outline History
43rd Cambridge
43rd Cambridge (Fen Ditton): Outline History
44th Cambridge
44th Cambridge: 1947 – 20..
45th Cambridge
45th Cambridge (Landbeach): Outline History
46th Cambridge
46th Cambridge (Cottenham): Outline History
47th Cambridge
47th Cambridge (Pampisford): Outline History
48th Cambridge
48th Cambridge: Outline History
49th Cambridge
49th Cambridge (Six Mile Bottom): Outline History
50th Cambridge
50th Cambridge: Outline History
51st – 60th Cambridge
51st Cambridge
51st Cambridge: Outline History
Whittlesford Sea Scouts
52nd Cambridge
52nd Cambridge: Outline History
52nd Cambridge (Littleton House School): Outline
53rd Cambridge
The remarkable 53rd
53rd Cambridge (Cottenham): Outline History
54th Cambridge
54th Cambridge: Outline History
55th Cambridge
56th Cambridge
56th Cambridge (Haslingfield): Outline History
57th Cambridge
58th Cambridge
58th Cambridge (Quy): Outline History
59th Cambridge
59th Cambridge (Great Shelford)
59th Cambridge (Bottisham)
60th Cambridge
60th Cambridge: A Short History
60th Cambridge: The Leys School
60th Cambridge(Leys): Review of Rover Scouting 1938 – 1968 by R P Ayres
61st – 69th Cambridge
61st Cambridge
61st Cambridge: Outline
62nd Cambridge
62nd Cambridge: Outline History
63rd Cambridge
63rd Cambridge (Great and Little Wilbraham)
64th Cambridge
64th Cambridge: Outline History
65th Cambridge
65th Cambridge (Holy Sepulchre Church) Outline History
66th Cambridge
66th Cambridge: Outline History
67th Cambridge
67th Cambridge: Outline
68th Cambridge
68th Cambridge: Outline History
69th Cambridge
Trends
Scout Group Amalgamations
Advance Party Report 1966
Annual Scout Numbers
Cambridge Clubs and the Scouts
Cambridge Scout Leaders: 1945 – 1953
Cambridge Scouts by age 1921 – 1971
Children’s leisure time and the State
Names of Cambridge Scout Groups
Numbers of Cambridge Scout Groups
Scout Leader Occupations 1940’s
Patrol Names: Cambridge Connections
Scout Retention in Cambridge
Retention: Pre Service Units
Retention: Council Youth Services
Scout camps – and the others
Sections
Advance Party Report
Air Scouts in Cambridge
Beaver Scouts in Cambridge
Boys Brigade and Scouting
Church Lads Brigade and Scouting
Clubs for Older Scouts, Old Scouts and Scouters
Seeonee Pack
Scout Troop Courts of Honour
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Explorer Scouts
Girls and Girl Guides
District Scout and Guide Training 1967
Handicapped Scouts in Cambridge
Incorporated Church Scout Patrols
Lady Scouters: A very clear ceiling
Linked Groups out of District
Lone Scouts and Lone Patrols
Old Scouts, B-P Guild of Old scouts, B-P Scouts Guild, Scout Fellowship and Scout Active Support
Open/ Sponsored/ Controlled/ Closed
Other Scout Organisations in Cambridge
School Troops
Village Colleges
Scout Patrols
Patrol Names in Cambridge
Patrol Names: Cambridge Connections
Patrol Sizes
Scout Patrol Calls
Record Cards
Rover Scouts
Foundation of University Rover Troop
Rover Crew in the Forces
Rover Crew Investiture
Rover Crew in POW camps
Rover Scouts in Cambridge
Rovers, Ventures and Explorers
Sea Scouts in Cambridge
Senior Scouts in Cambridge
Last of the Senior Scouts
The Scout Section
Troop Songs, Yells and Mottos
Titled Scout Groups and Patrols
Town and Country
Venture Scouts
Venture Scouts in Cambridge
Venture Scout Unit Names
Venture Scout Records 1987 – 1988
War Service Scouts in Cambridge
Wolf Cubs
Wolf Cubs: Pack Letter
University Scouting
Cambridge University Scouting: Beginning
Cambridge University Scouting: Structure
Cambridge University Scouting: Patrols
Cambridge University Scouting: Rovers
Cambridge University Scouting: Town and Home work
Cambridge University Scouting: The advent of CUSAGC
Cambridge University Mission’s
College Servants
CUSAGC Marathon Hike
Forward, Endurance Test, Rovers Rough CUSAGC
Mission Camp
The Cairngorms Weather Survey 1953
University Scout Masters 1909 – 1914
Voyage of the Moronel
Activities
Adventurous Activities
Gang Show
Cambridge Gang Shows
The First Cambridge Gang Show 1937
Gang Show 25th Anniversary
Gang Show Participants
Gang Show Props
Scouting Trophies
Cambridge North Trophies
Cambridge South Trophies
Cub Athletic Trophy: Cambridge South District
Current Trophies
Archery Competitions
Cub Quiz Trophy
Cubs Sports Day 2008 +
Cub Tug of War
Lost Trophies
Query ??? trophy
Troop Trophies
28th Cambridge Camper of the Year
Wolf Cub Heads
Trophies, Cups and Competitions
Wolf Cub/Cub Scout Trophies
Cub Scout Alert Trophy
Cub Scout Swimming
Cub Tug of War
Totem Competitions
Wolf Cub Athletic Sports Second place
Wolf Cub Athletic Sports
Wolf Cub Boxing Competition
Wolf Cub Rounders Challenge Cup
Wolf Cub Totem Pole Competition Second Place
Scout Trophies
Alert Trophy
Inter Troop Sports Challenge Shield
Morley Trophy
Morley Trophy Second Place
Morley Trophy Competition Mean Trophy 3rd Place
Query ??? trophy
Scout Athletic ¼ Mile race
Scout Boxing Competition
Silver Bugle
Stratton Ambulance Trophy
Swimming Shield
The Clark Trophy for Proficiency in Life Saving
Trading Post Trophy
Senior, Venture & Explorer Trophies
Cambridge Scout Fellowship Cup
Senior Scout Adventure Trophy
Senior Morley Trophy
Venture Scouts Inter Unit Swimming
County Trophies
Hele Trophy
Senior Scout Cambridgeshire County Camping
Scouting Skills
Axemanship
Compass and Map Work
Scout Knots
Pathfinding
Pioneering
Scout Pace
Scout Games
British Bulldog
Challenges
Cock-fighting
Wide Games
Bob a Job
Cambridge Scout Band(s)
Cambridge Scouts Boat Club: Introduction
Cambridge Scouts Boat Club: History
Cambridge Scout Boat Club: Names
Cambridge Scouts Boat Club: Results
Earned their Oars
Camping
Camp Ablutions
Camp Cooking
Primus Stoves
Camp Equipment
Camp Food
Camp Gadgets
Camp Gateways
Camp Inspection
Camp Kitchens
Camp Latrines
Camp Medicine
Camping Permit: 1953
Camp Quiet Hour
Camp Shelters
Camp Visitors
District Camping Records
District Camps 1917 and 1918
Early Camp Sites
The First Cambridge Camp: 1908
Caving and Climbing
Dancing
A Day in the Jungle
Epidemics
Expectations and Behaviour
Smoking and Scouts
Thrift
Strong Language
Fitness
Guard of Honour
Half Pound Nights, Camp treats and Sweets
Hikes and hike reports
Hunting, Shooting and Fishing
Literacy and Group Libraries
Not Marching
Parachuting and Parascending
Photography
Scout Handshake
Scout Salute
Soap Box Derby
Service
Floods
Flood Relief in Derbyshire 1957
Fighting Fires
River Rescues
Sketching
Sports
Scout Marksmanship
Sports for All
Scout Boxing Competitions
Scout Tug of War
Scout Running and Cross Country
Scout Swimming Sports
Scout Football and Cricket
Scout Tumbling, PT and Ju Jitsu
Quarterstaff, single stick and fencing
Scout Archery
Rounders
Scout Wrestling
Swimming and Bathing
St George’s Day
Awards, Badges and Insignia
All Round Cords
Cambridge Badge Book
Cornwell Badge
Group Badges from Cambridgeshire
Medal of Merit
National Scout Awards: Cambridge Recipients
Other Medals
Progress to Kings Scout
Scout Badge Books
Scout Badge Report 1931
Scout Lapel badges / Button Hole badges
Scout Certificates
Scout Service Stars
Scout Decorations and Ranks 1938
Scout Proficiency Badges
Leather Work
Rope Spinning
Second Class, First Class, Cords, Thongs and Kings
Silver Acorn/ Silver Wolf
Stages of Boy Scout Achievement 1908 – 1967
Thanks Badges
Wolf Cub and Cub Scout Awards
Wolf Cub Badges
People
Baden Powell in Cambridge
B-P in Cambridge 11th/9th History
Baden Powell Cambridge 1908
Baden Powell Cambridge 1911
Miss Baden Powell 1911
Baden Powell Cambridge 1917
Lady Baden Powell 1919 +
Baden Powell October 1922
Baden Powell Cambridge 1931
Baden Powell Cambridge 1928
Individuals
Cambridge Scouts
Frank Eric Giles
Frank George Griffith Carr
Eric Curwain
Frederick Cecil Harrold: One of The Few
Benjamin Robert Thompson MM
Cambridge Scouters
12th Cambridge: 1936
Stanley Aldous
Lady Baden Powell 1919
William Balfour Gourlay
Jim Banham
B N Bebbington
H C Cann and E E Cann
T M Cherry
E H Church
A J Covell
The de Beaumont family
Leslie John Collis: POW Rover Crew
Malcolm Joseph Clow
Professor John Stanley Gardiner
Arthur Frederick Gray
Arthur Hamer
Margorie Jarman
Miss Laidlaw
W. H. Lilley
Irene Long
G M Macfarlane Grieve
Professor and Mrs. Howard Marsh
L-R. Missen
John Murrish
H V Nunn
Snowy Oliver
Roland Thompson
Alfred Valentine Valentine-Richards
Claude Walker
W L Wheeler (Wilf)
Donald Winnicott of the 19th
W H D Wolfe
Rev. C T Wood
R W Wright
Scouters up at Cambridge
Francis (Frank) Gidney at Cambridge
Rev. Alfred Sadd
Silver Wolf’s
Reg Ayres
Oswald Bell
John Chambers
Rose Coston
Jock Dawson
Brigadier C C Duchesne OBE MC
Patrick Duff: Who is your Latinist?
Fred Feary
Florence Ellen (Ikey) Isaacson
W A Mackrow
Lt Colonel Harry Mainwaring MC MA
Howard Mallett O.B.E.
Ken North
James Derrick Pearce (Skipper)
W T Thurbon
Early Warrants
The Early Warrant List
Tales from the Early Warrant List
Chief Scouts in Cambridge (shire)
Scout Leaders
Bletchley Park Links
Child Protection
Cubmaster by any other name
Leaders: Occupations
Officers and Members 1908 – 1933
Scouter Nicknames
The names we call leaders
Warrants
Women Leaving Scouting
Ralph Reader in Cambridge
Royalty
Royalty and Scouting in Cambridge
Prince of Wales 1921
Princess Mary 1927
Prince of Wales 1930
World Scout Jamboree Participants
World Rover Scout Moot
Local History
Abington
Abington: Foundation 1930 – 1932
Abington: Opening
Abington Development: 1932 – 1975
Abington Renewal 1976 – 1990
Abington Badges
Abington and the Guides
Scout Beacons
Boats on the Cam
The Adventurer
Kayaks, canoes and a raft
Communications
Films
Scout Newsletters
District Gazettes
Fleur-de-Lis: Troop Magazine 1912
The Scouter
Notice boards
Our Scout Column
Radio and Telegrams
Telephones
Television
The Rover World
The Scout: Reports from the Provinces
Scout Decorated Floats
International Links
Overseas visitors 1918 – 1972
Religion in Cambridge Scouting
Quakers and Scouting in WW1
Order of Woodcraft Chivalry: Cambridge Connections
The “White Fox” Stunt
Outstanding Events
Beaver District and County Events
Cub District and County Events
Rallies: 1910 and 1912
1911 Windsor Rally
1920: Stourbridge Mediæval Fair
1936 : Ely Rally
1937: Goodson Watch Whittlesford Sea Scouts
1948: 40th Anniversary Midsummers Common
1951: Royal Show
1953: Coronation Jamboree
1957: Midsummer Common Anniversary Camp
Cherry Jam and Centenary events
2016: CAW 100 Cubs Centenary
Scout Emigration Service
Scouts and Camps for the Unemployed
Hedingham Scout Training and Employment Scheme
Stained glass Scout
WW1 and WW2
The Great War
Cambridge Scouts in Dunkirk
Coast watching: WW1
District Camps 1917 and 1918
Quakers and Scouting in WW1
Senior Scout Cadet Section of the VTC
The Scouts Defence Corps
Vermand
WW1: War time activities
WW1 Roles
WW1 Scout War Service
WW2
An Austrian Scout in Cambridge
Scouting in the Blackout
Cambridge Massachusetts
Cambridge Scouts and the Hitler Youth
Collection of War Service Details: 1945
Highland Exile
Portrait of a 1942 Scout
The Forces Bulletin
Scout ARP Messengers
Scout International Relief Service
Visiting servicemen
Wartime Service: Group
Wartime Service: Roles
Cambridgeshire Regiment and the Scouts
Camouflaged Tents
Evacuees and Refugees
POW’s and Escapers
Rationing
Rolls of Honour
New entries: Roll of Honour
Roll of Honour: Not Cambridge
28th Cambridge Roll of Honour
Memorials
Victory Meal 1946
Scouters in National Service
Evercircular letters
Evercircular Letters: Introduction
Evercircular: Bombing
Evercircular: Casualties
Evercircular: Censorship and Secrets
Evercircular: Civil Defence
Evercircular: Crossword
Evercircular: Health
Evercircular: Names
Evercircular: Period Phrases
Evercircular: Shortages and the Black Market
Evercircular: Stationery
Evercircular: The Forces
Evercircular: Wives and Girlfriends
General History
Scouts in the General Strike
Transport to camp
Cycling Scouts
Horses, Riding and Scouts
Motor Transport
Railways and the Scouts
Trek Carts
Uniforms
Camp Blankets
Camp Headgear
Camp nightwear
Camp Shoes
Clasp knife, Pen knife, Jack knife
Clasp Knives and Sheath Knives
Skean Dhu
Scout Garter Tabs
Hobnail Boots
Scout Belt
Scout Hats and Berets
Scout Lanyard and Whistle
Scout Patrol Shoulder Knot
Scout Scarves: A Cambridge history
Scout Scarves
Scout and Guide Scarf Colours
Scout Shirts
Shirt sleeves
Scout Shorts
Scout Socks
Scout Staff and Stick
Ties
Traditional Scout Uniform
Woggles and Knots
Equipment
Dedicating Colours
Flags, poles and finials
Gamages Catalogue 1913
Scout Kit List
Camp Mattresses
Patrol Boxes and other containers
Scout Pennants
Rucksacks
Scout Tents
Painted tents
Public School Appeal c.1927
Elsewhere
S/Sgt W Dillaway
Rudyard Kipling
Captain Roland Philipps
Ernest Thompson Seton
John Sweet in Cambridge
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