THE BADEN POWELL GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN

GUILD NEWS

Issue 24

Scouting Spirit in Action

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Patron – Hon Wendy Baden Powell(Granddaughter of B-P)

President: Derek Elton

Vice President: Alec Fraser

Chairman: David Harbach

Vice Chairman: Julie Wacey

Secretary: Allan Page

Treasurer: Peter Skilton

Editor: Pat Parks

Website: http://www.badenpowellguild.org.uk

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Editorial

It was great to see so many of you in Malvern for the National AGM: I’m

sorry that Malvern Branch just couldn’t persuade the weather to be kind.

Hopefully, some of you managed to have a sight of our lovely hills. I hope

you all had a safe and uneventful journey home and thank you to our new

branch, Dorking, for agreeing to host next year’s AGM.

I must thank our President, Derek Elton, for getting the AGM off to a fun and

friendly start: I doubt many people can say they go to an AGM to enjoy a

good laugh!

The sun has just come out so I am going to share it with you!

Pat Parks

Letter to the Editor

Dear Guild Members,

We have given a large proportion of our lives and that of our family to the Guide and

Scout Associations: Bodies which we believed in: Committed to religious belief,

duty to our Queen and country and service to others. We are appalled that both

bodies have either dropped the aspects of religious belief and duty to the Queen or

are in process of so doing.

We urge the B-P Guild to make known its opposition (locally and nationally) to

these changes, which reduce the movements to the level of Youth Clubs. The first

objective of the Guild is to keep alive the Scout Promise and Law. We should now

firmly commit to keeping the Promise in its intended format and ignore any changes

which the present management of the Associations may, in their ignorance,

introduce.

Jean and Ron Shaw

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Ken Johnson: Gt Malvern.

Janette Kenworthy: Tunbridge Wells.

Barbara Malcomson: Abthorpe, Northants.

Doreen Dixon: Paddock Wood. Kent.

Susan Webster: Walsall, West Midlands.

Duncan Kenworthy: Nazing. Essex.

Chris Dillon: Eastham. Wirral.

Gill Dillon: Eastham. Wirral.

Katherine Diver: Castletown. IOM.

Sheila Still: Tunbridge Wells.

Duncan Campbell: Henfield.

Rohan Dewdney: Henfield.

Neil Featherstone: Henfield.

Paul McDermott: Henfield.

Gwen Beech: Wollaston. Stourbridge.

Ian Skidmore: Norton. Stourbridge.

Dave Colenso: Eastham. Wirral.

Hansie Colenso: Eastham. Wirral.

ISGF: BRANCH TWINNING

B-P Scout Guild Troon Branch has twinned

with the B-P Guild & District Fellowship Branch,

Dorking. Any other branch or Town & Country member

that would like to twin with another party, contact

the International Secretary Sue.

DISPLAY BOARDS

Any branch that purchases a set

of display boards up to the value of

£200, the National Committee will pay

25% of the cost. For further details

contact the National Secretary.

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Around the Branches Bebington Guild Keep Busy Members of Bebington Guild keep themselves busy with many activities.

New Chair, Muriel Waller, told us that members have acted as Car Park

attendants for 2 open garden days at Poulton Hall in support of the National

Garden Scheme. This helped to raise £3,300 for charity. An evening dinner at

the Grange was the first of our Diamond Jubilee celebrations. More car

parking duties for Flame Radio raised another £150 for their charity.

In June we helped a group of Girl Guides to cook their breakfast after their

sleepover at their Group Headquarters.

Members Steve Tollady and Dave Waller led 2 camp fires, one for Beavers

Scouts and one for Cub Scouts at Tawd Vale Merseyside's camp site. The

following week they led another campfire at Queen Charlottes Wood

Cheshire Scout camp site for the 5th Bebington Beavers and Cubs. "Well

done Guys".

In July we had more car parking duties at Poulton Hall to support the

Rotarians who organised a Garden Party for the blind and partially sighted.

At the end of July members made a tour of Saint Mary's Church, Eastham,

followed by a garden party at Dave and Hansie Colenso's home. We had

wonderful food and the raffle raised £84 for Saint John's Hospice.

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The "Brewhouse" our Guild HQ was treated to a new carpet and a good

spruce up. The campfire circle got revamped ready for the Bebington District

Camp Fire.

In November we celebrated the Diamond Jubilee for the Brewhouse which

has been used for Scouting and the Guild over the past 60 years.

We have a good team here in Bebington.

Malvern Branch at lunch following the annual church service: This Birthday

Greetings photo was sent to Rusty in Australia via mobile phone.

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My Scouting Biography By Adrian McDowell, T&C member

I have been a B-P Guild member since 2006, but my career in Scouting

started much earlier than this.

My involvement in Scouting started unofficially at the age of 6. Though I am

old enough to have been one of the first Beavers in the country, my first

Group consisted of a single Cub Pack.

As a 6 & 7 year old I used to tag along to some pack evenings with my older

brother, much to his annoyance, he was an invested Cub with 1st Dunstall

Hill.

When I turned 8, I duly enrolled & was invested as a Cub within 1st Dunstall

Hill. My time with 1st Dunstall Hill lasted less than 6 months, as I become

the last Cub Scout of the Pack prior to its closer for ever.

I moved to the Cub pack at 1st Compton (Wolverhampton) where my brother

had joined to become a Scout in their Scout Troop. The connection with this

group goes back to 1978 when my father was an ASL with 24th

Wolverhampton (Gramner Methodists) who merged with 1st Tettenhall Wood

in 1980 to form 1st Compton (Wolverhampton).

I quickly took to Scouting, earning various proficiency badges & amongst

some of the last Cubs in the country to gain the Gold Arrow, before the

programme change in the early 90’s and achieving the rank of Sixer.

I moved in to the Scout Troop in 1990, earning the link badge. Again I

earned numerous proficiency badges, 21 if memory serves me correctly: a

Troop record to this day! I earned various other awards including the Chief

Scouts Award, though missed out on gaining the Chief Scouts Challenge due

to its non-running causing me to miss the opportunity to gain this award. I

achieved the rank of SPL, the first Scout to earn this rank for a decade.

At 15½ I joined the Groups’ Venture Scout Unit “The Hunters”, where I

served 2 terms as Secretary, and earned the Venture Scout Award. I grew a

little bored with activities within the Unit as its activities started to move

away from Scouting and became more like a senior youth club. I remained a

member of the Unit & helped out with Beavers & Cubs, where my mother

had served as a leader and Akela since 1988.

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In 2001 I was invited to become an ASL with the Troop, and was presented

with my warrant in 2002.

In 2003 we merged with another Scout Group, 2nd

Tettenhall Wood which

met at the United Reformed Church on top of the hill. We had been working

closely together with events & sharing leaders for a few years, but as

numbers in both Groups had diminished it was decided that it would be more

practical to merge, considering that we served the same community & shared

the same catchment area. Thus 1st Tettenhall Wood Scout Group was reborn.

For many years I had heard older leaders talking of Traditional Scouting and

of the ‘old days’ & how the skills were being lost. I had always considered

my Group & my Scouting to be Traditional. So I did a google search for

Traditional Scouting Skills and came across a number of

Traditional/independent Scout Organisations within the UK, and proceeded

to make contact with these, for information & membership details.

In 2005, I started to look at forming a Scout Fellowship within my District,

the main reason was to recruit older/ex leaders & ex Scouts to stay in touch

with Scouting, and more importantly for Scouting to retain their knowledge

& skills. Through further research I came across the B-P Guild of Great

Britain, the original Scout Fellowship.

I joined the Guild in 2006 having made contact with Allan (Page), after

deciding that setting up a branch of the B-P Guild would be more fitting & in

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keeping with a Traditional set-up. Despite my best efforts to recruit, as of yet

I have not been able to set up a branch within Wolverhampton, but all hope is

not lost, I am confident that there will be a branch here soon in

Wolverhampton!

In 2009 I joined one of the small independent Scout organisations, The Rover

Explorer Scouts’ Association, set up The Hunters Rover Crew. By doing this

I became the Area Commissioner for South Staffordshire.

In 2010 I was appointed European Regional Commissioner for Rover Scouts

International (RSI), the world body for Rover Scouting.

In 2011 I became a Guild representative on the UK Adult Scouting Alliance

committee & was elected as Chairman. Through 2011 the committee

discussed the future set-up of the UK ASA. In 2012 we presented a motion to

the member organisations of a new structure under a Joint National

Committee & a new name for the UK ASA. At the AGMin 2012 I stepped

down as Chairman but remain one of the Guild’s representatives on the JNC.

In 2011 I was appointed Chief Commissioner of The Rover Explorer Scouts’

Association UK, with the retirement due to ill health of the Founder &

previous Chief Commissioner Ray Hampton. With this I also became First

Deputy Chief Rover for Rover Scouts International.

Away from Scouting my main hobby is sport, in particular Rugby Union,

where I have played for Wolverhampton RUFC for many years including the

First XV.

I am also a governor of the local infant school Whitgreave Infants, a member

of my Church’s Council the DCC and I am a Community Responder with

West Midlands Ambulance Service with FastAid Black Country.

In my working life I am a leisure professional, I have been involved with

coaching & instructing various different sports, worked as a Duty Manager &

an Operations Manager of Leisure Centres, and as you read this article I shall

be taking up a new post as Training Officer. My new role involves training

staff in lifeguarding, first aid, health & safety, manual handling & fire safety

awareness just to name a few.

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Family life sees me as a proud husband and father of 2 beautiful daughters,

Niamh 6 and Caitlin 2.

Hopefully this has given you a little insight in to myself.

Yours in Scouting

Adrian

Scouting Spirit in Action

Adrian McDowell Scouting CV

Interested in Traditional Scouting as laid down by BP in "Scouting for

Boys"

2011 – present: Deputy Chief Rover Scout –

Rover Scouts International

2011 – present: Chief Commissioner –

The Rover Explorer Scouts’ Association UK

2011 – 2012: Chairman –

United Kingdom Adult Scout Alliance

2010 – present: European Regional Commissioner –

Rover Scouts International

2009 - present: South Staffordshire Area Commissioner (Rover Scouts) -

The Rover Explorer Scouts Association.

2009 - present: founder & R.S.L. with The Hunter's Rover Crew.

2006 - present: member of The BP Guild of Great Britain,

2002 - present: member of Patshull Service Team,

2002 - present: ASL with 1st Compton (Wolverhampton)/1st

Tettenhall Wood**,

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1995 - 2001: Venture Scout with 1st Compton Hunter's VSU

Wolverhampton,

1990 - 1995: Scout with 1st Compton (Wolverhampton),

1988 - 1990: Cub with 1st Compton (Wolverhampton),

1988: Cub with 1st Dunstall Hill*.

Notes:

* Group folded

** 1st Compton (Wolverhampton) & 2nd Tettenhall Wood merged to form

1st Tettenhall Wood in 2003

Courses, Camps and Reunions

1994 Salopia 94, Oswestry, Shropshire - Participant (Camp)

1995 Sun Run, Malvern - 1st Compton Hunters VSU Wolverhampton

- Participant (Camp)

1996 Sun Run - 1st Compton Hunter's VSU Wolverhampton –

Participant (Camp)

2002 Ju-BEAU-Lee Camp, Cheif Scouts Weekend, Beaudesert,

Staffordshire - Climbing Team

2007 West Mercia Centenary Camp, Beaudesert, Staffordshire –

Climbing Team

2011 25th Year Rover Scouting & OWS 100th Year Jamboree,

Purbeck, Dorset – Deputy Camp Chief

Thank you, Adrian, for your very interesting autobiography: true Scouting

spirit in action. Editor

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ISGF INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Fellowship Day

in Western Australia.

With a joint gathering of

Trefoil Guilds and the Baden

Powell Guild on Saturday 27th

October 2012 in Carlisle a suburb

of Perth. The Theme was "the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee" with

quizzes and information relating to

her reign followed by a friendship

afternoon tea, attended by 85 members.

Green Neckerchiefs at 25th

Western Europe Gathering.

25th-29th September 2012, around

130 participants from 13 countries of

sub region Western Europe and

beyond gathered at Cork, Ireland, in

hotel Montenotte. Various

fellowships showed some typical

crafts from their countries.

Excursions were organized to

Blarney Castle and salmon tasting in

cork. The theme of the gathering was

"Share and Care". A series of small

"reporting-in" from National Scout

and Guide Fellowships about their projects to the community followed.

13th ASPAC Gathering.

The gathering was hosted by the

Bangladesh Scout / Guide

Fellowship: Attended by 70

members from Australia,

Bangladesh, India, Indonesia,

Malaysia & Saudi Arabia.

Reports of the participating

countries were shared followed

by cultural presentations.

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The Gathering assembled, approved the Constitution and the ASPAC

Committee was formally elected by the delegates. A tour of Dhaka was

arranged.

5th Workshop Europe Region. 11th to 15th March 2013 The meeting

place for the workshop will be in the youth hostel Wandlitz, Germany,

30km northeast of Berlin.

For more information, contact the International Secretary.

8th European Conference 4th to 8

th September 2013 The Scandinavia

NSGF’s

are the host countries. The venue is quite exciting and you will be

accommodated in a hotel and on a ferry where the conference will take place.

You will travel from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland. Post tours are

offered to Denmark and Norway.

The theme of the conference will be ‘Crossing Borders’.

For more details contact the International Secretary.

2nd

Caribbean Gathering 11th to 15

th September 2013 Awaiting details.

27th ISGF World Conference, Sydney. 10

th to 16

th October 2014. Awaiting

Details.

More News

Denmark: In April 2013 The St George’s Guild in Denmark will be

celebrating their 80th Anniversary.

Iceland: A total of ten Icelandic Guildscouts attended the Nordic-Baltic

meeting in Birstonas in Lithuania last June. They found it most interesting

to get to know the country and the people there.

Sweden: Members in Sweden are preparing for next year’s big project, the

European Conference, together with their Guild friends from Denmark.

Finland: have finally got their new constitution approved by the Finnish

Authorities. Earlier this year Finland’s NSGF joined a project called ‘PRO-

KENIA’: You can read about this on the net:

WWW.PROKENIA.ORG/ENGLISH

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ISGF General Secretary Retires

Faouziav Kchouk ISGF General Secretary retired on the 31st December

2012. Our NSGF wrote and wished Faouziav well in her retirement.

Faouziav will keep in touch with ISGF as the Ambassador’s Guild Secretary

on a voluntary basis.

Treasurer’s Report to the 2013 B-P Guild AGM

The summary of the Guild accounts presented to and accepted by the

National AGM at Malvern on the 13 April, can be found elsewhere in this

issue of the magazine.

Income. A glance at the closing balance for 2012 shows that we ended the

year around £300 better off than at the corresponding time in 2011. Our

income from member’s subscriptions continues to rise, reflecting the gradual

increase in membership numbers, whilst our income from interest on our

accounts continues to fall.

Expenditure. Our magazine production costs reached an all-time low in

2012; it was only the increased postage costs that pushed the 2012 total

magazine expenditure slightly above the 2011 figure. In 2011, we re-stocked

with Guild scarves and badges. That stock lasted us through 2012 resulting in

no expenditure on stock but some items are now exhausted and we will need

to restock in 2013.

UKASA/ NSGF. Subscriptions to UKASA, paid in early 2012, continued at

£4 per Guild member but the total sum increased in line with increasing

Guild members. Minutes of the 2012 Guild AGM referred to the

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redistribution of UKASA funds as the organisation changed to become the

NSGF UK. This refund of Guild contributions appears in the January 2013

Guild accounts as a sum of £1,948.04. For 2013, the Guild will be paying

just £2.85 per member to NSGF UK.

Management of Guild Accounts. In the quest for a better rate of interest,

our Scottish Widows Tracker Account was closed in January and the funds

merged with our Scottish Widows Business Fund. In August this was

replaced with a Scottish Widows Clubs and Associations Account.

Unfortunately, the rate on this account is due to fall to 0.75% from 1.1% later

this year and a search for an alternative home for our funds has shown that,

for the Guild, this is about as good as we can achieve.

2014 Subscription. A 2-year budget forecast was presented to the Guild

AGM. Assuming stock replacement during 2013, continuing economies in

magazine production and distribution, some AGM costs in 2013/14 and

expenses for our Guild representatives attending NSGF meetings, it looked

as if we should end 2013 at around or even slightly above the 2012 level. A

member subscription of £8.50 in 2014 (the 5th consecutive year at this rate)

should maintain a balance of funds around the £3,000 level. This subscription

was approved by the AGM.

The NSGF refund has given a significant boost to our account balance but, as

the national executive have yet to discuss and consult the membership on

how best to use this refund, it was felt inappropriate to let this sum influence

the 2014 subscription.

Merchandise. The AGM is an ideal time

to sell the Guild merchandise and hence

avoid postage costs. Unfortunately, the

new stock of scarves/neckers arrived

late, 3 days after the AGM (!) and the

new fabric badges are expected in May. I

have noted those who requested these

items at the AGM and will be in touch

once all items are in stock. Meanwhile if

anyone would like to buy scarves, fabric

or metal badges, please let me know.

Peter Skilton

National Treasurer

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National Scout and Guide Fellowship UK In the last edition of the magazine (available at www.badenpowellguild.org.uk) it was reported

that following its AGM in May 2012 UK ASA, had changed its name to the National Scout

and Guide Fellowship UK or NSGF UK. This has 2 component organisations, The Baden-

Powell Guild of Great Britain (BPG) and the Scout and Guide Fellowship (SAGF). The 3

members nominated to serve on the NSGF Joint National Committee (JNC), which is the

administrative body, for 2012, were Sue Page, Jane Wardropper & Adrian McDowell. The 3

members nominated from SAGF were Alan Beavis, Liz Aveston & Peter Short. The JNC met

3 times during the year and communicated frequently by email, they worked hard to amend

the Constitution and this was approved by the World Committee in November 2012.

During the past year the NSGF UK was represented at various ISGF events: the 4th European

Workshop in Jamville, France, the Western European Sub Region Gathering in Cork, Ireland

and the Southern Europe Sub Region Gathering in Cadiz, Spain. Most recently they were

represented at the 5th European Workshop in Wanderlitz, Nr Berlin, Germany. At the Western

European Gathering Katharine Diver was elected for a further 3 year term as a member of the

Europe Region Committee, commencing at the conclusion of the Europe Region Conference

in Sweden in September 2013.

The NSGF JNC held its AGM, on Saturday 13th April 2013, in Malvern, this followed the

BPG & SAGF AGM’s which had been held in the morning of the same day. The meeting

approved the change of name, the acceptance of the amended Constitution and the Distribution

of Funds, as agreed in the Motions passed at the 2012 AGM. They then approved the Annual

Report to the ISGF, as completed by the International Secretary (Sue Page), who gave a short

summary of the information contained in the 10 page report. The Treasurer (Peter Short)

confirmed the Distribution of Funds and the setting up of a bank account in the name of the

NSGF and gave details of the Receipts & Payments for the year, which left the NSGF with a

healthy balance of £1236.00. He also acknowledged the support of Berkshire Scout

Enterprises Ltd in providing Insurance and Web site hosting. He gave details of the NSGF

Budget for 2013 & 2014 and proposed no increase in the present membership fee of £2.85; the

meeting approved his report, budgets & the membership fee. The JNC members for the

ensuing year were to remain the same, with the exception of Adrian McDowell who was

stepping down for the BPG; his replacement would be confirmed later; since confirmed as

Allan Page, our National Secretary. This provides for continuity for the coming year.

In his closing remarks, the NSGF Chairman, (Alan Beavis) issued the BPG & SAGF with

several Challenges:

Promote ISGF among its members and the wider community

Facilitate and encourage activity to promote the 60th Anniversary of ISGF

Propose & support a National Project in which members can participate, to bring

awareness to those in Scouting & Guiding.

Encourage members to attend ISGF events.

He also informed the meeting that we are awaiting further information on an ISGF proposed

project, in conjunction with UNHCR, it would also serve to celebrate of 60 years of ISGF.

There will be a gathering on Fellowship Day 25th October 2013 in Geneva Switzerland,

members will be invited to ‘join in’ on a virtual basis.

In the following ‘Open Forum’ the Chair asked for members views on the JNC AGM, and if it

should remain as an ‘Open Meeting’ with members attending as observers?

NSGF Officers for the forthcoming year: Chair, Alan Beavis; V-Chair, Jane Wardropper;

Treasurer, Peter Short; International Secretary, Sue Page; Members, Liz Aveston and Allan

Page.

Sue Page

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National Guild AGM Weekend Friday morning 12th April. Members made a visit to Morgan Motor Works

in Malvern.

A tour of the factory was made

to see how these Morgan cars

were built. Members could see

at first hand the craft used with

making wooden ash frames for

some of the models built.

Later in the afternoon other

members made a visit to St

Leonards Church Newland nr

Malvern to see the unique

interior, library and grounds.

The church once housed a Choir School and a Hospital. A special feature

here is the sequence of

murals on the walls and

ceiling.

A most enjoyable AGM.

Malvern branch hosted this

year's AGM at the

Methodist Church Hall.

Somers Park Ave, Malvern

Link.

Tea and coffee being

served upon arrival and a

chat to friends old and new

before the AGM commenced. The President welcomed everyone to Beautiful

Worcestershire and spoke of Achievements.

"Thank You" certificates were presented to John Holman, Peter Skilton, Pat

and Keith Parks, Wendy Fraser and Malvern Guild branch for their services

to the Baden-Powell Guild. The Chairman presented the "Chairman's Cup" to

the President Derek Elton for his continued support to the Guild over many

years.

Lunch followed with soup and a cold buffet. Later members were taken by

mini bus the visit the Malvern Priory and the Malvern Museum.

Early evening members were collected from their accommodation

and taken to the Bluebell Inn for Skittles and meal.

A most enjoyable day. Allan Page

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More International News Cadiz.

The 14th Mediterranean Gathering.

202 ISGF members from Belgium, Cyprus

France, Germany, Gt Britain, Greece, Italy

Israel, Libya, Liechtenstein, Morocco,

Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia

and Uganda gathered at the Vincci Costa-Golf

Hotel of Chiclana in Cadiz, Spain from 31st

Oct-to-5th Nov 2012.

The opening ceremony with speeches and flag raising. Lectures emphasized

ISGF views on the enviroment. Members also learned how ISGF/UNHCR

collaboration works around the world. Cultural visits were made to Medina-

Sidonia, considered to be one of the oldest cities in Europe.

Successful partnership between ISGF, WAGGGS and ETW The Vice-Chair of the International Scout and Guide Fellowship (ISGF),

Anne Dupont, on the occasion of a meeting of the European Commission, in

Brussels, Belgium, heard for the first time about Europe Third World (ETW),

which “appeals to staff of the

European institutions to finance

micro-projects in the countries of

the south; these micro-projects

enable local communities to take

charge of their own development

and improve their living

conditions sustainably”.

Anne made immediately the link

between the Mission of ISGF

which says that its members will

be able to serve in the

community and actively support the World Association of Girl Guides and

Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organisation of the Scout Movement

(WOSM). She spoke about ETW to Martine Levy from France, former ISGF

Chairman 2005-2008, who is very committed in community development

projects in Ivory Coast led by scouting and guiding associations of France

and Ivory Coast.

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Well Travelled

I have been in many places, but I have never been in Cahoots. Apparently,

you can’t go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I’ve also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.

I have, however, been in Sane. They don’t have an airport; you have to be

driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and

work.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I’m not too

much on physical activity anymore.

I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there

too often.

I’ve been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I’m in Capable, and I go there more often as I am getting older.

One of my favourite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin

flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can

get!

I love travel; however, I never want to be in Continent.

Rotary Club of Wetherill Park, NSW

This very funny article was published in Te Pukapuka, issue 209.

I hope you enjoy it as I could hardly type it out for laughing! Editor

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I hope you all enjoy this Fisherman’s Tale from the same edition of the

magazine. Editor

Bundy Rum…Bundaberg Rum – Queensland’s famous product! Forget

Jamaican or any other rubbish!

I finally got around to going fishing this morning, but after a while I ran out

of worms.

Then I saw a King Brown with a frog in its mouth and frogs are good bass

bait. (For you overseas people, a King Brown is one of the deadliest snakes

on earth - out of the world’s top 10 deadliest snakes, Australia has 5 of

them.)

Knowing the snake couldn’t bite me with a frog in his mouth, I grabbed him

right behind the head, took the frog out of his mouth and put it into my bait

bucket.

Now, the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bitten. I

grabbed my bottle of Bundaberg Rum and poured a little into its mouth.

His eyes rolled back, he went limp, and I released him into the lake without

incident and carried on with my fishing with the frog as my bait.

A little while later I felt a nudge on my foot.

There was that same snake with two frogs in his mouth!

Rotary club of Burwood, NSW

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BRANCH SECRETARIES

Bebington Len Marshall

Wirral

Henfield Derek Gardner

W Sussex

Malvern Mrs Geraldine Shaw

Worcestershire

Stourbridge

And District Stephen Ackland

W Midlands

Tiviot Dale Arthur Stevens

Cheshire

Central Branch Allan Page

Dorking District Jackie Smith

Fellowship BP Guild

An independent National Association of Men and Women who believe that the spirit of Scouting should be extended into Adult life, including many who were not Guides or Scouts in earlier days.

By its help and practical assistance in a variety of local charitable causes the Baden Powell Guild make a

worthwhile contribution to the community.