Members of Rye Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies held an open day at their new Scout Hut at The Grove on Saturday 15 September to raise cash to help with the fitting out of the new building.
Tag: Cubs
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with Cubs, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Among the pieces gathered here are “100 Years of Scouting in Rye” and “Now Scout Hut For Captain Cory’s Own”, each adding its own detail to the story.
100 Years of Scouting in Rye
The man on the white horse parading at the front of his troop of soldiers is Captain Cory. The Captain, a hero of the Boar War was a great friend of Lord Baden Powell who started the scouting movement. In 1907 he held an experimental camp on Brownsea Island, Poole and Dorset, to try out … Continue reading 100 Years of Scouting in Rye