Common. In connection with the latter, we would like to record the great help given by Captain M. G. A. Garbutt, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, an Old Peterite, who provided transport and Regular Army assistance for this exercise, and who arranged other visits to Strensall during the term. The main Cadet appointments for the term were as follows : C.S.M. W. N. Marshall; P.O. R. L. Harrison, i/c R.N. Section; S.S.M. A. M. Bowie, i/c Army Section; F/Sgt. C. J. A. Smith, i/c R.A.F. Section; and L/Sgt. J. C. Platts, i/c Signals.
SENIOR SCOUT GROUP CHRISTMAS TERM, 1966 There was some doubt at the beginning of the term as to what to do during meetings; the old method of badge training is obsolescent while the ideas recommended by the Committee on the future of Scouting have not yet been officially introduced. It was decided, in the end, to take the more modern approach and so a Working Party was formed out of those who would have left before the new programme could be instituted and an Executive Committee was elected from among the remaining Senior Scouts. There is to be a stress on social service and with this in mind the group renovated and re-decorated Mr. Power's gym for under-privileged children, the job of selling Christmas cards for charity was taken over from Mr. Williams and there is to be the usual Scout Carol Singing, at Christmas, in aid of charity. Several First Aid lectures, also, were attended, again for the new Scout programme. There were also three evening meetings this term (apart from the lectures), the first taking place in the country and consisting of a navigation exercise at night and by compass only. The Working Party organised the second evening, an observation test, each test depending upon the use of one of the five senses. The last evening meeting took the form of an attack and defence exercise in several streets in York. W.R.C.
SCOUT GROUP All sections of the Group have been experimenting with the new training methods and topics introduced in the recent report on Scouting. The pending changes in uniform have made it difficult for us to arrange uniform meetings, but we intend to manage with what is available until the new uniforms come into use in the autumn of 1967. The older members of the Group formed a Working Party and served the Scout and Senior Scout Troops well, several of them assisting with regular meetings. The Party also painted much of the interior of the Scout Room, which now looks very colourful and cheerful. We congratulate P. J. Doyle on becoming a Queen's Scout and are glad that he continues to use his training in helping with the Scout Troop. We say farewell to P. R. S. Fairclough and thank him for all that he has done for the Group. 20
