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No 99 : February 8, 1969

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Scouting News

The highest award obtainable by a Scout, the Queen's Scout Certificate, was presented to Venturer Scout, Rex Bolwell, at a ceremony in the Stoke Scout hall recently. At right. Rex shows the certificate to Mrs Heather Wyllie, his first Akela when he was a Cub, and to his mother and father, Mrs and Mr D. Bolwell.

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Rex receives his certificate from the district Commissioner of Scouts, Southern group, Mr R. C. Sutton.

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At the function was another Scout, Brett Mitchell, Nayland group, who received his chief Scout award recently. This is the highest award obtainable by a Scout, not a Venturer. Displaying it for us is his father, Mr Richie Mitchell, a Venturer Scoutmaster.

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Queen's badges were also presented to Kevin Harte, Bevan Bennett, Wayne Redditt and Phil Jones by district Venturer adviser, Mr Doug Boyes.

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