126 Birmingham Scouts - Forty years on (Continued)

Forty Years On (2)

On 1st August 2007, the 18 troops of Birmingham's Spitfire District held Sunrise and Sunset ceremonies to commemorate the centenary of Scouting.

By remarkable good fortune these were held on Hodge Hill Common, only yards from where we used to meet.

Three of us went to the Sunrise ceremony and five to that at Sunset, renewed our Scout Promise, and joined in the celebrations.

(L. to R.): Michael Davison, John Page, Roy England, Geoff Page

In April 2008 David Howells joined us for the first time in 58 years!:

Back row (L. to R.): Roy England, Ian Davison, Michael Davison, John Haines, John Page, Neil Spink, Norman Howe, Geoff Page,
Middle row (L. to R.): Jim Perkins, David Howells
Front row (L. to R.): Bob Heighway, Peter Patterson, Tim Janes, David Payne

The October 2008 reunion was notable for several reasons. Three of those present had made very long journeys to be there. Andrew 'Cuth' Cozens, from Cornwall (just!), David Yates from Plymouth and Harvey Jones from Sussex. It was the first reunion to be attended by a grandchild - Roy England's Thomas. And it preceded by a week the 80th birthday of Peter Patterson, whose nickname someone had remembered as 'Bo'sun'.

Back row (L. to R.): Neil Spink, John Haines, David Yates, Bob Heighway, Norman Howe, Michael Davison, Andrew Cozens, Roy England
Front row (L. to R.): Jim Perkins, John Page, Peter Patterson, David Payne, Geoff Page, Thomas, Harvey Jones

In October 2010 we were delighted to be joined by Keith Baughan, who spends half the year in South Africa:

Forty Years On (2)

(L. to R.): Michael Davison, John Page, Roy England, Geoff Page

Back row (L. to R.): Roy England, Ian Davison, Michael Davison, John Haines, John Page, Neil Spink, Norman Howe, Geoff Page, Middle row (L. to R.): Jim Perkins, David Howells Front row (L. to R.): Bob Heighway, Peter Patterson, Tim Janes, David Payne

Back row (L. to R.): Neil Spink, John Haines, David Yates, Bob Heighway, Norman Howe, Michael Davison, Andrew Cozens, Roy England Front row (L. to R.): Jim Perkins, John Page, Peter Patterson, David Payne, Geoff Page, Thomas, Harvey Jones

(L. to R.): Geoff Page, Ian Davison, Michael Davison, Jim Perkins, Tim Janes, Keith Baughan, John Haines, Bob Heighway, David Payne

Back row (L. to R.): Roy England, Ian Davison, Michael Davison, John Haines, John Page, Neil Spink, Norman Howe, Geoff Page,
Middle row (L. to R.): Jim Perkins, David Howells
Front row (L. to R.): Bob Heighway, Peter Patterson, Tim Janes, David Payne

Back row (L. to R.): Neil Spink, John Haines, David Yates, Bob Heighway, Norman Howe, Michael Davison, Andrew Cozens, Roy England
Front row (L. to R.): Jim Perkins, John Page, Peter Patterson, David Payne, Geoff Page, Thomas, Harvey Jones