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6 BOSTON
Ruth and I discussed all this with the Cub Unit Parents committee. Our proposal was to
move the whole unit to Carrington the next village to our own and a little nearer to Boston.
It was also not too far from the homes of many of the young boys attending this particular
Cub Unit.
Ruth and I both felt that at Carrington we would have a much improved catchment area to
attract a greater number of boys to the unit. Carrington Village Hall was connected to the
estate owned by the Ward family and Mrs Ward Senior was the Chairman of our Parochial
Church Council and our local Primary School Governors, both committees, on which I also
served.
We had an agreement that the Cubs would be able to use the hall every week.

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Picture right shows some of the 6 Boston Scouts with us on Vesta for a week end
camp at Bardney on the river Witham. They were preparing for the Jamboree.

After much huffing and puffing we managed to
persuade the parents that the move would be
a good thing. In fact it was very successful, we
soon found two new parent “assistant” leaders
and quite quickly a Scout unit was started as
well.
Ruth and I obtained new warrants and in 1971
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the 6 Boston Scout and Cub Scout Unit was
duly formed. (I might add that when I last
checked in 2010, the unit was still flourishing)!
All this coincided with my working hard to
establish ECYB Transport and I was dashing
about the County collecting and delivering,
always trying to get home to meet the school
bus and little Helen by 4pm.

By now, Ruth was working at the Spilsby Grace Swan Hospital as Sister in charge so her
working hours were strictly regimented, I was the more flexible. I was often late and
frequently needed to telephone from some out of the way phone box to ask our kind
neighbour Mrs Buckberry to meet Helen off the bus.

ANOTHER COMMITTEE
It is frequently said that if you want anything doing ask a busy person and so I was asked
by Sid Burgess our ex Boston Scout District Commissioner to help him organise the very
first Lincolnshire Scout Jamboree.

We had enjoyed a close working relationship previously in Boston when I had held the
posts of Scout Leader and latterly Group Scout leader of the Sea Scouts, additionally, all
his meetings seemed to be in the North of the County and he had to pass my door at New
Bolingbroke.
I enjoyed this interlude immensely, Jamborees were events which involved inviting Scouts
from throughout the entire World, we were breaking totally new ground and the
opportunities seemed huge.

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