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FROM THE EDITOR

January is named after the Roman God “Janus” who had two faces looking to the future and to the past. Recently I have felt a bit like Janus. With another friend (no longer in Scouting) we have been contributing to the oral history project at Forty Hall with reminiscences of Cub and Scout camps in the grounds of Forty Hall back in the 1960s and some more recent Scouting activities there. I have also started sorting out the District archives – some amazing documents from the very early days of Scouting in the District and some fascinating photos are coming to light. On the other hand, Leaders in the District have also been looking towards the future of Scouting in this area with the Kick-Start in January hearing about the preparations for the International Jamboree in the USA in the summer of 2019 and plans for ensuring a sound financial future for Scouting in Enfield District. The Greater London Regional Commissioner has started a review of the County organisation of Scouting in London north of the Thames. If you want to have your say on this there is an on-line survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8NZY27K.

But don’t delay as the survey phase of the review will close shortly as they aim to introduce any changes from 1st April 2018. Scouting needs to keep changing to adapt to modern needs, but in doing so it is important not to forget the lessons of the past. Scouting has an amazing past and an exciting future! The next edition of “Bangers and Mash” will be published around the end of April 2018. Please let me have your contributions by Sunday 15th April 2018 but I’m happy to receive contributions at any time.

Roger Elkin

E-mail: bangersandmash@enfieldscouts.org

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FROM THE

DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Recently we held our first 'Kick Start' event for a couple of years. We had a great morning covering several subjects and the feedback would suggest that it was well received. We finished with a buffet lunch and a chance for a chat with Scouting friends from other Groups. One of the subjects we covered was how to make the best use of our Young Leaders. This is of vital importance as many of our former Young Leaders have already moved in to adult leadership roles thus helping to ensure the future of our Scout Groups. We also discussed the District Executives work looking at the future of our Turkey Street HQ. Hopefully we can move forward with this in the coming months. Not discussed at Kick Start but of importance is the increasing requests from parents for places for their children in Groups in the north west corner of our District and it's time we looked as a District at ways to increase our spaces in this area. It may be that we need a new Group or alternatively extra sections in existing Groups. Any offers of help with this would be appreciated. As you start your planning for the coming months I would like to bring back the challenge I have issued before and ask you to be 'Outdoors in June'. Throw away the hut keys and take to the wide open spaces. Enfield has lots of parks and green space let’s make good use of them.

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Finally I would again like to thank you all for everything you do for the young people in our District. Without you the young people would not get all the experiences that they currently do. Remember you really are 'changing lives'. Best wishes.

Paul Symons

(District Commissioner)

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FIREWORKS Even though the District no longer holds a big firework display in November, individual Groups still have their own smaller displays, including the 12th Enfield at Tolmers.

During a break in the fireworks 6 new Cubs were invested in the 12th Enfield Pack….

…and an Explorer Scout was invested into the Gough Park

Unit.

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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017

The traditional Remembrance Sunday parades were held in Edmonton (in the morning) and Enfield Town (in the afternoon) on Sunday 12th November 2017. In addition some Groups held their own Remembrance Day church parades in local churches.

The 12th Enfield held their Remembrance Day Parade in St. John’s Church, Clay Hill as their normal venue, St. Luke’s

church, was closed for roof repairs.

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29TH ENFIELD CUBS MAKE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

Before Christmas the 29th Enfield Cub Pack were busy making Christmas decorations. They used air-dry modelling clay as the basic material. The clay was rolled into flat sheets and then suitable shapes were cut out with cookie cutters. The shapes were then decorated with brightly-coloured “bouncy” modelling clay and further embellished by gluing on glitter, coloured stars, etc. After making a hole for hanging the decorations with ribbons, the clay was left to harden. The Cubs had great fun making some very colourful and attractive decorations.

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CUBS CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

The Cub District Christmas carol evening was held at the Turkey Street HQ on Friday 8th December. The format was slightly different this year as it was held indoors by candlelight. Various candles were supplement by coloured electric lights to give a wonderful atmosphere. There was also a Christmas tree lit up. The evening started with hot chocolate drinks as the Cubs arrived. The words for the carols were projected on a big screen and background music encouraged the Cubs to join in the singing, which was led by Graham Gardener and Sally Symons. A collection was made of hats and gloves for homeless people. Thanks to all the Leaders who helped to make this a successful and enjoyable evening.

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The Cubs “Carols by

Candlelight” evening at the Turkey Street HQ

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2018 ENFIELD DISTRICT CUB PROGRAMME

FEBRUARY Monday 5th February – Connect4 Competition – Tristram Drive HQ, 7-8pm Thursday 22nd February Youshaped meeting – 4th Enfield HQ MARCH Thursday 8th March - CSLs meeting, 8.15pm at 12th Enfield HQ, Stratton Avenue Sunday 18th March – County Incident hike (possibly Trent Park) APRIL Sunday 22nd April St. George’s Day celebrations Friday 27th April – “Lark in the Dark” evening hike

MAY Sunday 6th May – County Cub Chess Competition 2pm – 5pm Southgate Saturday 12th May – 5-a-side football, Donkey Lane Thursday 10th May - CSLs meeting, 8.15pm JUNE Saturday 16th June Games Afternoon & Sausage Sizzle – 12th Enfield HQ Stratton Avenue JULY Friday 6th July District Cub Cross Country Run, Forty Hall, 7pm Thursday 12th July – CSLs social get-together SEPTEMBER Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th September – County Cub Water Activities at Docklands Thursday 13th September - CSLs meeting, 8.15pm Sunday 30th September – County Cub Outing to Duxford OCTOBER Saturday 13th October – District Craft Activity Day 2pm – 5pm Thursday 8th November - CSLs meeting, 8.15pm Sunday 18th November – County Cub Bowling Competition 2pm – 4pm Finchley DECEMBER Friday 7th December Christmas carols by candlelight

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12TH ENFIELD HIKE ROUND TRENT PARK

On a sunny morning in November the 12th Enfield Scouts went on a hike in Trent Park with former Royal Marine Commando Ian Finch. Ian is now a wilderness guide, adventure journalist and photographer who’s been on expeditions to Greenland, Canada, Norway and closer to home the Hebrides, the River Wye and has walked the Thames from source to sea. Ian took the Troop on a hike to the quieter parts of Trent Park where he talked about nature, trees and natural navigation. He often stopped to show how to find direction by using fallen trees, moss and lichen and also explaining why you sometimes see a neatly arranged row of hornbeams in the middle of the park. He also talked about his adventures to places like the Yukon River in Canada and what he learnt while visiting the indigenous people there.

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There was also time to get a couple of new Scouts invested while stopping for a well-deserved snack.

Ian made sure we had an interesting and educational morning, if other scout troops would like to get in touch with Ian he can be reached on info@ianefinch.com. You can also read more about his trips on his website https://www.ianefinch.com

Anders

(12th Enfield Scout Troop)

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20TH EDMONTON - A MILLION HANDS & COMMUNITY IMPACT PROJECT

Before last summer, the 20th Edmonton Youth Council decided to take part in the “A Million Hands” Challenge, partnering with Leonard Cheshire Disability Foundation as part of their Community Impact project. With September being also the 100th birthday of founder Leonard Cheshire, Arnold House in Enfield was very happy to support the group with the project. With both excitement and some trepidation on both sides, the initial meeting day arrived. However, with lots of curiosity and a thousand questions later, both sides were getting on like a house on fire! One resident (Kirk) said "it was wonderful to talk to the Scouts, as it was a refreshing change to have people ignore the fact that we are disabled and just talk like we are normal and view the way we live as cool."

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On Friday 6th October 2017, the Group combined to spend their usual meeting night at the home. With each Section and Leaders choosing a song to lead, the campfire was an extremely enjoyable and well organised event. "We had great feedback from the residents, staff and young people alike; saying how they enjoyed the evening," says Ben (Young Leader). The residents did seem to very much enjoy taking part in the campfire especially songs they knew, which left an enthusiastic and cheerful atmosphere by the end of the evening.

Saturday 14th October had arrived - the coffee morning. The children were full of excited ambition to collect the most money in their buckets, some of the residents were excited to see if they could sneak extra cakes when their staff weren't looking, and the Leaders / parents were just excited with the chance to use their hip sunglasses. Many people turned up to enjoy the coffee, cakes and weather and there was a lot of interaction with the residents, most of them seemed overwhelmingly happy by the attention and interest. "They seemed excited from the moment we arrived knowing that

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we were going to put a smile on their faces throughout the day" said George (Young Leader). One resident (Daphne) told me (Harry Young Leader), “it’s been wonderful having you all here because the house is always open but most people don't care to come in and most of the time we are forgotten."

Each section played their part and the Youth Council did a great job in organising the whole project. Said the Leadership team -"We are so proud of them."

20th

Edmonton Young Leaders

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VALERIE GLEAVE – GONE HOME

We are very sorry to report that Val Gleave (“Silver Beaver”) passed away on 14th November 2017. She had been unwell for some time and was in the North London Hospice.

Val was the Beaver Leader at the 24th Enfield and the manager of the Wednesday night Scout Shop at our Tristram Drive HQ. Formerly Val had been ADC Beavers in the Edmonton District and District Beaver Leader in the Enfield District. Val had been awarded the Silver Acorn and the 30 year Chief Scout’s Service Award.

Val was also very involved with St Aldhelm’s church, Edmonton where she had sung in the choir for many years and was also involved in flower arranging and the winter night shelter for the homeless among other jobs in the church.

St. Aldhelm’s church was packed with her family, her many friends from the church congregation and Scouting as well as the local community for her funeral on Tuesday 14th November. Scout Leaders in uniform formed an impressive guard of honour as her coffin entered and left the church. Enfield District Scouting was very well represented at the funeral.

Our condolences go to her husband Roger and all her family. Val will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She did so much for Scouting and always with a cheerful smile.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES For the centenary of Scouting in 2007 the District produced a year book which included a brief history of all the Groups in the old Enfield District. Since

then there have been some changes in the Enfield Groups and new Leaders have joined us who may well be interested in the history of their Groups. So we are reproducing an edited and updated version of the history of the Enfield Groups here. You can also find more detailed information on the District website at http://www.enfieldscouts.org/history.

We are currently sorting through all the archive material held by the District, and we intend to publish historical information on the Edmonton Groups in future editions of “Bangers & Mash”. We have some amazing documents going back to 1908/1910!

HISTORY OF ENFIELD SCOUT GROUPS 1908-2017

Group Scarf

colour Location Date

founded/ re-formed

Disbanded/ merged

Notes

1st Enfield Red St. James 27.8.1908 2014 Merged with 27th

2nd Enfield Brown & gold

St. Michael’s

1909 Disbanded 11.7.14. Re-formed 1915/16 Disbanded 1923

2ndEnfield Brown & gold

Enfield Methodist

1923 Merged with 15th 1982

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3rd Enfield Dark blue - green border

Hertford Rd Congregational Hall

1909 Originally 6th Enfield

3rd Enfield Dark blue - green border

St Peter & St Paul,

1909 Disbanded 1917-18. Re-formed 1919. In abeyance Oct 1936 – Feb 1944

Originally 1st Ponders End.

3rd Enfield Dark blue -green border

Ordnance Rd Methodist Church,

1977 December 2017

Air Scouts from c.1979.

4th Enfield Khaki Baker St mission hall then Gordon Road

1911

5th Enfield Green St Paul’s Presbyterian & St Mark’s Bush Hill Park

7.10.1909 First Cub Pack in Enfield -formed May 1918

Not known Moved to St Mark’s 8.7.1911

5th Enfield Black with Gold Border

St Mark’s Bush Hill Park

1926 Re-registered 1933 1972

Disbanded 6.4.1966 Re-formed 7.1.1972

6th Enfield Black with gold cross

Chase Farm School

1913 -14 Disbanded 1933

6th Enfield Black with gold cross

St. Luke’s 1935 2014 Merged with 13th Enfield

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7th Enfield Blue & black

St Matthew’s 1910 Not known

7th Enfield Blue & black

St Paul’s Presbyterian

28 Sept. 1915

Merged with 2nd 1917-18

7th Enfield Blue & black

St Joseph’s Home, Holtwhites Hill

10 Dec. 1923

Dormant 1944-50

7th Enfield Blue & black

Salvation Army 28.9.1955 31.3.57

7th Enfield Blue & black

Emmanuel Baptist, Baker St.

Nov 1957 ?1960s Merged with 12th Enfield

8th Enfield Orange Botany Bay 1915 Not known

8th Enfield Orange Ponders End Methodist

1932

9th Enfield Khaki + green triangle

Brigadier Hill Mission

July 1916 1918-19

9th Enfield Khaki + green triangle

St. John’s Clay Hill

April 1927 ?1932

9th Enfield Khaki + green triangle

St. Peter’s Grange Park

1943 1947

9th Enfield Khaki + green triangle

St. John’s Clay Hill

16 Feb 1946

Feb 1956 .

9th Enfield Khaki + green triangle

Alma Rd School

March 1965

?1970 to become 13th B

Sponsor St Mary’s RC Church,

10th Enfield

Royal blue - yellow border

Enfield Baptist Church

22 June 1918

Air Scouts 1940. Sea Scouts after 1950.

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11th Enfield Maroon Lincoln Rd then Alma Rd

10.7.1918 12.11.23 Re-organised 24.3.27

9.4.1923

11th Enfield Maroon St. Matthew’s Ponders End

1945 Not known

12th Enfield

Blue - red border

Wesleyan 1918

12th Enfield

Blue - red border

St. Luke’s Then Lancaster Rd.

1929 1936

12th Enfield

Blue - red border

St. Michael’s 1940

12th Enfield

Blue with red border

St. Luke’s & Stratton Ave

2008 Moved from St. Michael’s

13th Enfield

Blue - white border

Cecil Road Sunday School

July 1918 31.8. 43

13th Enfield

Yellow & white

St. George’s RC Church

27.10.51 2014 Merged with 6th Enfield

14th Enfield

Black + Saint George cross

St George’s Freezywater

27.12.27 Re-formed 1945-46

15th Enfield

Green – white border

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church

June 1928

1982 Merged with 2nd

Enfield

16th Enfield

Orange – black border

Enfield House 27.10.30 1935

16th Enfield

Orange - black border

Brimsdown later Albany Church

1.5.1939 Cubs 1950

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17th Enfield

Grey – green border

Ordnance Rd. Methodist church

24.1.32 5.5.38

1936 1947

17th Enfield

Green & yellow

Bush Hill Park School

29.3.1949 Pack 1953 Troop 1963

18th Enfield

Pale Blue

Chase Side Methodist

16.11.32 1933/34

18th Enfield

Pale Blue

Scotland Green Depot

June 1937

1933/34 31.3.50

As Sea Scouts

18th Enfield

Pale Blue

Bishop Stopford

1967 Not known

19th Enfield

Maroon St Mary’s & Slades Hill

1935

20th Enfield

Purple Jesus Church Forty Hill & 4th Enfield HQ

? 1950

21st Enfield Green then pale blue

Suffolks then Carterhatch School Also Cub Pack at Brimsdown School

27.11.42 Cub Pack & Senior Scouts 1947

Not known Air Scouts From Sept 1945.

22nd Enfield

Green – yellow border

Eastfield Rd. School then Durants School.

Oct 1945 1987

23rd Enfield

Purple - white border

St. Stephen’s Bush Hill Park

1923

24th Enfield

Green & red

St. Peter’s Grange Park

23.1.1954 1969/70 Joined 12th Southgate

Formerly 9th

25th Enfield

Maroon & gold

Turkey St. April 1954 2007 Formed from part of 22nd

26th Enfield

Green – red border

St. Giles Bullsmoor Lane

24.11.54

1963/64

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27th Enfield

Black & gold

Carterhatch School

13.6.1957 Cub Pack only

1967/68 Merged with 21st Enfield

27th Enfield

Navy blue - pale blue border

Alma Road April1986 2014 Merged with 1st Enfield

Formed from 21st Brimsdown

28th Enfield

Blue & pale green

Alma Rd 2014 Merger of 1st & 27th Enfield

29th Enfield

Black, yellow & white

Halifax Rd 2014 Merger of 6th & 13th Enfield

1st Enfield Seagull Patrol in 1944

2nd Enfield Cubs in 1961

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A TOUCH OF HUMOUR TO BRIGHTEN THE WINTER DAYS

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DISTRICT DIARY

DATE EVENT VENUE TIME FEBRUARY

Mon 5 Feb Cub Connect4 competition Tristram Drive HQ

7pm

Weds 21 Feb Explorer Jump-in Enfield 7.30pm

Thurs 22 Feb Cub Youshaped evening 4th Enfield HQ

Mon 26 Feb Group Scout Leaders’ meeting 4th Enfield HQ 8pm

MARCH

Thurs 8 Mar Cub Leaders’ meeting 12th Enfield HQ Stratton Ave.

8.15pm

Tues 13 Mar Explorer Leaders’ meeting Rose & Crown 8pm

Sun 18 Mar County Cub incident hike Trent Park

Thurs 29 Mar Explorer Easter Egg wide game

Hilly Fields 7.30pm

APRIL

Sat 7 Apr Explorer Monopoly Run London 8am

Sun 22 Apr St George’s Day celebrations Enfield Town

Fri 27 Apr Cub “Lark in the Dark” hike

Mon 30 Apr Group Scout Leaders’ meeting 8pm

District Scout Shop opens Wednesday evenings 7pm – 9pm

in term time at the Tristram Drive HQ. More information on the Enfield Scouts District website

www.enfieldscouts.org.uk