Group History 1970 -79
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| 1970 | D D Ash receives the OBE Bob-a-Job week is renamed 'Scout Job Week' in anticipation of decimalisation (1) |
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| 1971 | 11th September - The death of J T Ash November - The Christmas Fayre has record takings - £176.45 (equivalent to £2145 in 2013) All sections of the Group start to use the new HQ |
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| 1972 | 14th October - The new HQ is officially opened by Rev Canon D H Boyling [More] This is followed by a week of celebrations by all the Sections |
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| 1973 | Bob-a-Job Week - the Lord Mayor gives the first job to 59th St Augustine's Scout Troop The Jack Ash Award is started for Troop members |
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| 1974 | The first Jack Ash awards are awarded | ||||
| 1975 | The 59th Group celebrates its 60th Anniversary | ||||
| 1976 | Girls are allowed to join Venture Scouts The first Hucklow Sponsored Walk takes place Cub Scouts national Diamond Jubilee Year |
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| 1977 | July - The Group enters its first team in the National Scout Car Races in Plymouth | ||||
| 1978 | The LIX Venture Scout Unit is formed and holds its first meeting. Christmas Fayre Profit £366.43 (£1800 - 2012) |
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| 1979 | The Group's first Venture Scouts are invested A leadership crisis occurs - 33 Cubs, 25 Scouts and 3 Venture Scouts ... and 2 Leaders |
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(1) Events in italics refer to national Events. More information on national Scouting events can be found here
† Numbers in brackets [xxxx] are links to more information in the Group's archives
