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Off to Camp - 1922 Style!

In 1911, with the newly formed Scout Movement growing rapidly, the 3rd Ware Scout Group begins its history. "Most activities were local: the trek cart was pushed for miles to camps in the countryside around Ware, big hats and long shorts were worn with pride, the scout stave was carried everywhere and with subs at 1/2d a week the great game of scouting carried on".

 

The great game was to pack everything you needed for the week onto the cart.  The Scout in the centre of the picture, with his hand on his head, sums up the enormity of the problem!!

 

 

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Trek Cart Racing . . . . . . .

 

Trek Carts have not just been used to carry gear to and from camp.  On camp they are used to collect firewood and move water containers about.  There is also a great tradition of racing them.  In some events they are race in a straight line from A to B whilst in others they have been used like the gun carriage events at the Royal Navy Field Gun Competitions where the cart is taken apart lifted over an obstacle and then re-assembled to be raced to the finish line.

 

 

 

 

 
In 1992 the 66th Prague came to the UK for an exchange visit (Bramshill district has visited them in 1991).  That year summer camp was at Burrington Combe and a cross-country Trek Cart race was one of the weeks events.