We left Wellingborough Station at 8.00am to York for 11.00am; returning from York at 18.40 and arrived back in Wellingborough at 21.35 hrs.

Cost of the train with 600 seats: £1,300.
Car parking at Wellingborough Station: 25p.

Party: 226 Adults, 135 Children, 235 Cubs and 76 Leaders.  Total 672.
Children sitting 3 to a double seat – 594 train seats used.

Two packed meals were taken.
Pocket money not to exceed £1 each.

We visited the National Railway Museum, York Minster and York Museum, having issued our own tickets for this latter one – with a reduced party rate of – 103 adults at 40p and 288 child at 20p.

Amounts charged: Adults £3.20, Children £2.20. Leaders free.

Pennants were issued to all children – 460 at cost of 10p each.
A raffle raised £36.28

Net surplus to the District Cubs: £136.84.

We left Wellingborough Station at 6.45am.

Cost of the train with 650 seats, made up of ten by 64-seat carriages and a brake wagon with 24 seats: £1,350.

The Party comprised: 272 Adults, 165 Children, 197 Cubs and 72 Leaders.  Total 706. On arrival at Southampton we had a river cruise from Southampton to Southsea to view the docks and the QE2. Two boats were hired – one for Cubs and one for parents and friends. Boats: 706 people at 90p. A walk to the Royal Naval Dockyard, museum and a visit to HMS Victory. Then to Portsmouth Harbour Station for the return to Wellingborough. Amounts charged: Adults £4.00, Children and Cubs £3.00.  Leaders free. Net surplus to the District Cubs: £127.40.