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2nd Rushden St Mary's Cubs

1930s
Another early picture - with Reg Brown as cub master - 1930s
We have not identified where they are - please can you help?

Rushden Echo, August 17th 1923, transcribed by Kay Collins

Boy Scouts—By kind permission of Mr. Sartoris, the Wolf Cubs are camping out for the week in the orchard, under the command of Cubmistress C. Knight and Assistant Cubmistress I. Jones.


Cubs pre WWII
Pre WWII
This fine picture is thought to be St Mary's Cubs before the war, was taken by
Perrott & Lacy - Courtesy of Clive Wood
If you can help us with any names we'd be pleased to hear from you.

Handcoloured photograph
Presentation of new Totem Pole by Rev T Stoney 1938 taken at the back of the Rectory
Back row left is Reg Brown

St Mary's Cubs - undated
St Mary's Cubs - undated

1947
St Mary's Cubs - Silver Jubilee - 1951
Back row: ?, Mick Bunning, ?, Pete Evans, David Newell, Don Pratt, John Bettles
Middle row: ?, Johnny Corbett, Bob Garley, Marion Knott, Roger Miles, Roger Allen, Ray Byford
Front row: ?, Geoff Dix, Stewart Fox, John Nunley, John Collins

1951
Leaping Wolf Certificate 1951

St Mary's cubs in the 1950s
1952

Back row: (l-r) ?, 2nd Malcolm Harris, 7th Terry Hodgkins, 12th Clive Hammond, ?, ?
Middle Row: Flag holder is Graham Smith, - York, 6th David Craddick, David Fuller, ?, ?, Billy Chettle, ?, ?, Stuart Cutmore, Graham Fensome holding the Totem.
Front Row: Dougie Pope, John Cooper, Mr Hammond, Marion Knott (nee Winters), Reg Brown, ?, Roger Brown, ?.


Pencil sold for funds
A pencil sold in aid of funds (date unknown)

c1960s
St Mary's Cubs 1959
4th row: (l-r) Scott Williamson, ?, David Bevan, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
3rd row: (l-r) ?, Reg Brown, ?, Don Winters, ?, Sheila Chettle
2nd row: Graham Robinson, Martin Dobbs, ?, ?, ?, Richard Seabrook
Front left is Jonathan Bevan, 5th is Ken Robinson, far right Philip Hall
Please contact us if you can add any names.

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