1940s Scout Remembers Ditch-Jumping and Football at Derby Units' Centenary

Derby Evening Telegraph › November 18, 2008

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It was an event with the bizarre title Keep Your Bowels Open that Derek Skidmore remembers most about his days as a Scout.

Derek was among visitors to an exhibition on Saturday about the 4th Derby (Derwent) Scout Group, which is one of only 25 troops in the world celebrating a centenary.

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1940s Scout Remembers Ditch-Jumping and Football at Derby Units' Centenary

Derek, 72, joined the group in 1948 and said the Normanton unit's ditch-jumping and football matches were highlights of...

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