January 23, 1979 and Adderbury Scout Troop met for the very first time at the Sports and Social Club on Adderbury playing field.   18 lads attended on that first night; by the end of the year the Troop had 25 members.

In 1979 Mike Lidster was the Scout Leader, assisted by Group Scout Leader Peter Jennens, Ken Baker and Peter Green.

The Troop's first ever Summer Camp was held during July at Blackwell Court camp site in Worcestershire.

ALSO IN 1979

The music:
Village People - YMCA
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Bee Gees - Tragedy
The Police - Walking On The Moon
Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

Films:
Alien
Mad Max

TV:
Minder
To The Manor Born
Worzel Gummidge

See more from 1979 on the BBC website:

The Lion Patrol: Dean Hayward, Matthew Collins, Simon Esland, Brett Seaney and Nick Smith

Activities included pioneering...

...and archery.

There was an assault course (Mark Jones is pictured) and Scouts got to use the Troop's brand new fibre glass canoes!

Back in 1979 Scouts did Job Week when they were paid for tasks they completed in the village.   1979's top ten fundraisers were:

Sebastian Peissel - £6.30
Bruce Taylor - £5.15
Andy Cox - £5.05
Russell DeCaux - £4.70
Dean Hayward - £4.65
Nick Smith - £3.60
Paul Cooper - £3.45
Brendan Cox - £3.38
Tim Gainey - £3.05
Trevor Gainey - £2.85

During Half Term in October the Patrol Leaders spent a day at Longridge enjoying some water activities.

The Patrol Leaders Council is a meeting of the PLs to decide the Troop's future.   You can read the minutes from 31 May 1979 here.

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