1st Adderbury Scout Troop, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK

Welcome to 1987 - and what had to be the comedy moment of the year, as Simon Ewles struggled to spit roast a chicken at Survival Camp. Watch the video below.

In the spring Alan Rickard took over as Merlins PL, joining Andy Whitehead in the Tigers and Neil Belcher in the Otters. Jon Clinkard became the Troop's second Senior Patrol Leader shortly after Summer Camp and Simon Ewles took over as Kestrel's PL. Who can forget Simon's legendary shout: "Kestrel Kings"!

Summer Camp 1987 was held in the New Forest.

Otters

Kestrels

Phil Rickard attempts a spare time activity

Stuart Webb is carried around the assault course challenge...

...and Sam Lanehart tries the rope traverse.

Simon goads Alan into trying the chicken

Simon tucks into his flour and water cake ... with jam!

Yes Simon, the hike is 8 miles!

Mr Baker relaxes by the sea

Neil Belcher capsizing

Jeremy Fennell

When Adderbury won the Best Kept Village competition the Parish Council invited the PLs along to the presentation ceremony. At the time the Troop was still doing weekly litter collections in the village.

During the autumn the Troop launched a poster campaign to recruit new members: If It Aint Fun, It Aint Adderbury Scouts! Stuart Anderson and Matthew Whitehead proudly display theirs at teh Green bus stop.

ALSO IN 1987

The music:
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Mel & Kim - Respectable
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Bee Gees - You Win Again
T'Pau - China In Your Hand

Films:
Dirty Dancing
Fatal Attraction

TV:
Going Live with Phil * Sarah
Strike It Lucky
Moonlighting

See more from 1987 on the BBC website:

In May the Troop invited special guests to a VIP Meal - a chance to sample Scout cooking ... on the village Green! The Patrols all went the extra mile to make it a great evening.

Edition 4 of The Bugler from the autumn of 1987 was a bumper edition. Have a look here at some of the things the Scouts were talking about. Beware, its a big download.

Banbury District ran a Sponsored Walk during September and 1st Adderbury Scouts successfully completed the 20 mile route.

There were plenty of hikes in 1987. Above are some Scouts coming in to a checkpoint on the sponsored walk, and right are two PLs and two APLs on a night exercise.

Throughout 1987 the party loving PLs ran a series of discos in that party venue known as Adderbury Institute! The enterprising lads sold tickets to their friends at school, and raised over £100 during the year. Amazing considering phrases like "bop til you drop" and "mega disco" were used in the advertising material!

1987

At the start of May during the Social Evening we take a look back at the past year

Four older Scouts survived for the weekend in the woods with a chicken and bag of flour.

Summer Camp 1987 in the New Forest.

During March another successful Mothering Sunday Breakfast was held in the Institute.

The year finished with the Christmas Card Delivery Service, which made £116.93 in 1987

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